Things To Do near Thornton Hunt Inn
Hill Holt Wood, Norton Disney (approx. 38 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...
Anderby Drainage Museum, Anderby Creek (approx. 38 miles away)
Situated at the seaward side of the Anderby Drain is the Anderby Drainage Museum which was built in 1945. The pumping station houses two Ruston 10HRC twin cylinder oil engines. These engines then drive Allen Gwynnes 42" centrifugal pumps which are capable of pumping 4,500 litres of water per seco...
Dogdyke Pumping Station, Tattershall (approx. 39 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...
St Andrew's Church, Halton Holegate (approx. 39 miles away)
Halton Holegate is a lovely village in the East Lindsey district of the county, situated on the outskirts of the Wolds, 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Spilsby.St Andrew's Anglican church is a Grade II listed building, heralding from the 14th-15th century and seats nearly 250 parishioners. Chiefly Perpendic...
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Visitor Centre, Coningsby (approx. 39 miles away)
Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight was formed in July 1957. There are displays and fly pasts involving an Avro Lancaster, a Supermarine Spitfire and a Hawker Hurricane.The visitor centre allows an up close guided tour of the aircraft when not in use, as well as exhibits about the airc...
Anderby Creek Cloud Bar, Anderby Creek (approx. 39 miles away)
The cloud bar at Anderby Creek is the UK's first permanet cloud watching outpost. It was officially opened by BBC weather forecaster and climate correspondent for Look North in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, Paul Hudson. Inside, seats are specifically designed for cloud watching and self-oper...
Anderby Creek Beach, Anderby Creek (approx. 39 miles away)
Sandy beach and sand dunes on the Lincolnshire coast and home to the quirky and wonderful Anderby Creek Cloud Bar.
Billinghay Swimming Pool, Billinghay (approx. 39 miles away)
Billinghay community swimming pool was built forty years ago by the local residents and has continued to be managed and staffed by both volunteers and paid workers. The pool is a warm, safe and friendly environment for all ages. Children must be supervised. Times and prices are available on the w...
Northcote Heavy Horse Centre, Spilsby (approx. 39 miles away)
The Northcote heavy horse centre has been open for over twenty years now; it offers a final home to horses and ponies that have nowhere else to go usually due to medical or behavioural problems. They are a registered charity that is run entirely by volunteers and relies totally on the income from vi...
Wolla Bank Beach, Chapel St Leonards (approx. 39 miles away)
Sandy beach backing onto Wolla Bank Pit Nature Reserve.There are no dog control measures in place so walking along the beach is available all year round.
Wolla Bank Pit Nature Reserve, Chapel St Leonards (approx. 39 miles away)
South of Anderby Creek, close to the sea wall, lies the Wolla Bank Pit nature reserve, opposite the entrance to the Wolla Bank car park. The flooded pits are a result of excavations for clay, which was needed for the repair of the sea wall following the floods in the mid fifties. There are extensive...
Gunby Hall, Spilsby (approx. 39 miles away)
Poet Alfred Lord Tennyson was a regular visitor to Gunby Hall and it is said to have inspired the imagery of 'the haunt of ancient peace' in his poem The Palace of Art.Situated at the foot of the Lincolnshire Wolds, with over 9 acres of woodland and walled gardens, this Victorian hall stands in resp...
Monksthorpe Chapel, Spilsby (approx. 39 miles away)
Monksthorpe Chapel is a Grade II listed building from the turn of the 18th century. Now in the care of the National Trust it resides within Gunby Hall, near Spilsby.It is a modest structure and has a unique open air baptistry, quite unheard of, and the interior can be explored at length, offering a...
Ivy Lane Riding School, Coningsby (approx. 39 miles away)
Ivy Lane Riding School and Livery Stables is based in the popular village of Coningsby. A fun and friendly horse riding school lessons are availalble for experienced riders and beginners. Please contact the school for advance booking and prices.
St Mary's Church, Hogsthorpe (approx. 40 miles away)
The church of St Marys was built in the 12th century, a typical early English style of limestone and greenstone, and is now a Grade I Listed Building.Its tower is 12th century but the font is 15th century and the pulpit dates from the early 18th century. The church was restored in the mid 19th centu...