Photo of Heckington Windmill, a windmill in Lincolnshire, central England.

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Windmills in LincolnshireLincolnshire, England

10 windmills in the Albion Guide across Lincolnshire — see the full windmills directory, or everything to explore in Lincolnshire.

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Heckington Windmill

The only surviving eight-sailed windmill in the country, a working brick tower producing wholemeal and white flour beside the station.

Heckington

Cogglesford Watermill

Working 18th-century watermill on the River Slea at Sleaford, milling flour on event days on a site used for over a thousand years.

Sleaford

Ellis Mill

The last survivor of the mills that once lined Lincoln's western ridge, a restored four-sailed tower mill open to visitors.

Lincoln

Sibsey Trader Windmill

Six-sailed English Heritage tower mill of 1877 near Boston, still grinding flour on windy days with a tearoom and shop below.

Sibsey

Waltham Windmill

Six-sailed mill of 1880 south of Grimsby, all six sails intact, set in a park with a rural life museum, miniature railway and cafe.

Waltham

Alford Windmill

Five-sailed 1837 tower mill on the edge of the Wolds market town, still milling with a tearoom and shop in the yard.

Alford

Maud Foster Windmill

Towering five-sailed 1819 mill on Boston's Maud Foster Drain, one of Britain's tallest working mills, climbable to all seven floors.

Boston

Dobson's Mill

Distinctive five-sailed tower mill with an ogee cap at Burgh le Marsh; its sails and cap were lost in a 2020 storm and it now stands under restoration.

Burgh le Marsh

Moulton Windmill

The tallest tower windmill in the country, a restored nine-storey giant near Spalding with a granary tearoom and shop.

Moulton

Wrawby Postmill

The last working post mill in Lincolnshire, a rare timber mill near Brigg turned to the wind on its central post on open days.

Wrawby