Things To Do near East Torrington
RNLI Lifeboat Station, Skegness (approx. 29 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...
Skegness Beach, Skegness (approx. 29 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...
Julian's Bower Maze, Alkborough (approx. 29 miles away)
A turf-cut maze (sometimes known as a miz-maze), Julian's Bower stands on a hillside overlooking the confluence of the River Ouse and River Trent, with an earthwork known as Countess Close above it.No-one knows who originally cut this 12 metre maze, or when, but it is only first recorded in 1697 by...
Barkston Junction Bridge, Barkston (approx. 29 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 Mary's Church, Frampton (approx. 30 miles away)
Frampton is a pleasant village in the county, situated just to the south of the town of Boston. The village lies on the edge of one of the great marine creek levees formed during the Bronze Age.The medieval church of Saint Mary, with its imposing limestone brickwork and magnificent tower, dates from...
Church of St Mary & the Holy Rood, Donington (approx. 30 miles away)
The building is a Grade I listed Anglican parish church dedicated to St Mary and the Holy Rood. It is almost a complete combination of early Decorated and late Perpendicular style. Its chancel, however, is mainly Early English. The church tower and spire rise to 240 feet. There are memorials i...
Captain Matthew Flinders RN, Donington (approx. 30 miles away)
Born in Donington, Matthew Flinders was a Captain in the Royal Navy, a navigator and cartographer. Flinders led the first circumnavigation of Australia and identified it as a continent. However, with Britain at war with France, a suspicious governor kept him under arrest for more t...
Boston Classic Car Show, Kirton (approx. 30 miles away)
The Annual Classic Car Show is held during August at Graves Park, Kirton. A popular and open air event it features nearly 500 vehicles on display and there are also over 50 stalls to browse. A wonder family day out -- 2015 sees them celebrating their 25th anniversary. Please vist the websit...
Kirton Library, Kirton (approx. 30 miles away)
Kirton Library has moved and has been relocated in the New Life Community Church. The hub prvides a selection of library services and is run by local volunteers and members of the New Life Community Church. There is a good selection of books to choose from and shelves are well-stocked. Open...
RSPB Freiston Shore, Thurlby (approx. 30 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...
Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve, Skegness (approx. 30 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...
Donington Community Hub, Donington (approx. 30 miles away)
Organised, spacious and wheelchair friendly there is comfortable seating and helpful staff on hand with any questions or inquiries you might have. Opening times are: Wed 10.00am - 1.00pm, Fri 2.00pm - 6.00pm, Sat 10.00am - 1.00pm. There are children's books, adult fiction and non-fiction bo...
Lord Alfred Tennyson Research Centre, Lincoln (approx. 30 miles away)
The Tennyson Research Centre is located in the dome of the Lincoln Central Library. It is widely regarded as the most intimate and informative collection on Alfred Tennyson.It is a popular place and includes an astonishing 3,000 books from Tennyson’s Library, reflecting his intellectual curiosity....
Pilgrim Fathers Memorial, Fishtoft (approx. 30 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.
Donington Village Park, Donington (approx. 30 miles away)
Donington is a large village and civil parish in the South Holland district of the county. It is situated 8 miles north from the market town of Spalding and is bypassed by the A52. The parish falls within the drainage area of the Black Sluice. The park is one of two in the village.