Bourn Windmill

Bourn Windmill is the oldest windmill in England and is designated as an Ancient Monument.

Perched in lovely countryside to the west of Cambridge Bourn Windmill re-opened in 2023 after being closed for 3 years for essential restoration works.

Visiting Bourn Windmill

The exterior of Bourn Windmill can be visited at any time.

You can see inside the mill and see the mill in action at one of our open days on five summer Sundays between May and September, check our What’s On/Events for more information.

Groups visits can also be arranged at other times, please get in touch to enquire.

There is an eco-toilet which is available on mill open days.

Click here to find out about our project to Save Bourn Windmill.

Visitor Leaflet

Click here to download our Bourn Windmill visitors leaflet.

Walks Leaflet

Click here to download our Bourn Windmill Countryside Walks leaflet.

About Bourn Windmill

Bourn Windmill is one of the oldest windmills in England and is designated as an Ancient Monument.

The sails of the mill have to face squarely into the wind and to achieve this the entire mill is rotated around the central post – a surprisingly easy, but dramatic, task for two or three people. There are only around 50 trestle post mills left surviving in the UK, 5 of which are in Cambridgeshire.

Directions, Transport & Access

The mill is located off Caxton Road, Bourn CB23 2SU between the villages of Bourn and Caxton. There is a small car park close to the mill which is open from dawn to dusk on Caxton Road. This is just to the west of the turning to Bourn Mill Cottage.

There is a grass path leading to the Mill from the rear of the car park.

There are lovely walks in the surrounding countryside with a footpath link from Bourn village to the mill as well as a footpath from the centre of Cambourne leading to the mill. Click here for a walks map.

For information about bus services: www.stagecoachbus.com/cambridge

Access to the mill is via a grass path. Access to the interior of the mill is by a steep external ladder.

Activities & Events

May 10, 2025
Bourn Windmill, Caxton Road, CB23 2SU

Open Day – National Mills Weekend

Bourn Windmill is the oldest surviving windmill in the country. Set in beautiful scenery, it was built during

May 11, 2025
Bourn Windmill, Caxton Road, CB23 2SU

Open Day – National Mills Weekend

Bourn Windmill is the oldest surviving windmill in the country. Set in beautiful scenery, it was built during

June 15, 2025
Bourn Windmill, Caxton Road, Bourn, CB23 2SU

Open Day

Sun 15 June, 2-4.30pm.  Bourn Windmill is the oldest surviving windmill in the country. Set in beautiful scenery,

July 13, 2025
Bourn Windmill, Caxton Road, Bourn, CB23 2SU

Bourn Windmill Open Day

Sun 13 July, 2pm-4.30pm.  Bourn Windmill is the oldest surviving windmill in the country. Set in beautiful scenery,

August 17, 2025
Bourn Windmill, Caxton Road, Bourn, CB23 2SU

Bourn Windmill Open Day

Sun 17 August, 2pm-4.30pm.  Bourn Windmill is the oldest surviving windmill in the country. Set in beautiful scenery,

September 14, 2025
Bourn Windmill, Caxton Road, Bourn, CB23 2SU

Bourn Windmill Open Day

Sun 14 September 2pm-4.30pm – East Anglian Mills Society (TEAMS) Open Day   Bourn Windmill is the oldest

Appeals & Projects

Save Bourn Windmill

In 2019 we discovered rot in the huge wooden beams…

Bourn Windmill Teaching Resources

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Help Bourn Windmill

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Bourn Windmill is cared for by people just like you. By joining as a member you will be helping Cambridge Past, Present & future care for and protect Bourn Windmill and the Charity’s other green spaces and heritage in Cambridgeshire.

Memberships start at £29.99 and all memberships include FREE parking at Wandlebury, 10% off at the Orchard Tea garden, subsidised venue hire, free entry to our open days & more.

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