Ripple windmill

01/05/2026

27/04/2026

We will be open for this year's national mills day Sunday 10th May. Open 12pm until 4pm. Free entry but cash donations welcome. Tea room and gardens will be open.
Sweeps Will be turning if wind allows, bunting hopefully going up next week! Access via footpaths only but parking in walmer court farm shop or Ringwould layby. Please note cash only, thanks.

23/03/2026

Easter opening. 🐇🐣
We will be open this Easter Sunday 5th April with an Easter egg hunt in the mill and gardens. £3 per entry, prizes limited to first 20 entries. Open 12 until 4pm. Tea room and gardens open. Access via footpaths only but parking in walmer court farm shop and Ringwould layby.
Free entry but donations welcome. Please note cash only.

02/03/2026

Our first open day of the year is mothers day, Sunday the 15th march. Open 12pm until 4pm. Free entry but cash donations welcome. Access via footpaths only but parking in walmer court farm shop or Ringwould layby only a short walk away. Tea room and gardens will be open. Please note cash only.

02/02/2026

We were kindly sent this cutting from the daily telegraph marking the 100th anniversary of the sail accident at the mill, which made national news. Have attached some pictures from our collection which has the miller at the time Mr woollett and van driver Mr Barwick inspecting the damage.

28/01/2026

Announcing our Open days 2026.
They will be
Mothers day Sunday 15th march
Easter Sunday 5th April
Mills day Sunday 10th May
Sunday's 28th June
19th July
15th August
30th August
And heritage day
Sunday 20th September
Open 12pm until 4pm
Free entry but cash donations welcome
Tea room and gardens will be open
Sails will be turning if wind allows
Access via footpaths only but parking in walmer court farm shop or Ringwould layby only a short walk away.

22/12/2025

Merry Christmas and happy new year from all at Ripple mill, thanks to all our visitors this year,we will be open again in the spring.

02/12/2025

A recent job we have done in the mill is fit a rack and pinion on the third millstone set. This allows the gear to be lowered on raised on and off the spur wheel safety. Originally the mill never had one fitted on this set and when we first restored the mill we never intended to use the third set, but plans changed and we now use this as a demonstration set which allows two working sets of stones. To achieve this new iron castings were cast, and steel was machined and cut to fit.

10/11/2025

We are pleased to say that our family have managed to purchase the original mill house, built just after the mill. This is the first time in the same ownership since the 1950s. Much modernised over the years and not all for the best, our intentions are to bring at least the exterior closer to it's original appearance. It also allows us all to look after the mill better as we are all on site.

08/09/2025

We will be open for heritage open day on Sunday 21st September, our last of the year so heres an old photo of the mill in a poor state in the late 1930s. As usual we will be open 12 until 4pm. Free entry but cash donations welcome. Access via footpaths only. Parking in Walmer Court Farm shop and Ringwould layby both on Dover Road. Tea room and garden will be open.