Things To Do near Monksthorpe
The Ropewalk Art Centre, Barton-upon-Humber (approx. 44 miles away)
The Ropewalk is a regionally acclaimed centre for the arts housing galleries, sculpture garden, artist studios and coffee shop.Admission is free and galleries are open 7 days a week but please consult the website to confirm times. There is sensible wheelchair access.It also features Ropery Hall –...
Stamford Leisure Pool, Stamford (approx. 44 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...
The Priory of St Leonard, Stamford (approx. 44 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,...
Silica Country Park, Scunthorpe (approx. 44 miles away)
A popular location, Silica Park is an informal country park, based on the site of a former sand workings. There are plenty of areas to walk, enjoy a picnic or even angle on the lake. Local active interest is focused on the future development and improvement of the park.
Barton Clay Pits Visitor Centre, Barton-upon-Humber (approx. 44 miles away)
The Barton Clay Pits once supplied clay for thriving brick and tile-making industries have now been flooded and transformed into a nature reserve. The Clay Pits Nature Reserve covers a 5 mile area along the Humber bank offering attractive walks and opportunities to view local wildlife, especially...
The Water's Edge Country Park & Visitor Centre, Barton-upon-Humber (approx. 44 miles away)
The Waters Edge Country Park, north of Barton-Upon-Humber, on the edge of the Humber estuary, has something to offer all ages. It features an intensely diverse variety of plant and wildlife and several rare species. It was established in the mid 1990s across clay quarries, freshwater lakes, rare...
River Welland, Stamford (approx. 44 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...
The Pods Leisure Centre, Scunthorpe (approx. 44 miles away)
The Pods is a busy and friendly leisure centre based in Scunthorpe with a wide range of modern facilities. The exterior is akin to something from a science fiction show but inside normality is resumed and it benefits from swimming pools, a state of the art gym, a dance studio, a cafe and a creche...
20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe (approx. 44 miles away)
Visual Arts opened in 2001 in the former St. John’s church, Church Square, Scunthorpe. They have a great track record of offering an extensive exhibition programme of contemporary art. The venue shows around 20 exhibitions per year in six exhibition spaces. The artistic programme aims to be...
Burghley House, Stamford (approx. 44 miles away)
Burghley House is a Grade I listed building, with separately Grade I listed north courtyard and gate. The rooms and gardens are open to the public.Built during the mid-late 16th century by Sir William Cecil, later 1st Baron Burghley, who was Lord High Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth I, the house is a g...
Church of St Mary & St Augustine, Stamford (approx. 44 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.
Central Park, Scunthorpe (approx. 44 miles away)
With winding footpaths, cycleways and beautiful beds, Central Park is Scunthorpe’s premier park. Accessed from the Kingsway on the A18 there is ample parking on offer. There is also a secondary car par park at the side of the Civic Centre from Ashby Road. Delightful gardens, borders and tree...
Stamford Market, Stamford (approx. 44 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.
Stamford Farmers' Market, Stamford (approx. 44 miles away)
Stamford Farmers' Market is held on a Friday every 2 weeks. It is located on the High Street and is open between 8.30am - 4.00pm. A traditional market is held weekly on Broad Street and Ironmonger Street on a Friday and is open the same time.
The Parishes Shopping Centre, Scunthorpe (approx. 44 miles away)
The Parishes is a shopping centre built during and for the 21st century and is the second of two shopping centres in Scunthorpe, the other being the Foundry.It was constructed on the site of the town's old bus station and is packed with many well known retailers and niche shops.Modern, sleek and bus...