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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 is Open!

Summer season from 3 May to 30 August

Chillenden Mill will be open for the summer season from Sunday 3 May from 2.30-4.30pm, and every Sunday thereafter to 30 August.  Come and visit our historic Grade II* listed post-mill set in open fields amongst arable crops.  Volunteers will be on hand to take you up into the mill to see the machinery, and tell you about it’s history.  You can also start a walk across to the fields back to the village or on to Rowling 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 or enclosure.  Please do not park in the fields which are now in crop.

For further information please contact the Mill Manager Paul Allen.

CHILLENDEN  WINDMILL