Things To Do near Bishops Bridge Fishery, River Ancholme
Heckington Station Railway Museum, Heckington (approx. 32 miles away)
The museum is housed in the original 1859 Heckington Railway station buildings. It is a working station with trains to Skegness. The station and trains service is currently managed by East Midlands Trains.
Monksthorpe Chapel, Spilsby (approx. 32 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...
Heckington Railway Station, Heckington (approx. 32 miles away)
Heckington railway station is quite unique in that it also houses a small Heritage Museum. The station was opened by the Boston, Sleaford and Midland Counties Railway during the 19th century. It is now owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Trains. The station is unstaffed and offe...
Gunby Hall, Spilsby (approx. 32 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...
Southview Riding School, Sleaford (approx. 32 miles away)
Southview Riding School is a popular and family run business with friendly help and advice whenever required. Riding lessons are available everyday and open to anyone wishing to learn. There are private lessons and even a mechanical horse. Southview also offer many different kinds of livery th...
Heckington Eight Sailed Windmill, Heckington (approx. 32 miles away)
A magnificent windmill and so much more. Here's what you will find when you visit! A window into the life of a Victorian miller and his family whose lives were interwined with the windmill in their back garden. A microbrewery uniquely using malt ground at the mill to produce award wining beer....
Langrick Bridge, Langrick (approx. 33 miles away)
The single lane steel bridge in Langrick spans the river Witham and offers wonderful views of the surrounding land and moored narrowboats. Langrick itself is a small village in the East Lindsey district of the county and is 5 miles (8 km) north-west from Boston. The village lies in the Fe...
Mumby Car Museum, Mumby (approx. 33 miles away)
On Your Marques is a unique model car Museum in Alford.Based in a range of renovated farm buildings, On Your Marques is a purpose built museum to house a fascinating collection of over 1200 model vehicles and motor racing memorabilia covering the many aspects of motoring history from the world of Fo...
Church Of St. Thomas Of Canterbury, Mumby (approx. 33 miles away)
Dedicated to St Thomas of Canterbury, the Grade I listed Church in Mumby is of Early English style. Although the dedication has been disputed, it was briefly changed to St Peter, it has now reverted to its original name.The font echoes from the 14th century and the western tower is of 15th century c...
Lade Bank Pumping Station, Old Leake (approx. 33 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...
Barkston Junction Bridge, Barkston (approx. 33 miles away)
The bridge carries the East Coast Main Line over the Nottingham to Skegness rail line. It lies close to the former Barkston East Junction, now closed. Nearby Barkston is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of the county.
St Peter & Paul's Church, Bratoft (approx. 33 miles away)
Most of the church was restored in the late 19th century.The tower dates from an earlier period and there's a painting in the tower of the Spanish Armada. The painter, Robert Stephenson, shows the Spanish Armada as a vast red dragon.
Phone Box Book Exchange, Little Hale (approx. 34 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...
All Saints Church, Irby in the Marsh (approx. 34 miles away)
A quaint grade II listed Anglican parish church dedicated to All Saints with seating for nearly 100 parishoners.A delightful building, medieval in origin, it is constructed in greenstone and brick, and was re-detailed in 1770 and restored during 1886.
St Gilbert's Church, Brothertoft (approx. 34 miles away)
Dedicated to St Gilbert of Sempringham, the church was part of the chapelry of Kirton in the early 19th century and was owned by the Lord of the Manor. The building was rebuilt during the early part of the 19th century and named in honour of St Gilbert in 1922. Today the church is open and servic...