Groups and Schools

Groups are always welcome including schools, youth groups, special interest groups, U3A, WI and many others.
We can offer guided tours of the building to include trips up the mill tower to view the internal workings of the mill, talks on the history and baking demonstrations.
We will have an education room available for group activities & gatherings

Schools & Children's Groups

We welcome children’s school & activity groups with a range of worksheets and mill based activities.
The large activity room in the mill house allows for smaller groups to tour the mill and the shop has a large selection of pocket money souvenirs to take home.
Comments from a school visit said - "The children loved learning about how the mill worked by the power of the wind"

Adult Groups

Special interest groups are very welcome at the windmill and tours and talks can be arranged according to the interest. Baking demonstrations can be arranged, together with refreshments at the mill house, making a perfect day or evening out.
Comments from one group visit said: "The guides made the mill come to life and the freshly baked bread and cream teas just finished off the afternoon"

Outreach Talks

Alternatively we can bring the story of the mill to your group with one of our outreach talks.
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Did You Know?

Heckington mill has the widest base windmill tower in Lincolnshire. At 8.5m diameter it has plenty of space for group visits.

8 Sail Facts

Only 7 mills were ever built with eight sails.
One each in Northamptonshire, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk and 3 in Lincolnshire. These were - Market Rasen, Skirbeck (transferred to Heckington in 1892) and Holbeach.
Of all these, only Heckington's 8 sail mill survives.