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Wimbledon Windmill Museum

๐Ÿ“ London, Greater London

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โ˜…4.5(421 Google reviews)๐Ÿ’ฐFree๐Ÿ‘ถAll ages

Small museum inside a historic working windmill on Wimbledon Common, covering milling history, local heritage and the Scout movement. Sails turn on scheduled weekends. Free entry. Open weekends and bank holidays only.

โœ“ Free entryโœ“ Working windmillโœ“ Scout heritageโœ“ Weekend openingโœ“ Milling historyโœ“ Wimbledon Common

๐Ÿ† Funzaroo Verdict

Best for families with children aged 7 and over who have an interest in how things work, local history or the Scout movement. The video presentations and miniature models hold children's attention well.

โ„น๏ธ What to Know Before You Go

๐Ÿ’กOpen weekends and bank holidays only - check the museum's schedule before visiting
โฐCombine with a walk to Queens Mere pond and through the beech woodland on Wimbledon Common
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธA nearby cafe provides refreshments and toilet facilities
๐Ÿš—Download the Arts and Culture app for a digital guide to the exhibits

๐Ÿ’ฌ What Families Are Saying

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Lorraine

a year ago

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โ€œMy latest visit was just a long weekday walk, but I have also been on Sundays, when the windmill museum is open and found it interesting. The whole Wimbledon Common area is great for walks, the Queens mere pond/lake is lovely, as are the beech woods surrounding it. There is lots of parking around the windmill but it does get very crowded at weekends. The cafe is dependable for drinks, snacks and....pit stopsโ€

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vinni manoj

2 years ago

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โ€œIt was a small museum and also very informative. My kids enjoyed it very much. Through dlr we started and we had jubilee line, stop is Westminster, again we got district line, stop is putney bridge and we got bus 93 and we reached Parkside hospital stop, from bus stop the museum is in walkable distance only. Staffs are very friendly. They have one video session about windmill that also very nice.โ€

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Babji Vundavilli

a year ago

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โ€œIt's a little museum, but it's worth a visit. The vintage things, video rooms, pictures, and windmill miniatures are all well arranged and well-organized. It was a tiny museum with a wealth of information. The staff is amiable. They also have a really good video session regarding windmills. There is a large parking lot and a lovely cafe near to the museum.โ€

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Windmill

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Windmill museum

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Local history

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Overview

Wimbledon Windmill Museum occupies both floors of a working windmill and packs substantial content into a compact space. Exhibits cover the mechanics of milling, windmill miniatures, video presentations and the Scout movement - Robert Baden-Powell wrote part of Scouting for Boys here. The sails turn at scheduled times on open weekends. A digital guide is available via the Arts and Culture app. The wider Wimbledon Common provides woodland walks and Queens Mere pond for a full outing.

๐Ÿ• Opening Hours

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Sunday11:00-17:00

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