Windmill Community Allotment Project

What is the Windmill project all about?

We are a community project offering a wide range of outdoor activities, such as, food growing, gardening, exploring and learning about local wildlife.

We are open to all whatever your age ages or abilities.  Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult.

We have two sites:

• The Community Garden site is based 400m from the Children's Centre - at corner of Dane Valley Road and College Road, Margate, CT9 3RU.
• The organic market garden, based at the end of St Peter’s Footpath, past Draper’s Mill, CT9 2SP

 Everyone is welcome to visit either site when we are open.

We are open:

Tuesday         10am—Till sunset in Winter, 4.00pm in Summer

Thursday        10am—1pm

Friday             10am—2.00pm

Facilities include: wildlife pond, meadow, orchard, vegetable, fruit, herb and flower growing plots, bee keeping, compost toilet, under 5’s play area, picnic, BBQ and Bonfire pit, green woodworking area, on site kitchen, refreshments.

Our Current activities:

Tuesday 12 - 4pm - Market stall selling fresh seasonal local produce and free-range eggs and home made preserves

Thursday 10.30 – 12.30pm - Cabbage patch parent and toddler group Outdoor fun, plus growing, cooking and tasting fresh produce. £1 per child, 50p for any further children) 

Friday 10 -1pm - Gardening, food growing, gardening for wildlife, composting.

Fancy volunteering or need work experience?

We offer volunteer and work experience placements

No experience necessary - training and inductions offered.

You can learn more about growing, gardening, outdoor environmental activity, retail and commercial production. Refreshments and veg provided.

Call Jules for more details: 01843 280555 or e-mail windmill.project@surestartmillmead.org.uk

Want to eat more fresh local produce? we also run a veg bag scheme.

Sign up to our weekly veg bag scheme, for as little as £6 per week.

Collection points around Thanet on Thursdays.

Sign up at Thanet Veg Box Scheme or call Louise on 07935 122 313 

Schools, nurseries and community group visits:

We can provide a varied programme of curriculum linked activities.

Fun programmes of activities for enrichment days, food tasting, crafts, food growing.

Nurseries: child lead themed outdoor education and play.

Forest Schools a new programme for forest schools is available.

Call Jules for more details: 01843 280555 or e-mail windmill.project@surestartmillmead.org.uk

 To keep up to date with all that's happening on site, visit our facebook page - Windmill Community Allotment Project                  

All activity within the project encompasses our aims of healthy living and eating, building community and sustainable living & education.  The project has received funding via the Big Lottery Local Food programme, visit Local food on Facebook.