Bancroft Mill Engine 2026
Lancashire
A tower mill rebuilt from another location in the 1830s which worked until 1928. It is familiar to millions of travellers due to its location on the principal main road into Blackpool, just by the end of the M55 motorway.
Operator: Friends of Little Marton Windmill
Address: Preston New Road Blackpool Lancashire FY4 4XQ
Reopens 5, 26 Apr; 10, 31 May; 28 Jun; 26 Jul; 30 Aug; 20 Sep; 4, 25 Oct 1100-1600. Visit website or facebook for more details.
It was at that time quite a spectacle for a mill to be built, and caused quite a stir to the idyllic rustic countryside and its inhabitants. They also built a new drying kiln too.
The windmill features steep and uneven stairs to the upper floors.
For anyone not wishing to ascend these stairs a video presentation is shown on the fully accessible ground floor.