Wimbledon Windmill Museum
What Visitors Say
It'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.
Open weekends and bank holidays they cram a lot of interesting history. Definitely one for Scouts to visit also as they have a whole discussion about BP as he wrote part of Scouting for Boys here. Although very tight, has a wide range of exhibits and information on the windmill and what the Windmill was used as through the ages. Definitely a great place to visit and get an ice-cream after
Unfortunately this museum visit doesn't worth more than 1*. I visited the Windmill with 2 of my kids as part of our day out. We really enjoyed the exhibition downstairs, but as soon as we got upstairs my mood spoiled. My daughter is a very kind-hearted person who took £1 from her money to donate to the museum. My little one was watching his big sister and wanted to copy her as always.The lady who works upstairs quickly used this opportunity to trick them and get another £1 coin from my daughter. Very unprofessional behaviour!!! Donation is by choice,not by force.
It 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.
My 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 stops
Highlights
Working Models & Demos
Interactive mechanisms turn abstract engineering into ‘I get it’ moments.See gears translate wind into flour.
Ground and first floors
Windmills Beyond Wimbledon
Places the local mill in a wider global story of design and energy.A simple machine with many regional accents.
Thematic displays and video room
Scouting Corner
Links the site to youth movement history, adding a social twist to the tech.From wind to ‘Scouting for Boys’—unexpected connections.
Upper displays
Opening Hours
Fun Facts
Run by passionate volunteers who demonstrate mechanisms and answer questions—donations keep it turning.
The compact footprint means you can pair a museum visit with a walk or picnic on Wimbledon Common.
Exhibits include models you can operate, making it especially good for families and STEM-curious visitors.
