Things To Do near Horseshoe Cottage
Coningsby/Tattershall Community Library, Coningsby (approx. 7 miles away)
Popular and busy, the community library serving Coningsby and Tattershall has shelves and spinners brimming with thousands of books. Organised, spacious and wheelchair friendly there is comfortable seating and helpful staff on hand with any questions or inquiries you might have.There are thousands o...
Pilgrim Fathers Memorial, Fishtoft (approx. 7 miles away)
Near this place in September 1607 those later known as "The Pilgrim Fathers" made their first attempt to find religious freedom across the seas. Erected 1957 is a small granite obelisk mounted on a granite block to commemorate this.
RSPB Freiston Shore, Thurlby (approx. 7 miles away)
At Freiston Shore you can get excellent views of waterbirds on the salt water lagoon, especially at high tide when wading birds roost, sometimes in their thousands. Summer is a good time to see nesting wading birds, including avocets and ringed plovers. In winter, brent geese congregate along wit...
Savannah Equestrian Centre, Boston (approx. 7 miles away)
Savannah Equestrian Centre is a family run business set in a beautiful rural location between Spalding and Boston. The centre offers a range of horse riding activities, lessons, careers training and hacks to suit a variety of ages and abilities. Customers are encouraged to take an active role...
St Mary's Church, Frampton (approx. 7 miles away)
Frampton is a pleasant village in the county, situated just to the south of the town of Boston. The village lies on the edge of one of the great marine creek levees formed during the Bronze Age.The medieval church of Saint Mary, with its imposing limestone brickwork and magnificent tower, dates from...
Holy Trinity Church, Tattershall (approx. 8 miles away)
Tattershall is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of the county. At its eastern end is the village of Coningsby.The splendid medieval Church of the Holy Trinity was completed at the onset of the 16th century, having been endowed with Collegiate status, in the previous century, b...
Tattershall College, Tattershall (approx. 8 miles away)
Remains of a grammar school for church choristers. Built in the mid-15th century by Ralph, Lord Cromwell it's the oldest grammar school in Lincolnshire.Currently managed by English Heritage.
Tattershall Castle, Tattershall (approx. 8 miles away)
Tattershall is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of the county, located on the A153 Horncastle to Sleaford road.The village is steeped in history and none more so than the castle, fashioned during the early 13th century by Robert de Tattershall. It was greatly expanded and rebu...
Revesby Reservoir Fishery, Revesby (approx. 8 miles away)
The fishery stocks pike, bream, tench, roach, perch. The water is still and measures 14 hectares. The site is located one mile from village of Revesby and is clearly signposted on the B1183. There is no disability access.
Dogdyke Pumping Station, Tattershall (approx. 8 miles away)
Dogdyke steam drainage station was built in 1856 to replace the existing wind-driven pump to drain a large area of farmland between the rivers Bain and Witham.The engine, which runs in steam on all the Open Days, is the original external condensing beam-engine built by Bradley and Craven of Wakefiel...
Thorpe Camp, Tattershall (approx. 8 miles away)
The Thorpe Camp visitor centre is all about preserving Lincolnshire's recent history. Home of the 97, 619, 617 (Dambusters) and the 627 Squadron that flew out of RAF Woodhall Spa in the 1940's, the Preservation Group established the centre in 1988 to commemorate those airmen who flew duri...
Swineshead Railway Station, Swineshead (approx. 8 miles away)
The station is actually located in the hamlet of Swineshead Bridge some miles north of Swineshead. Like many Lincolnshire stations it is unstaffed and offers limited facilities other than two shelters, bicycle storage, timetables and modern 'Help Points'. The full range of tickets for travel a...
Type 22 World War 2 Pillbox, Frieston (approx. 8 miles away)
During the Second World War, defences were constructed around Freiston Shore as part of the anti-invasion defences when Britain stood alone against Germany. A number of pillboxes, gun emplacements and coastal lights were constructed and the remains of these fortifications can be seen and explored...
Boston Classic Car Show, Kirton (approx. 8 miles away)
The Annual Classic Car Show is held during August at Graves Park, Kirton. A popular and open air event it features nearly 500 vehicles on display and there are also over 50 stalls to browse. A wonder family day out -- 2015 sees them celebrating their 25th anniversary. Please vist the websit...
Bain Valley Fisheries, Tattershall Thorpe (approx. 8 miles away)
Bain Valley Fisheries can be found in the picturesque village of Tattershall Thorpe, deep in the heart of the county. Set in farmland, the 7 lakes are all man-made from old quarry pits and can be up to 11ft deep. There is parking at peg on every lake providing good access for disabled anglers....