Things To Do near Flinders Founders Teen Park
Mrs Smiths Cottage Museum, Navenby (approx. 20 miles away)
Now closed, the cottage is believed to have been built in two stages in the mid nineteenth century. Named after its last resident, Mrs Smith, who lived there happily and independently until 1995, when she was 102 years old. When she died there was strong concern to see the cottage kept as 'someth...
Wellingore Viking Way Circular Walk (8.4 miles), Navenby (approx. 20 miles away)
The Village & Viking Way walk takes you through the countryside around Wellingore and is on quiet tarmac lanes and track and fairly easy underfoot. It's an 8.4 mile circular walk and should take about 4 hours at a leisurely pace. The starting point is Navenby High Street (Grid Ref: TF 9880 5750)...
Knights Templar Circular Walk (6.1 miles), Navenby (approx. 20 miles away)
The Knights Templar walk takes you through the countryside around Temple Bruer and is over footpaths and quiet country roads and fairly easy underfoot. It's a 6.1 mile circular walk and should take about 3.5 hours at a leisurely pace.The starting point is St John�s the Baptist Church (Grid Ref:...
Tilting Gate Weir, Thornton (approx. 20 miles away)
The Tilting Gate Weir is near Thornton on the River Bain. The Bain rises at Ludford, in the Wolds, and flows through or past the villages of Burgh on Bain, Biscathorpe, Donington on Bain, Goulceby with Asterby and Hemingby before reaching the town of Horncastle where it is joined by the River War...
Stamford Leisure Pool, Stamford (approx. 20 miles away)
Highly recommended for children, this is a first class leisure pool with a flume, water features and a wave machine. It is popular with local residents and located on Drift Road in the busy town of Stamford. Pool staff are friendly and helpful and there is also a small gym. Stamford offers ple...
Downtown Garden Centre, Grantham (approx. 20 miles away)
Downtown Garden Centre, based in the busy town of Grantham, is part of the Oldrids chain. With free parking the centre has a relaxed atmosphere. Customers will find staff extremely helpful and sharing a genuine passion for gardening. There is always someone on hand to share tips and advice with....
St Andrew's Church, Boothby Graffoe (approx. 20 miles away)
The Anglican parish Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building and was rebuilt in the early-mid 19th century, designed by W A Nicholson. The original Church was destroyed by a hurricane in the late 17th century.Inside, the only remains of the original building is an inscribed tablet beneath t...
The Priory of St Leonard, Stamford (approx. 20 miles away)
12th century priory ruins founded by the Benedictines of Durham Abbey. The existing priory building dates from about 1090, and the impressive West Front was constructed about 1150.One school of thought suggests that it was built upon the site of the monastery founded by St. Wilfrid in 658. If true,...
St Helen's Church, West Keal (approx. 20 miles away)
The church was built of green sandstone and brick on a rise above the village in 1623. Part of the church was rebuilt in 1866 and after the church tower fell in September 1881, it was rebuilt in c1844.
River Brant, Brandon (approx. 20 miles away)
The River Brant is a 14 mile (23 km) tributary of the River Witham. It rises on the flank of Summerfields Hill to the south-west of Gelston near Hough-on-the-Hill and curves round such that it flows almost directly north, parallel to the Limestone Lincolnshire Edge. The river flows p...
Nocton Hall Ruins, Nocton (approx. 20 miles away)
Nocton Hall is a Grade II listed building in the village of Nocton and sits behind safety barriers. The plaque on the north face of the Hall indicates that the original building dates back to about 1530 but since then there have been two notable reconstructions. Several prominent people have b...
River Welland, Stamford (approx. 20 miles away)
The stunning River Welland is a winding lowland river in the east of the county. At 65 miles (105 km) long it drains part of the Midlands eastwards to The Wash. It rises in the Hothorpe Hills, at Sibbertoft in Northamptonshire, then flows generally northeast to Market Harborough, Stamford and Spa...
Bolingbroke Castle, Old Bolingbroke (approx. 20 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...
Church of St Mary & St Augustine, Stamford (approx. 21 miles away)
In 1861, planes were drawn up to build a new church in Stamford.The Dolphin pub on Broad Street came on the market, and was bought for £1000, and in 1863 the work on the church began.
Stamford Market, Stamford (approx. 21 miles away)
Stamford's traditional street market is held every Friday on Broad Street and Ironmonger Street. The market is open from 8.30am - 4.00pm. There is a Farmers' Market held every 2 weeks on the same day but is located on the High Street.