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The Drapers Windmill Trust invites you to
explore Margate's only working Smock Mill

 

 

 

Opening Times

Summer opening
This runs on Sunday afternoons, 2pm-4pm, from the start of May until the end of September.  For 2026 this will be the 3rd May until 27th September.  For more information please click here. Additional public events will be advertised here on our website.
Group visits
If you wish to bring a group to visit us outside of these times, please telephone 07985 147563 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information
Out of season
The windmill is only open by appointment or when volunteers are on site. We reopen fully to the public on Sunday 3rd May, 2026.
Contact
If you wish to visit the windmill, please contact us via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or via telephone on 07985 147563. Bookings can sometimes be made at short notice as there are often volunteers on site who would be happy to show you around.
 

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Recent drone footage of the windmill

 

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NEWS

 

(August 2025) We are pleased to share with you a first look at our new fan blades and refurbished fan staging.

 

 Fantail Furniture Renewal

 
Fantail Furniture Renewal 
 

Passers by will have noticed that Drapers Mill is sporting a smart new colour scheme on its Fantail. The Fantail is like a small windmill and does the vital job of keeping the Old Mill’s cap and sweeps (sails) always pointing into the wind.

For more information on the recent renewal and the original fantail restoration in the 1970s please see this article.

 

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The Drapers Windmill Trust is Registered Charity No.1207273