KENT MILLS ORGANISATIONS

The websites listed below provide information about current milling activities in the county:

• WindmillWorld.com - A fantastic site for anyone interested in mills in the UK, containing an area dedicated to Kent.

• The Special Collections Library at the Templeman Library in the University of Kent at Canterbury. Rare photographs of Kent windmills from the early 20th century.

• The Kent Mill Managers - An association of the voluntary 'Friends' groups that open mills to visitors. Contains current opening times and visiting details.

• Open Sandwich - visiting details for the mills of east Kent

In recent years, several organisations have been set up to care for and promote Kent's heritage of traditional mills.

Seven of the eight windmills owned by Kent County Council are staffed, managed and opened to the public by voluntary "Friends" groups, under the umbrella of the The Kent Mill Managers group.

Other restored mills in the county are owned by private individuals, local councils or charitable trusts.

The East Kent Mills Group (which later became the Kent Mills Group) was established in 1975 to promote the county's restored mills, organise milling activities and undertake research. Although the group was officially wound up in the early 21st century, dedicated individuals in the county continue the work of the group.

Kent Mills Group mill material