Dates and details are given in good faith

Organisers of Sussex mill meetings, fetes, tours and other events are invited to contact us with details for inclusion below

Most events at the mills across Sussex take place between
April and September each year.

Details of Sussex Mill events organised by and notified to Sussex Mills Group appear on this page.

Organisers of Sussex mill meetings, fetes, mill tours
and other events are invited to contact us.

Sunday 16th March : 11 am to 3 pm
Polegate Windmill open day

Mill Museum and grounds open. Hot drinks available.

April 2025

Sunday 20th April : 11 am to 3 pm
Polegate Windmill open day

Mill Museum and grounds open. Hot drinks available.
Easter eggs hunt.

May 2025

Saturday & Sunday 10th & 11th May
National Mills Weekend

Morris dancers at Stone Cross Windmill
Photo by David Jones
 

Open Day at Nutley Windmill : Photo by Nick Linazasoro

Wind and water are sustainable power sources, used for hundreds of years in Britain in the production of natural food.

There are currently more than 100 working mills capable of producing natural, stoneground flour and many of these will be open to the public during National Mills Weekend. In addition, over the weekend, a further 300 mills throughout the country will be welcoming visitors.

SPAB's Windmill Committee was formed in 1931 in response to an alarming decline in the numbers of the country's windmills. Later it included watermills within its interests, and it "encouraged the art of country milling". Still active today the SPAB is the only national amenity society dedicated to the protection of our milling heritage.

Some working mills are more than 300 years old yet still efficiently doing the job in the 21st century that they were built and designed for.

Long Man Morris plan to dance "The Windmill Tour" on Sunday 11th May 2025. Timings are: Polegate 1 pm, Stone Cross 2 pm, Windmill Hill 3 pm

Sunday 11th May : 11 am to 3 pm
Polegate Windmill open day

Mill Museum and grounds open. Hot drinks available.
National Mills Weekend. Long Man Morris.

June 2025

Sunday 15th June : 11 am to 3 pm
Polegate Windmill open day

Mill Museum and grounds open. Hot drinks available.
Sussex Day.

July 2025

Sunday 6th July : 11 am to 3 pm
Polegate Windmill open day

Mill Museum and grounds open. Hot drinks available.
Stationary engines. Cream teas and cakes.

Sunday 20th July : 12 noon to 5 pm
Polegate Windmill summer fete

Mill Museum and grounds open. Hot drinks available.
Music from Con Brio, playing 2 pm to 5 pm.
Minature railway, stalls and games.

August 2025

Sunday 10th August : 10 am to 3 pm
Polegate Windmill fun dog show and stalls

Mill Museum and grounds open. Hot drinks available.

September 2025

Sunday 14th September : 11 am to 3 pm
Polegate Windmill open day

Mill Museum and grounds open. Hot drinks available.
Heritage Week - 208th party for the mill.

October 2025

Sunday 12th October : 11 am to 3 pm
Polegate Windmill open day

Mill Museum and grounds open. Hot drinks available.

November 2025

Sunday 9th November : 11 am to 3 pm
Polegate Windmill open day

Mill Museum and grounds open. Hot drinks available.

December 2025

Sunday 14th December : 11 am to 3 pm
Polegate Windmill open day

Mill Museum and grounds open. Hot drinks available.

 

Sussex Mills Group and S.I.A.S. Members inspecting the Oldland Windmill sweeps during a mills tour [Photo : Peter Holtham]