Draper’s Mill

Draper's Windmill or Old Mill is a Grade II* listed smock mill in , , that was built in 1845.
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  • Opening hours:
    June—July: Sunday 2:00 PM—4:00 PM
    August: Saturday and Sunday 2:00 PM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: windmill in Margate, Kent, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Draper’s Mill, Margate”, “Draper’s Windmill, including brick engine house, workshop and cart shed, and lean-to”, “Draper’s Windmill, Margate”, “Drapers Mill”, “Drapers Windmill”, and “Old Mill”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital and Shell Grotto.

Hospital
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The is a health facility in , , England. It is managed by the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Draper’s Mill.

Photo: Gernot Keller, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The , sometimes called the Shell Temple, is an ornate underground in the seaside town of , , England. The grotto, which has a passageway and main room, was dug out from chalk, a soft limestone common in the region. is situated 3,000 feet north of Draper’s Mill.

Theme park
Photo: Ruth Johnston, CC BY 2.0.
is an amusement park and entertainment centre based on a traditional English seaside funfair located in , Kent, England. The site of the park was first used for amusement rides in 1880, although the Dreamland name was not used until 1920 when the park's Grade II* listed Scenic Railway wooden rollercoaster was opened. is situated 4,000 feet northwest of Draper’s Mill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cliftonville and Margate.

Suburb
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is a coastal area of in the Thanet district of , . It includes the Palm Bay estate, built in the 1930s with wide avenues and detached and semi-detached houses with driveways, garages and gardens.

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is a seaside resort on the north coast, with a population in 2021 of more than 64,000. It's suffered the usual decline of English seaside towns but its beach is still thronged on warm summer weekends, and there are several places of interest for cold wet days.

Quarter
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is an area of , a suburb of in , England. The area is predominantly housing, but also has recreational land for the general public.

Draper’s Mill

Latitude
51.37994° or 51° 22′ 48″ north
Longitude
1.39332° or 1° 23′ 36″ east
Open location code
9F3399HV+X8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 594704684
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­windmill
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q5305838
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