Things To Do near Downtown Garden Centre
RSPB Freiston Shore, Thurlby (approx. 32 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...
Heritage Centre, Gainsborough (approx. 32 miles away)
A registered charity, the Gainsborough Heritage Association works to help preserve the town’s history and heritage for today and tomorrow. The centre is open every Saturday and there are regular events and exhibitions. Anyone with a thirst for local history and knowledge will enjoy the extensiv...
West Lindsey's Churches Festival 2018, Gainsborough (approx. 32 miles away)
For two weekends in May, Lincolnshire will host one of the finest church festivals in Europe with over 80 places of worship opening their doors as part of the West Lindsey’s Churches Festival. The festival is now in its 20th year and is due to be held on the 12th & 13th and the 19th & 20th....
All Saints Parish Church, Gainsborough (approx. 32 miles away)
All Saints Church is a friendly and thriving Grade I listed place of worship in the town centre of busy Gainsborough. Open daily with regular acts of worship there is also a very popular cafe from Monday through to Saturday. Visitors are always very welcome to find a quiet place for prayer a...
Lade Bank Pumping Station, Old Leake (approx. 32 miles away)
A Grade II listed building, the pumping station at Lade Bank was built in 1867. The station was rebuilt in 1938 alongside the earlier building. New oil engines were installed in 1940. The purpose of the station was to counteract the effects of the shrinking of the peat in the East Fen wit...
All Saints Church, Benington (approx. 32 miles away)
The church was listed a Grade I building in January 1967 and is now 600 years old, originating from the early Thirteenth Century.
Type 22 World War 2 Pillbox, Frieston (approx. 32 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...
Benniworth Springs Off-Road Driving, Market Rasen (approx. 32 miles away)
The Benniworth Springs Academy of off-road driving is based in a rural location on the edge of the beautiful Lincolnshire Wolds. Visit by yourself - or in a party - for a course on offroad driving in one of many Land Rovers. It's sheer escapism and what's more it won't break the bank....
St Helen's Church, Leverton (approx. 32 miles away)
Leverton is a village and civil parish, situated between the seaside resort of Skegness and the market town of Boston in the south of the county.The Anglican Church of St Helens is a Grade I listed building and was built in the mid 16th century. It was restored in the late 19th century by James Fowl...
St Paul's Church, Gainsborough (approx. 33 miles away)
St Paul's Parish Church, Morton, Gainsborough, is a Grade II listed building, constructed during the 19th century. The building was enlarged in 1891 and retained only the tower of the original church. It features magnificent stained glass windows by the famous author and artist William Morris...
Gedney Hill Mill, Gedney (approx. 33 miles away)
Gedney Hill Mill is a Grade II listed 19th century building. Constructed of red brick with a flat roof it stand six storeys high with slight plinth. The village of Gedney Hill is a civil parish in the district of South Holland, close to the Cambridgeshire border 9 miles (14 km) south-east fr...
War Memorial, Old Bolingbroke (approx. 33 miles away)
To the glory of God and in grateful memory of the men of Old Bolingbroke who gave their lives in the War 1914 - 1918 & 1939 - 1945.The memorial is a stone cross and stands on a small village green.Old Bolingbroke is a village near Spilsby. The Prime Meridian passes to the west. The village of New Bo...
Bolingbroke Castle, Old Bolingbroke (approx. 33 miles away)
Built around c1220-30 by Ranulph de Blundevill and situated in the heart of Old Bolingbroke at the foot of the Lincolnshire Wolds. It was the birthplace of the future King Henry IV in 1366.The castle had a moat some 90 feet wide which came up to the walls. It only ever saw action once in 1643 during...
St Peter & St Paul's Church, Old Bolingbroke (approx. 33 miles away)
Seating about 250 people, the church was built of traditional Spilsby sandstone c1363 by John of Gaunt and originally three times its current size. The church suffered at the hands of Oliver Cromwell and fellow parliamentarians as they laid seige at Bolingbroke Castle in 1643 and was restored and...
Snipe Dales Country Park & Nature Reserve, Winceby (approx. 33 miles away)
A country park and nature reserve on the southern edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds. The Greenwich Meridian, chosen as the Prime Meridian in 1884, passes through this point.Snipe Dales is one of few semi-natural wet valley systems still surviving.