Maintained by DHG © 2025

Chillenden Mill is a white painted post mill with an open trestle, dating back to 1868. Based on a Dutch design the windmill is a well-known local landmark with an interesting history.  One of only 3 similar types in the country it replaced an earlier post mill on the same site. The mill ceased regular work in 1949 and was preserved in the 1950s and, although restored many times since, it collapsed in a gale in November 2003.  Happily it is now fully restored to its former glory.

Chillenden Mill is owned and maintained by Kent County Council, but it is run and operated by the Friends of Chillenden Mill, a local group of volunteers who open it at weekends and show people round.  If you would like to become a Friend and volunteer to help us run it, please contact the Mill Manager Paul Allen .

For visits at other times or for more information, please contact the Mill Manager, Paul Allen.

Chillenden Mill

Now closed for the winter season

Chillenden Mill is now closed for the winter season.  We expect to re-open in May 2026.  Visitors can still walk up to and around the Grade II* listed historic monument and wonder at its significance in the rural east Kent landscape.  Or you can start a walk across to the fields back to the village or on to Rowing or Goodnestone.

Please note: there are no toilets, it is not accessible for people with reduced mobility and there is only very limited grass parking on the track.  Please do not park in the fields which are now in crop.

For further information please contact the Mill Manager Paul Allen.

CHILLENDEN  WINDMILL