Waltham Windmill Centre (includes the Waltham Museum of Rural Life and the RAF Grimsby (Waltham) exhibition.

Discover Waltham Windmill, a six-storey, six-sailed working mill offering stunning views from the top. Each floor showcases the milling process, with the lower level tracing the site’s history back to 1666. On the ground floor, explore a timeline, watch a DVD, and try the hand quern. take a free handout about the mill; souvenirs will be on sale.

The mill is undergoing restoration, supported by generous grants from Historic England, ensuring its future operation. Friendly millers are happy to share insights, and flour is produced from locally donated wheat when the mill is running. A photographic display highlights windmill architecture, with additional exhibits around the site, including a vintage tractor.

Visit the Museum of Rural Life, housed in a WWII-era Nissen hut that once served RAF Grimsby WAAFs. It features reconstructed rooms showing life before modern conveniences and a picture quiz for children to learn about early 20th-century living. Entry is free.

On-site businesses include two cafés and an ice cream parlour. Free parking, toilets, and a children’s playground are available. Please park responsibly if using roadside spaces to avoid disturbing residents.

Nearby, the Grimsby & Cleethorpes Model Engineering Society operates a miniature railway (small charge).

For opening hours and more details, visit www.walthamwindmill.org.uk.

Timings & Tours

Sunday 14 September:

11:00 - 16:00

Location & directions

Brigsley Road, Waltham, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, DN37 0JZ

Directions:

Bus: no 9, 10 or 11 from Grimsby/Cleethorpes to Waltham village High St or Barnoldby Rd then a short walk past the Cenotaph along Brigsley Rd. Car/bike: DN37 0JZ: from west – M180 leave at junction 5 for A18 eastbound, stay on A18 towards Barnoldby le Beck, left turn off A18 following brown tourist signs to the mill. From south-east – A16 to New Waltham Toll Bar roundabout, left on B1219 towards Waltham, take B1203 and follow brown tourist signs. From south-west – A46 to Laceby crossroads, right at roundabout taking A18 eastbound, stay on A18 towards Barnoldby le Beck, left turn off A18 following brown tourist signs to the mill. Mill entrance on Brigsley Rd is clearly signed.

Contact on day:

Julian Long

Telephone number:

+447487379769

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

The site is mostly flat and accessible to all, with a short slope up to the mill entrance. Disabled parking is available but limited. It is a short walk from the grassed parking area to the mill and museum. Wheelchairs and pushchairs can access the ground floor of the mill. There are separate ‘up’ and ‘down’ steep stairs, with hand rails, to the upper floors of the mill; people are advised to descend backwards. The museum has only one ground floor level and is accessible to wheelchairs and pushchairs. There are 2 low steps into the exhibition room.

Additional information

Max no of people per tour:

100

Est. tour duration:

5 hour(s) 0 minute(s)

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