Wilton Windmill

#441 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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The Wilton Windmill is a five-floor brick tower mill located on a chalk ridge between the villages of Wilton and Great Bedwyn in the southern English county of Wiltshire. ()

Coordinates: 51°21'11"N, 1°36'20"W

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Wilton HillWilton SN8 3SW EnglandUnited Kingdom

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Day trips

Wilton Windmill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Crofton Beam Engines, Savernake Forest, Bruce Tunnel, Wootton Rivers Lock.

1 miNW
Historical place, History museum, Museum
Crofton Beam Engines, Marlborough
25 min walk • Crofton Pumping Station, near the village of Great Bedwyn in Wiltshire, England, supplies the summit pound of the Kennet and Avon Canal with water. The steam-powered pumping station is preserved and operates on selected weekends.
4.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Savernake Forest
115 min walk • Savernake Forest stands on a Cretaceous chalk plateau between Marlborough and Great Bedwyn in Wiltshire, England. Its area is approximately 4,500 acres. Most of the forest lies within the civil parish of Savernake.
2.7 miW
Canal
Bruce Tunnel, Marlborough
68 min walk • The Bruce Tunnel is on the summit pound of the Kennet and Avon Canal between Wootton Top Lock and Crofton Locks in Wiltshire, England. The tunnel is 502 yards long.
4.8 miW
Canal
Wootton Rivers Lock
124 min walk • Wootton Rivers Lock, also called Wootton Rivers Bottom Lock, is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal at Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire, England. Wootton Rivers Bottom Lock was built during the canal's construction between 1794 and 1810. The lock has a rise/fall of 8 ft 0 in.
2.8 miN
Canal
Little Bedwyn Lock, Hungerford
72 min walk • Little Bedwyn Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, at Little Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England. The canal is administered by the Canal & River Trust. The lock has a rise/fall of 6 ft 7 in.
3.7 miNE
Canal
Oakhill Down Lock
96 min walk • Oakhill Down Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, at Froxfield, Wiltshire, England between Newbury Bridge and Pewsey Wharf. The lock has a rise/fall of 5 ft 11 in. It is a grade II listed building.
4.7 miNE
Canal
Picketfield Lock, Hungerford
119 min walk • Picketfield Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, near Hungerford, Berkshire, England. The lock has a rise/fall of 7 ft 0 in.
4.1 miNE
Canal
Froxfield Bottom Lock, Hungerford
104 min walk • Froxfield Bottom Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, at Froxfield, Wiltshire, England. The lock has a rise/fall of 7 ft 0 in.
0.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Wilton Water
22 min walk • Wilton Water is a small reservoir, southwest of the village of Great Bedwyn in the English county of Wiltshire, which supplies the summit pound of the Kennet and Avon Canal with water.
1.4 miW
Canal
Crofton Locks
35 min walk • Crofton Locks are a flight of locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal, near the village of Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England. The nine locks achieve a total rise/fall of 61 ft 0 in and were built under the supervision of engineer John Rennie. West of the top lock is the summit of the canal at 450 ft above sea level.
2.7 miN
Church
St Martin's Chapel
70 min walk • St Martin's Chapel, Chisbury is a mediaeval former chapel next to the manor house in the hamlet of Chisbury, Wiltshire, England. St Martin's was built in the early part of the 13th century, on the edge of Chisbury Camp, an Iron Age hillfort.