Old Buckenham Windmill

This mill was built for John Burlingham in 1818. It stopped working commercially in 1926. It is a Grade II* listed building.

The brick-built mill is notable as having the widest tower in England. It also has the largest cap. The tower is 42ft tall with very little taper. It has a diameter of 26ft 6in at the base and measures 23ft in diameter at the top.

The mill was fitted with enormous sails (10ft 4in wide) and a huge great spur wheel (13ft diameter). This powerful mill ran five sets of stones.

J. & J. Colman, the famous Norwich mustard manufacturers, owned the mill between 1862 and 1900. It was then sold to Prince Frederick Victor Duleep Singh, the son of the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, as part of the Old Buckenham Hall Estate.

The Friends of Old Buckenham Windmill organise open days throughout the season.  

Location

Address: Mill Road, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, NR17 1SG

Grid Ref: TM 06237 90991

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Open days for 2025

• Sunday 27 April
• Sunday 11 May (National Mills Weekend)
• Sunday 22 June
• Sunday 3 August
• Sunday 14 September
• Sunday 5 October

Opening times are 1-4pm on all dates. Admission is £3 per adult, accompanied children free.

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