Bembridge Windmill

This morning the we had wall to wall blue skies. It was a very warm and pleasant morning.

We drove to the 8 miles or so Bembridge Windmill. The grade 1 listed building was built around 1700 and is the last remaining windmill on the island.  The mill was working by wind until 1913, having only been used for grinding animal feed after 1897. The mill was restored in 1935 and again in 1959, and was taken over by the National Trust in 1962.

We then drove into Bembridge and had a look around the RNLI lifeboat station until it was time for our Afternoon Tea, booked at the Bembridge Coast Hotel, another Birthday present for Maddy from her friends. It was very nice but not as good as the one we had in Alnwick in August.

Then it was off to Ryde for an hours shopping and a walk onto the pier before stopping off for a bag of chips on the way back to the caravan.