Museum · Polegate · East Sussex

Polegate Windmill

Among the sights of Polegate is Polegate Windmill, a museum. Nearby, 3 more places to visit are within 5 km. Add Pevensey Castle, 6.4 km away, to a visit.

Where

In Polegate

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Museum in Polegate

Inside Polegate

Polegate Windmill is inside Polegate’s built-up area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

In Polegate, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 19–22°C.

Jan9° / 3°95 mm

Feb8° / 3°63 mm

Mar11° / 4°51 mm

Apr14° / 6°48 mm

May17° / 9°48 mm

Jun20° / 11°51 mm

Jul22° / 14°56 mm

Aug22° / 14°63 mm

Sep19° / 11°61 mm

Oct16° / 9°96 mm

Nov12° / 6°108 mm

Dec9° / 3°105 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Polegate, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Polegate. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Polegate’s full climate →

About

Polegate Windmill

Museum.

In Polegate, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Town: in Polegate
Official site: polegatewindmill.org

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Map of Polegate Windmill and nearby

Polegate Windmill is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

Eastbourne, with 99,171 people, is the largest of the 6. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · It’s in town

Polegate

10,067 people · 14 places to visit

2 · 100 m southeast of it

Lower Willingdon

6,126 people · 15 places to visit

3 · 1.6 km southeast of it

Eastbourne

99,171 people · 15 places to visit

4 · 2.3 km east of it

Stone Cross

5,036 people · 7 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Polegate Windmill is	People	Places to visit
Polegate	It’s in town	10,067	14
Lower Willingdon	100 m southeast of it	6,126	15
Eastbourne	1.6 km southeast of it	99,171	15
Stone Cross	2.3 km east of it	5,036	7
Hailsham	3.6 km north of it	22,560	6
Westham	4.6 km east of it	1,861	7

Make a day of it

Around Polegate Windmill

Our list has 34 more within 15 km, among them 3 castles, 2 historic houses and an art gallery.

Castle · English HeritagePevensey Castle6.4 km away 2

CastleHerstmonceux Castle9 km away 3

Art galleryTowner Art Gallery6.4 km away · 2K visitors a year 4

MuseumCharleston House9.5 km away 5

PierEastbourne Pier6.5 km away 6

Historic house · National TrustAlfriston Clergy House6.1 km away 7

Historic houseMichelham Priory5.7 km away 8

CastleRedoubt Fortress6 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Asked about Polegate Windmill

Where is Polegate Windmill?

Polegate Windmill is in Polegate, East Sussex, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Polegate Windmill?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Polegate Windmill?

June to September are the warmest months in Polegate, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Polegate Windmill?

Within 15 km: Pevensey Castle (6.4 km), Herstmonceux Castle (9 km), Towner Art Gallery (6.4 km) and Charleston House (9.5 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Pevensey Castle: Piotr Zarobkiewicz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Herstmonceux Castle: The original uploader was Welshie at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Towner Art Gallery: John Lord from Edinburgh, Scotland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Charleston House: APB-CMX at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Eastbourne Pier: The Voice of Hassocks, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Alfriston Clergy House: The Voice of Hassocks, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Michelham Priory: Michael Haslam, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Redoubt Fortress: The Voice of Hassocks, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

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