Things To Do near Skidbrooke
Heckington Community Hub Library, Heckington (approx. 36 miles away)
Situated opposite the splendid St Andrew's Church is Heckngton's first static library. Although small in comparison to the larger libraries such as Sleaford, the library is clean and friendly and exclusively volunteer-run. The library is based on the ground floor with wheelchair and pushchair...
Messingham Sands Fishery, Messingham (approx. 36 miles away)
Welcome to Lincolnshire's premiere fishing venue. Covering an extensive 66 acres, the superb fishing is set in beautiful surroundings and caters for all types of angler from top flight to the dedicated club match angler. The site includes two Syndicate Lakes catering for both specimen and...
North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe (approx. 36 miles away)
On Oswald Road, near the railway station in Scunthorpe, is the North Lincolnshire museum, brimming with artefacts and slices of history. It features interactive exhibits and covers archaeology, nature, the Victorian era, and both World Wars. Its rooms are within Frodingham Vicarage, built during...
St Andrew's Church, Heckington (approx. 36 miles away)
This 14th century church is one of the finest medieval parish churches in Lincolnshire. It boasts a superb Easter Sepulchre, one of the best in England.
Kexby House Gardens, Gainsborough (approx. 36 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...
The Old Brickpits Fishery, Sturton by Stow (approx. 36 miles away)
The Old Brickpits is a well stocked mixed coarse fishery of about 1 acre in size offering good fishing along with peace and tranquillity. Open all year round and suitable for disabled anglers this is a mature picturesque site and not your standard muddy puddle offering numerous features such as i...
Mrs Smiths Cottage Museum, Navenby (approx. 36 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...
Saxilby Library, Saxilby (approx. 36 miles away)
The Saxilby library plays a vital and integral role in the makeup of the town. Organised, spacious and wheelchair friendly there is comfortable seating and helpful staff and volunteers on hand with any questions or inquiries you might have. Opening times are 7 days a week between 10am - 7pm....
Wellingore Viking Way Circular Walk (8.4 miles), Navenby (approx. 36 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)...
Appleby Froddingham Cricket Club, Scunthorpe (approx. 36 miles away)
The cricket club has played on its current ground since 1921, although it has grown a great deal in size since then. They are part of a much larger body called the Appleby-Frodingham Sports and Social Club (associated with British Steel UK plc) and the grounds are leased from the local authority,...
Appleby-Frodingham Tennis Club, Scunthorpe (approx. 36 miles away)
The club is based at the Brumby Hall Sports Ground and is adjacent to the North Lincolnshire Councils Indoor Sports Development called the Pods. During the summer of 2011 the club had a major development and now has 3 grass courts, a total of 6 floodlit hard courts and a floodlit kids coachi...
Heckington & District Bowls Club, Heckington (approx. 36 miles away)
Heckington & District Bowls Club was founded circa 1922. Most of our members, however, are a little younger than that! One of the great things about lawn bowls is that it is one of relatively few physical sports that can be played to a reasonable level by just about anyone, of any age. Wh...
Temperance Hall, Heckington (approx. 36 miles away)
Temperance Hall was built by Moses Franks MRCS and given to the parish in 1863. Constructed of yellow gault brick with a slate roof it has a broad front with bay windows and a central gabled porch flanked by glazing bar sash windows. On the upper floor is set a stone tablet declaring "Tem...
Upton Chip Shop, Upton (approx. 36 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.
Heckington Methodist Church, Heckington (approx. 36 miles away)
The first Wesleyan Methodist chapel in the village was built in 1809, but this was replaced by a new chapel in 1835. The building of the current church started in 1904 to designs by Nottingham-based architect Albert Edward Lambert and took a year for completion The church is part of the S...