Things To Do near Barton-upon-Humber
Woodhall Spa Airfield Nature Reserve, Woodhall Spa (approx. 40 miles away)
Woodhall Spa Airfield is the site for a new nature reserve in the county and is busy with wildlife. There is parking but access is through a locked gate, Please contact 01507 526667 during office hours for the access code. It is requested that you remain on the runway at all times to preserve...
Mrs Smiths Cottage Museum, Navenby (approx. 40 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...
Wellingore Viking Way Circular Walk (8.4 miles), Navenby (approx. 40 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)...
Knights Templar Circular Walk (6.1 miles), Navenby (approx. 40 miles away)
The Knights Templar walk takes you through the countryside around Temple Bruer and is over footpaths and quiet country roads and fairly easy underfoot. It's a 6.1 mile circular walk and should take about 3.5 hours at a leisurely pace.The starting point is St John�s the Baptist Church (Grid Ref:...
The Chicken Run Fishery, Woodhall Spa (approx. 40 miles away)
Open all year, there are 29 pegs on the River Witham with adjacent camping and campod facilities. This is the once famous "Chicken Run" and it still produces some astounding bags and specimen fish. Parking by each peg with easy access to pegs 1 - 14, beyond these the bank is a little steeper but...
RAF Digby's Sector Ops Museum, Digby (approx. 40 miles away)
JSSO Digby is a former Royal Air Force station which, since 2005, has been operated by the Ministry of Defence's Joint Service Signals Organisation, part of the Intelligence Collection Group.The museum is a fully restored Fighter Command Sector Operations Room circa 1937 with exhibits and an archive...
St Michael's Church, Mavis Enderby (approx. 40 miles away)
Mavis Enderby is a hamlet and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of of the county. It lies in the Lincolnshire Wolds, 4.5 miles (7 km) east from Horncastle.Built during the 14th century, St Michael's Church retains perpendicular and decorated work. It underwent improvement in the 15th century...
Black Cat Equestrian Centre, Mablethorpe (approx. 40 miles away)
The Black Cat Equestrian Centre is a family run riding centre, offering riding and driving tuition for all ages and those with physical and learning difficulties. Set in 22 acres, the school has two outdoor schools and a small indoor school. There is also a 1 acre jumping field, 10 acre...
Revesby Reservoir Fishery, Revesby (approx. 40 miles away)
The fishery stocks pike, bream, tench, roach, perch. The water is still and measures 14 hectares. The site is located one mile from village of Revesby and is clearly signposted on the B1183. There is no disability access.
Bain Valley Fisheries, Tattershall Thorpe (approx. 40 miles away)
Bain Valley Fisheries can be found in the picturesque village of Tattershall Thorpe, deep in the heart of the county. Set in farmland, the 7 lakes are all man-made from old quarry pits and can be up to 11ft deep. There is parking at peg on every lake providing good access for disabled anglers....
Navenby Community Library, Navenby (approx. 40 miles away)
The new Navenby library opened its doors within the popular and splendid Venue during February 2016. There is a small selection of library services and they are run by local volunteers and Navenby Parish Council. Opening times: Mon 9.30pm - 12.30pm & Wed 1.00pm - 4.00pm.
River Lymn, Spilsby (approx. 40 miles away)
The River Lymn rises on the eastern slope in the Wolds. It flows south-eastwards to the Lincolnshire Marsh, where it becomes known as the Steeping River on the boundary of Great Steeping parish. The main channel is supplemented by the Wainfleet Relief Channel as it passes Wainfleet All Saints, an...
War Memorial, Old Bolingbroke (approx. 40 miles away)
To the glory of God and in grateful memory of the men of Old Bolingbroke who gave their lives in the War 1914 - 1918 & 1939 - 1945.The memorial is a stone cross and stands on a small village green.Old Bolingbroke is a village near Spilsby. The Prime Meridian passes to the west. The village of New Bo...
St Peter & St Paul's Church, Old Bolingbroke (approx. 40 miles away)
Seating about 250 people, the church was built of traditional Spilsby sandstone c1363 by John of Gaunt and originally three times its current size. The church suffered at the hands of Oliver Cromwell and fellow parliamentarians as they laid seige at Bolingbroke Castle in 1643 and was restored and...
Bolingbroke Castle, Old Bolingbroke (approx. 40 miles away)
Built around c1220-30 by Ranulph de Blundevill and situated in the heart of Old Bolingbroke at the foot of the Lincolnshire Wolds. It was the birthplace of the future King Henry IV in 1366.The castle had a moat some 90 feet wide which came up to the walls. It only ever saw action once in 1643 during...