Things To Do near Water Meadows Fishery
Heckington Village Show, Heckington (approx. 30 miles away)
The Heckington Village show is typically held on the final weekend of July. Nothing quite matches it for the relaxed way that it combines the intimacy of a village show with the expectation of the national stage. Heckington Show is a true family day out, a quintessentially English Summer occas...
North Ings Farm Museum, Lincoln (approx. 30 miles away)
The North Ings Farm Museum is a working farm museum containing a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railway, running on a circuit of 1⁄4 mile (0.40 km).Situated at Dorrington, between Lincoln and Sleaford, there is a variety of agricultural machinery, tractors, commercial vehicles, portable steam pump...
Heckington Community Hub Library, Heckington (approx. 30 miles away)
Situated opposite the splendid St Andrew's Church is Heckngton's first static library. Although small in comparison to the larger libraries such as Sleaford, the library is clean and friendly and exclusively volunteer-run. The library is based on the ground floor with wheelchair and pushchair...
Duke Of York Gardens, Grimsby (approx. 30 miles away)
The Duke of York Gardens is positioned on the banks of the River Freshney, accessible via Corporation Road. It dates back to the late 19th century and is a multi-function area of open parkland and two five-a-side pitches - one grass, one hard. Fishing is permitted during the season....
The Butterfly & Wildlife Park, Long Sutton (approx. 30 miles away)
Closed in 2012, the Butterfly & Wildlife Park was located outside Long Sutton, a market town in the South Holland district of the fens. Near to the Wash and 13 miles (21 km) east from the busy town of Spalding, the park was an ideal place to visit for adults and children with a tropical house...
St Andrew's Church, Heckington (approx. 30 miles away)
This 14th century church is one of the finest medieval parish churches in Lincolnshire. It boasts a superb Easter Sepulchre, one of the best in England.
Temperance Hall, Heckington (approx. 30 miles away)
Temperance Hall was built by Moses Franks MRCS and given to the parish in 1863. Constructed of yellow gault brick with a slate roof it has a broad front with bay windows and a central gabled porch flanked by glazing bar sash windows. On the upper floor is set a stone tablet declaring "Tem...
St Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Gedney (approx. 30 miles away)
St Mary Magdalene Church is an Anglican Church that heralds from the 13th century. Renowned for its large size in the surrounding low-lying landscape, the Grade I listed building it is commonly known as the Cathedral of the Fens. Dedicated to St Mary Magdalene it was considerably restored in 1...
Heckington Station Railway Museum, Heckington (approx. 30 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.
Heckington Railway Station, Heckington (approx. 30 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...
Grimsby Dock Tower, Grimsby (approx. 30 miles away)
Completed in 1852 at a staggering 309ft, the purpose of the Grimsby Dock Tower was to provide hydraulic power to the lock gates and cranes of Grimsby Docks. It contained a 30,000 gallon hydraulic wrought iron reservoir at a height of 200 feet to supply the pressure required.The bricks from which the...
Heckington & District Bowls Club, Heckington (approx. 30 miles away)
Heckington & District Bowls Club was founded circa 1922. Most of our members, however, are a little younger than that! One of the great things about lawn bowls is that it is one of relatively few physical sports that can be played to a reasonable level by just about anyone, of any age. Wh...
Henry Godson's Almshouses, Heckington (approx. 30 miles away)
In the delightful village of Heckington, on a pleasant and traditional green, stand the Henry Godson Almshouses. Constructed in 1886 they feature red brick in Flemish bond, slate roofs with raised stone coped gables and moulded kneelers. Godson bequeathed four Almshouses to the village and they...
Heckington Eight Sailed Windmill, Heckington (approx. 30 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....
Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby (approx. 30 miles away)
The Grimsby Auditorium is a flexible, multi-purpose venue situated on Cromwell Road.It has a seated audience capacity of 1,200. The seating is retractable so an arena style experience can be offered as well. It is the largest professional theatre in the county and one of the largest in the Midlands....