The windmill site has a pleasant rural atmosphere, with excellent parking and toilet facilities, a restaurant, old railway-carriage café, a herb shop, old-fashioned sweetshop, a local artist, woodturner, and other craft outlets. There is also a popular miniature railway and a picnicking area. The acclaimed Museum of Rural Life, (Click here to see more of the Museum) is an amazing trip back in time, with a great number of hands-on items, plus video shows and a new RAF section.

Waltham village has a lovely old church, some unusual shops and two pubs, the King’s Head and the Tilted Barrel. Also in the area are the Grimsby Heritage Centre, an award-winning fishing museum, the extensive Grimsby shopping precinct, and Cleethorpes seaside resort with all its attractions.

The nearest windmill to Waltham is a beautifully-restored postmill at Wrawby, near Brigg. Other mills well worth a leisurely visit are Ellis’s at Lincoln, Maud Foster at Brigg, Heckington (a unique 8-sailer) near Sleaford, Burgh-le-Marsh near Skegness, Mount Pleasant at Kirton-in-Lindsey near Lincoln, and Alford near Louth. Sibsey Trader Mill near Boston was built in 1877 by Saundersons and is almost a twin of Waltham, except that it has an ornate iron balcony.

Waltham Windmill Preservation Society has worked hard for many years, running car boot sales, auctions, and many other events towards the upkeep of the magnificent Waltham Windmill, which stands proudly on high ground and can be seen for miles around. It is a great educational resource, visited by groups of schoolchildren for National Curriculum studies, and is also a popular venue for families and international visitors alike.