Things To Do near The Horncastle Canal
Grimsby Dock Tower, Grimsby (approx. 26 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...
Duck Ponds Fishery, North Scarle (approx. 26 miles away)
Two well-stocked ponds in lovely surroundings available for matches. There are 20 electric hook-ups and hard pitches and the village pub is about a 10 minute walk. Carp, barbel, tench, roach and perch are stocked.
Kexby House Gardens, Gainsborough (approx. 26 miles away)
In the small village of Kexby stands the Victorian Kexby House, set within extensive mature gardens and paddocks with views over the open Lincolnshire countryside.This most impressive and substantial of gardens includes wide lawns, ponds, topiary shapes, island beds, a prairie meadow and magnificent...
Skydive Hibaldstow, Hibaldstow (approx. 26 miles away)
Skydive Hibaldstow offers tandem skydiving, accelerated freefall and static line parachuting courses.Tandem skydiving - 20 minutes instructor and a 15000feet parachute jump harnessed to an experienced instructor. Definitely our most popular course.Accelerated Freefall (AFF) - A full day of instructi...
Hewitts Windmill, Heapham (approx. 26 miles away)
In the West Lindsey disctrict stands Hewitts Windmill, a historic part of an agricutural community and working landscape. Today, as a non-working and renovated Tower mill with sails, it is a standing testament to a bygone age of milling, its constuction owed to the millwright Johnson of Low Burnh...
Upton Chip Shop, Upton (approx. 26 miles away)
Upton Chippy can be found in the middle of Upton village. It's no ordinary fish and chip shop either as it's one of the last, if not thee last, coal fired fish and chip shops in existence. Virtually nothing has changed since 1948 and the place is like a working museum.
Flower Bulb Museum, Pinchbeck (approx. 27 miles away)
Inspired by memories of the hard working people from the South Holland fens the Spalding flower bulb museum opened in 1995 to preserve the history of the industry for future generations. Spanning over 120 years this industry has played a vital part in the local economy being a source of employmen...
Birchgrove Garden Centre, Spalding (approx. 27 miles away)
Set within the heart of South Holland is Birchgrove Garden Centre a family business where you are always guaranteed a warm welcome.Shoppers will find staff extremely helpful and sharing a genuine passion for gardening. There is always someone on hand to share tips and advice with.Stock varies from b...
The Humber Forts, Cleethorpes (approx. 27 miles away)
The Humber Forts are two large fortifications in the mouth of the Humber: Haile Sand Fort and Bull Sand Fort. Built in 1914 to protect the entrance to the estuary, there was accommodation for 200+ soldiers.
Brocklesby Country Fair, Brocklesby (approx. 27 miles away)
The popular Brocklesby Country Fair is a fantastic family day out set in the private Lincolnshire parklands of the Earl and Countess of Yarborough. The annual fair is held in June -- please consult the website to confirm dates and prices. Main Arena attractions run continuously throughout the...
Barkston Junction Bridge, Barkston (approx. 27 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.
True Loaf Bakery Ltd, Kirton (approx. 27 miles away)
True Loaf Bakery Ltd are stoutly committed to organic farming and use only the finest quality Organic Grown British Wheat. Flours are totally unbleached and untreated with nothing added or removed.Grinding up to 10 different Pure Stoneground Organic Flours, sold in their delightful tea room and to c...
Mount Pleasant Windmill & Bakery, Kirton (approx. 27 miles away)
Mount Pleasant Mill is a traditional, four sail windmill north of Kirton-in-Lindsey, on the North Cliff Road, in the north of the county.It was built in the late 19th century, circa 1875, for miller Edric Lansdall. It has a slightly tapering four-storeyed tarred tower mill with onion-shaped cap and...
Engine Museum of Land Drainage, Pinchbeck (approx. 27 miles away)
Built in the early 19th century, the Pinchbeck Engine was a drainage engine to drain Pinchbeck Marsh, north of Spalding.When modern progress declared the engine obsolete during the early 1950s it stood forgotten for several decades until being opened to the public as a museum in 1979.The museum comp...
Gainsthorpe Medieval Village, Hibaldstow (approx. 27 miles away)
One of the best-preserved examples in England of a medieval village. Clearly visible as a complex of grassy humps and bumps. According to legend demolished as a den of thieves, the real reason for its abandonment remains uncertain. The area/site is managed by English Heritage.