Things To Do near Leake Cottage
St Helen's Church, Saxby (approx. 34 miles away)
St Helen's parish church is a Grade I listed building, constructed in 1775 as an ashlar-faced red-brick mortuary chapel. The chapel, later a church, had been attributed to Carr of York (who constructed the nearby Norton Place) but no evidence to prove this has been found. It has been assumed t...
The Garden House, Saxby (approx. 34 miles away)
The beautiful and idylic Garden House, in Saxby, is founded across eight stunning acres of beautiful gardens, wildflower meadows and woodland. The gardens are open from 11am until 4pm every Friday, Saturday and Sunday until the middle of September. Refreshments are available in the Hay Barn an...
Woolsthorpe Manor, Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth (approx. 34 miles away)
The birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton in 1642. He made many of his most important discoveries about light and gravity here and you can still see the famous apple tree from Newton's bedroom window.
Doddington Hall & Gardens, Doddington (approx. 34 miles away)
Currents events now updated for 2017! The Hall Begun in 1595 by Robert Smythson, one of England’s foremost Elizabethan Architects, Doddington Hall was completed in 1600 and has never been sold or cleared out since. Doddington is still a lived-in and much loved family home, alive with history...
Skellingthorpe Old Wood, Skellingthorpe (approx. 34 miles away)
Skellingthorpe Old Wood is an ancient woodland within Witham Valley Country Park. Beautifully scenic it lies close to the village of Skellingthorpe and is easily accessed on foot, by bike or on horseback. It is a varied site with a mixture of ancient oak, lime woodland and conifers. The woodla...
Skellingthorpe Old Wood Walk, Skellingthorpe (approx. 34 miles away)
Skellingthorpe Old Wood is an ancient woodland within Witham Valley Country Park. The walk is 4.6 miles. Beautifully scenic it lies close to the village of Skellingthorpe and is easily accessed on foot, by bike or on horseback. It is a varied site with a mixture of ancient oak, lime woodland and...
Stapleford Woods, Stapleford (approx. 34 miles away)
The ancient woodland and forest in Stapleford marks the county boundary between Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.The site was clear-felled during the early stages of World War I to supply local industry and used as a British Army camp and training grounds during World War II. In late 1945, the land...
Tunman Woods, Lincoln (approx. 34 miles away)
The beautiful Tunman Wood stretches across more than 100 acres close to Eagle Barnsdale. It is located outside of Thorpe on the Hill, close to the Cathedral City of Lincoln. The ancient woodland is dominated by ash, beech, birch and oak and the land is managed by Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust It...
Waltham Windmill, Waltham (approx. 34 miles away)
The present six-storied tower windmill was built in 1878 by John Saunderson of Louth. The mill has two pairs of French millstones (for grinding flour) and 2 pairs of Derbyshire Peak stones (for grinding coarser materials such as animal feed).One of the sails was lost during WW1 and the opposite one...
Grove Park, Waltham (approx. 35 miles away)
A quaint park with beautiful pathways, trees and open lawns. Ideal for walkers and families with small children. Waltham is a village and civil parish, four miles south-west from the town of Grimsby. Close by are the villages of Scartho, Brigsley, Barnoldby-le-Beck and Bradley.
Hill Holt Wood, Norton Disney (approx. 35 miles away)
Hill Holt Wood is many things. Stunning woodland open to the public every day. A social enterprise with charitable status. A way of working with the local community to create a better environment, provide employment and reach out to those in need. Visit from dawn ’til dusk every day of the w...
Swinderby Railway Station, Swinderby (approx. 35 miles away)
Swinderby railway station serves the villages of Swinderby, North Scarle, Eagle and Morton Hall. It is 8.75 miles (14 km) south west of Lincoln Central on the Nottingham to Lincoln Central Line, owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Trains. The station, adjacent to the level cross...
Stamford Leisure Pool, Stamford (approx. 35 miles away)
Highly recommended for children, this is a first class leisure pool with a flume, water features and a wave machine. It is popular with local residents and located on Drift Road in the busy town of Stamford. Pool staff are friendly and helpful and there is also a small gym. Stamford offers ple...
All Saint's Church, Eagle (approx. 35 miles away)
The church in the lovely village of Eagle dates from the 13th century and is a Grade II listed attraction. It was rebuilt duirng the 18th century and again in the early part of the 19th century. The village is 7 miles from Lincoln with a population of less than one thousand. There are some ame...
The Priory of St Leonard, Stamford (approx. 35 miles away)
12th century priory ruins founded by the Benedictines of Durham Abbey. The existing priory building dates from about 1090, and the impressive West Front was constructed about 1150.One school of thought suggests that it was built upon the site of the monastery founded by St. Wilfrid in 658. If true,...