Things To Do near Penny Hill
Horncastle Library, Horncastle (approx. 28 miles away)
Horncastle Library is one of many splendid lending libraries within the county and is brimming with well stocked bookshelves covering a wide selection of genres. Organised, spacious and wheelchair friendly there is comfortable seating and helpful staff on hand with any questions or inquiries you...
Horncastle Summer Craft Fair, Horncastle (approx. 28 miles away)
Special summer market celebrating local crafts and food. Also includes local bands, dancers and singers in addition to funfair rides and a miniature railway. In 2009, the MG Owners Club of Louth displayed about a hundred classic cars.
St Mary's Church, Horncastle (approx. 28 miles away)
This Anglican parish church, seating approximately 700 people, is mostly built of green Spilsby sandstone. Parts of the Church date from the early 13th century.
William Marwood, Horncastle (approx. 28 miles away)
William Marwood was born in Horncastle, 1818, and was a hangman for the British government. He developed the technique of hanging known as the "long drop".The "long drop" technique ensured that the prisoners' neck was broken instantly at the end of the drop, resulting in the prisoner dying of asphyx...
Manor House, Horncastle (approx. 28 miles away)
Horncastle is a market town in the East Lindsey district of the county.The Manor House, a Grade II listed Georgian town residence, was built during the 18th century, fashioned in red brick with some limestone rubble and ashlar to the rear, a plain tiled roof with stone coped gables and stacks.It sta...
Edward Stanhope Memorial, Horncastle (approx. 28 miles away)
Edward Stanhope MP was born in London in 1840 but became a respected benefactor to Horncastle and its people. So much so that, when he died in 1893, a memorial was erected in the Market Place, leaving residents with a permanent reminder of his generosity.Today, the Stanhope Memorial, by E. H. Lingen...
Horncastle Market, Horncastle (approx. 28 miles away)
There is a small market is on Thursdays and Saturdays and the high street shops still adopt half day closing on Wednesdays.
River Bain, Horncastle (approx. 28 miles away)
The River Bain is a river and a tributary of the River Witham. It 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 Wari...
Horncastle Tourist Information Centre, Horncastle (approx. 28 miles away)
Lincolnshire's Tourist information centres are a useful resource for planning your trip to the county. The staff are brimming with local knowledge and ideas on how to get the most out of your visit.
The Horncastle Canal, Horncastle (approx. 28 miles away)
The Horncastle Canal was a broad canal which ran 11 miles from the River Witham to Horncastle. It passed through twelve locks and largely followed the course of the River Bain. Opening in 1802 it was abandoned for navigation in 1889.
Horncastle Bridge, Horncastle (approx. 28 miles away)
Behind Horncastle's quaint high street is a delightful road bridge that connects the town to a Tesco supermarket. The river is populated with chub and roach and there are always plenty of hungry ducks around. Image by Dave Hitchborne
Skegness Stadium, Skegness (approx. 28 miles away)
Skegness is a seaside town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of the county, located on the coast of the North Sea.Skegness Stadium is a fun place to be for all members of the family with something for all age groups, featuring a quarter mile tarmac race track, its unique wide tight bends...
Bellmount Tower, Grantham (approx. 28 miles away)
Home to brown long-eared bats and pipistrelle bats, Bellmount Tower is a Grade II listed building. Though located with Belton House grounds it is only accessible via a short walk from the car park beside the road to the east of the park. The viewing tower cannot be accessed directly from the p...
Belton House, Grantham (approx. 28 miles away)
Belton House is one of the finest examples of Carolean architecture in the UK and was the setting for "Rosings Park" in the BBC's 1995 television version of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.set in its own extensive deer park with delightful gardens, luxuriantly planted orangery and lakeside walks....