Things To Do near Silica Country Park
The Jolly Fisherman, Skegness (approx. 51 miles away)
John Hassall drew the original Jolly Fisherman Poster in 1908 having visited Skegness only once. The poster was commissioned by the Great Northern Railway to encourage visitors to use them for their seaside breaks. The slogan "Skegness is so bracing" formed part of the poster and is as famous as Jol...
Tower Gardens, Skegness (approx. 51 miles away)
Originally known as "The Pleasure Gardens" when the park was opened in 1878. The gardens are home to a bandstand still in use today, youngsters playarea, adventure run and small lake. There are also plenty of open grass areas to simply sit, eat and relax.
Skegness Pier, Skegness (approx. 51 miles away)
Skegness is a seaside town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of the county.The first Butlins holiday resort was opened here in 1936. Partially owing to this, the resort is one of the better known seaside resorts in the UK with its superb long stretches of sandy beach and slightly elevate...
Laser Quest, Skegness (approx. 51 miles away)
Whether your’re 6 or 66 Laser Quest is for you. Found on Skegness Pier you’ll love the adrenaline pumping exhilaration of stalking your opponents and unleashing a volley of Laser Fire in the Battle-Zone of the next Century! The experience is exhilarating and immersive, with fun lur...
Lakeside Farm Fishery, Quadring (approx. 51 miles away)
A beautiful peaceful location with a wide range of fish, some harder than others to catch but something for everyone. The site allows most usual baits - maggots, boilies, worms, no floting bread baits though as there is a lot of geese and ducks. The owners ask that no carp...
Big Kidz Karting, Skegness (approx. 51 miles away)
Big Kidz Karting is a new family Go-Kart Track on the Skegness foreshore. Catering for everyone, whether you're tall enough to drive alone or ride with an adult, all the family can get involved and have fun at this brand new family attraction. Featuring the latest single and twin karts from th...
Skegness Waterway, Skegness (approx. 51 miles away)
View the Skegness foreshore from a relaxing boat ride. There are two mooring points, one off Tower Esplanade and the other next to Natureland Seal Sanctuary on North Parade.
Skegness Aquarium, Skegness (approx. 51 miles away)
Skegness Aquarium is host to a diverse range of tropical sea life including rays, seahorses and sharks as well as much more marine life to be discovered. Follow the iconic story of Treasure Island throughout our fabulously themed award winning attraction. Be entertained by our daily interactive t...
RNLI Lifeboat Station, Skegness (approx. 51 miles away)
The RNLI station can be found at the Tower Esplanade, Skegness. Covering part of the busy Lincolnshire coastline, it has operated an all-weather lifeboat for over 175 years. With free access, you can go inside and look around the station, see the lifeboat and, in most cases, pre-book a tour. You can...
Model Village, Skegness (approx. 51 miles away)
One of the oldest attractions in Skegness, the Model Village can be found on South Parade near the iconic Clock Tower.A quaint model village, with comical shop signs on the tiny buildings and a train line interwoven through the small houses, it doesn't actually represent Lincolnshire's popular seasi...
Skegness Beach, Skegness (approx. 51 miles away)
Skegness is a seaside town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of the county.The first Butlins holiday resort was opened here in 1936. Partially owing to this, the resort is one of the better known seaside resorts in the United Kingdom.Superb long stretches of sandy beach, slightly elevate...
Pilgrim Fathers Memorial, Fishtoft (approx. 52 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. 52 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...
Woolsthorpe Manor, Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth (approx. 52 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.
Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve, Skegness (approx. 52 miles away)
Gibraltar Point is an area of some 430 hectares comprising sandy and muddy seashores, sand-dunes, saltmarshes and freshwater habitats. It extends some 3 miles along the Lincolnshire coast line and contains an incredible range of plant life: Cowslips, Pyramidal Orchids, Meadow Saxifrage and many othe...