Stockwith MillAs you travel along the A158 road from Horncastle to Skegness, near the village of Hagworthingham, you will come across a sign, on the left hand side, saying Stockwith Mill. You are now about half a mile from the sheer peace and tranquility of one of Lincolnshire's finest little gems. From the moment you leave your car in the grassy car park, it is like stepping back in time nearly 200 years, to when Alfred Lord Tennyson walked this beautiful rolling countryside gaining inspiration for his poetry. Take the short woodland path that leads you over a wooden bridge, turn left out of the glade and there before you stands Stockwith Mill. The renovated watermill cascades water down into the large pond below, where you can watch and hear fish plopping at its surface. The old mill house is home to a Tennyson Exhibition, whilst along side, the main building is a delightful small tea room, complete with restaurant licence, where you can get anything from a scone to a full lunch. Alternatively, on nice summer days, you can eat outside sat under a parasol by the edge of the pond. There is also a craft shop selling all manner of both useful and decorative items. If you happen to be travelling to Skegness on the Horncastle road, make a trip to Stockwith Mill a part of your journey and let your imagination take you back through the centuries to when life was lived at a much more gentle and leisurely pace.
