Things To Do near The Barn Cottage
Bishops Bridge Fishery, River Ancholme, Brigg (approx. 31 miles away)
The fishery stocks bream, perch, pike and roach. Fishery type is coarse. Day and season permits can be obtained by contacting the Scunthorpe and District Angling Association. Disabled access is available.
Lincolnshire County Cricket Club, Lincoln (approx. 31 miles away)
Lincolnshire County Cricket Club is one of twenty minor county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. The team is currently a member of the Minor Counties Championship Eastern Division and plays in the MCCA Knockout Trophy. Matches are played around the county at Lin...
Fosdyke Bridge, Fosdyke (approx. 31 miles away)
Spanning the river Welland, a wooden bridge was first built in 1815 to carry traffic from Boston to Kings Lynn. In the early years of the 20th century, this was scrapped and replaced by a metal swing bridge. Today, it carries the almost non-stop traffic of the A17. Fosdyke is a village and one...
Hackthorn Hall, Lincoln (approx. 31 miles away)
A truly unique setting available to hire for your special event! The gardens and grounds around Hackthorn Hall are available to hire for all types of private functions. Arrangements can be made to provide marquees, catering, and flowers - all you would need! The gardens are open to the public...
Sincil Dike, Lincoln (approx. 31 miles away)
The Sincil Dyke watercourse leaves the Witham at Altham Terrace, flows east under Bargate Bridge, and Little Bargate bridge, before turning north along Sincil Bank. It functioned as a defensive barrier and was a natural property boundary but there is no record of it having been used to transport...
St Andrew's Church, Asgarby (approx. 31 miles away)
Asgarby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Asgarby and Howell, in the North Kesteven district of of the county. It lies on the A17 Boston to Newark road, east of Sleaford and 2 miles west of Heckington.Surrounded by fields, the Anglican stone church is dedicated to St Andrew and is a Grade I listed...
Phone Box Book Exchange, Little Hale (approx. 31 miles away)
There are no amenities in the quiet village of Little Hale, situated a few miles from the busy town of Heckington, but there is a unique phone box book swap. The village phone box, empty for several years, was cleaned and painted in 2012, in honour of the Queen's Jubilee. It was then converted in...
Risegate Eau Pumping Station, Fosdyke (approx. 32 miles away)
The pumping station was built in 1964 and is managed by Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board. Nearby Fosdyke is a village and civil parish in the borough of Boston. The population is little more than 500 and is situated 7 miles from the town of Boston.
North Lindum Hawks JFC, Lincoln (approx. 32 miles away)
North Lindum Hawks Football Club’s aim is to provide a good standard of football coaching that helps children learn to play, improve, enjoy and continuing playing football into their adult life. As a club we take great pride in developing young players. The players are the most important part o...
Ermine Library and Community Hub, Lincoln (approx. 32 miles away)
The Hub provides a selection of library services and is managed on a day to day basis by local community group, There are thousands of books to borrow and the library also lends DVDs and CDs. There is internet access and a fax service available. Fees may apply for any non-book lending services...
Lindum Cricket Club, Lincoln (approx. 32 miles away)
The Roman name for Lincoln was Lindum Colonia, and their ninth legion was based here. The club logo is a Roman Centurion, with the Roman numerals IX representing the legion. Lindum Cricket Club was formed in 1856. Both the club and the ground are known locally as "The Lindum". Minor Counties cric...
Cow Paddle, Lincoln (approx. 32 miles away)
Cow Paddle is a long and fairly narrow area of land on the east of Lincoln. For the most part it is bounded to the north by an active railway line and to the south by Washingborough Road. Transport infrastructure, both active and disused, is a key feature influencing the character of the area,...
Church of St Mary & the Holy Rood, Donington (approx. 32 miles away)
The building is a Grade I listed Anglican parish church dedicated to St Mary and the Holy Rood. It is almost a complete combination of early Decorated and late Perpendicular style. Its chancel, however, is mainly Early English. The church tower and spire rise to 240 feet. There are memorials i...
Captain Matthew Flinders RN, Donington (approx. 32 miles away)
Born in Donington, Matthew Flinders was a Captain in the Royal Navy, a navigator and cartographer. Flinders led the first circumnavigation of Australia and identified it as a continent. However, with Britain at war with France, a suspicious governor kept him under arrest for more t...
International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln (approx. 32 miles away)
The IBCC site in Lincoln opened in 2018. The International Bomber Command Centre provides a world-class facility to serve as a point for recognition, remembrance and reconciliation for Bomber Command. The project includes recording, preserving and relating the stories of all those involv...