Waltham Museum of Rural Life & RAF Grimsby Exhibition

Waltham Museum of Rural Life & RAF Grimsby Exhibition The Waltham Museum of Rural Life & RAF Grimsby is situated on the Waltham Windmill site
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24/06/2026

MUSEUM CLOSED THIS WEEKEND

The Waltham Museum of Rural Life and RAF Grimsby Exhibition will be closed this weekend, Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June.

The steel roof of our 85-year old ex-RAF Nissen Hut is steadily heating the space. Without insulation and having no air conditioning, the inside temperature is currently several degrees hotter that outside. Experience tells us that with the forecast temperatures over the next several days, the temperature inside the Museum is likely to continue to rise.

The Waltham Museum Association management committee has therefore decided to close the museum this weekend for the safety of both our volunteers and visitors.

We hope to be open again the following weekend.

The Windmill, model railway (Sunday), Bensley's Homemade Ice Creams and other retail units will be open - see their pages or websites for details.

Great weather this weekend, so come to the Waltham Windmill site for the Windmill (11am to 4pm), Museum (11am to 4pm), r...
19/06/2026

Great weather this weekend, so come to the Waltham Windmill site for the Windmill (11am to 4pm), Museum (11am to 4pm), railway rides (Sunday from 12pm), Back to Basics Café, Bensley's Ice Creams and Sweet Shop, Millers Indian Restaurant, shops, free parking, toilets, and children's play area.

On Saturday and Sunday afternoon (12pm to 4pm) we will be visited by the Grimsby Amateur Radio Society for the international Museums on the Air' weekend. You will be able to see what they do and some of their equipment, and have a go.

We all look forward to seeing you.

18/05/2026

Half-Term Openings

The Museum and Waltham Windmill will be open 11am to 4pm at the weekend and all next week for the half-term school holidays.

Sat 23 May and Sun 24 May
Bank Holiday Monday 25 May
Tues 26 to Sun 31 May

And then back to Saturdays and Sundays.

There are lots of other attractions, food, and retail outlets on site - check their websites for opening times (see Waltham Windmill website for links).

We look forward to your visit.

Do you know who these people are? We are looking to identify some villagers from Waltham in this photo. The gentleman in...
12/05/2026

Do you know who these people are?

We are looking to identify some villagers from Waltham in this photo. The gentleman in the middle is Harry Jackson, the last blacksmith to have the smithy on Cheapside before it closed in 1968. The other four people are unknown to us at the moment. The original photograph is very small, the upscaled version has much clearer faces but has lost some other details. Any help would be much appreciated.

01/05/2026

The Waltham Windmill site is open across the Bank Holiday weekend.

Museum and Windmill open Sat, Sun and Bank Holiday Mon 11am to 4pm.

Waltham Miniature Railway open Sun 12 to 4p, Bank Holiday Mon 11am to 4pm.

Back to Basics Café open Fri, Sat, Sun and Bank Holiday Mon 10am to 3.30pm.

Bensley's Homemade Ice Creams and Sweet Shop open Fri, Sat, Sun and Mon.

Millers Indian Restaurant Open each day 12 to 9pm.

Crosskills Florist open Fri 10am to 4pm, Sat 10am to 2pm.

Turnpenny Pottery and Bliss Wax - check their websites for opening days and times.

Travel By You Fri 9.30am to 5pm

Free car parking, toilets, playpark.

The Waltham Museum of Rural Life and RAF Grimsby Exhibition is a great place for all the family. Memory lane for some of us, a world of exploration for others, picture board quiz sheets for the children, free entry (donations, cash and card, welcome). We are a voluntary organisation, and our volunteers look forward to welcoming you.

07/04/2026

The Museum and Windmill are open every day this week of the school holidays, 11am to 4pm (last entry 3.30pm)

We are back! The museum is open to visitors this weekend, Sat 28 & Sun 29 March, 11am to 4pm (last entry at 3.30pm). O...
27/03/2026

We are back! The museum is open to visitors this weekend, Sat 28 & Sun 29 March, 11am to 4pm (last entry at 3.30pm).

Over the winter we have updated some of our displays and created some new ones, so plenty to look at for our repeat visitors. Entry is free, with donations welcome (cash or card). We are all volunteers, and all donations go to the museum.

Also open over the weekend are:

Back to Basics Café
Bensleys Ice Creams and Sweet Shop
Bliss Wax
Turnpenny Pottery
Millers Indian Restaurant (eat in and take away)
Crosskills Florist (Sat morning)
Model railways rides (Sun afternoon)

Free parking, toilets, children's play area.

Address

Brigsley Road, Waltham
North East
DN370JZ

Opening Hours

Saturday 11am - 4pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm

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