The Claythorpe Café
Our café is open to all – entry to the animal areas is by ticket.
We serve freshly made sandwiches, lunch specials, drinks and snacks, with something for all budgets. And as for our cakes – we think they’re awesome!Our menu incorporates as many locally sourced ingredients as possible, from the bread in your sandwich, to our proper ploughmans lunch, with a choice of cheese or locally made pork pie.We have two dining rooms – the first sits above the mill race, with the Victorian turbine beneath your feet. And inside the main mill building, the dominant feature of the room is the huge former mill workings, where you can see the gears and millstones that turned for decades while Claythorpe was a working watermill.There's plenty of seating around the grounds if you want to dine al fresco or have a quiet coffee by the mill pond. You’re welcome to bring a picnic to eat outside or in the woods – but please don’t be cross if one of the geese takes a swipe at your sandwich!
Tranquil and lovely, Claythorpe Watermill is a small, family run destination set in the grounds of our 18th century watermill. The mill last ran in the late 1970s but you can still see the remaining millworks and learn more about its varied industrial history.Today the pace of life is slower. Enjoy the animals, sit by the river, soak up the atmosphere or unleash the kids on the swings.We're a small place and most people will allow a couple of hours for their visit, staying for coffee and cake or lunch in our excellent café, which is open to all (no need for a ticket to the grounds). But there’s no hurry so why not feed the birds and take your time over a relaxing visit and a glass of wine? We have great riverside dining through the summer evenings, and amazing outdoor movie nights in the late summer. 
Claythorpe Watermill is a gorgeous spot in the lovely Lincolnshire countryside. We’re home to an adorable collection of birds and animals, from budgies and runner ducks, to guinea pigs, giant rabbits and pygmy goats.Some of our animals have lived at Claythorpe for many years, and we ask all our visitors to respect their home. They’re all used to human company, but they do like an easy life, and are happiest with a little peace and quiet. So when you pass through the gate into the wildfowl garden, take your time, have a seat and enjoy the company of the birds – we hope you’ll find it as tranquil and relaxing as they do.Admission to the animal areas and the play area is by ticket. There are strictly no dogs allowed in the animals areas.