Things To Do near Wickenby
The Somersby Manor House, Somersby (approx. 17 miles away)
The manor house with its square towers dates back to 1722. It is said to be designed by Sir John Vanburgh who also created Grimsthorpe Castle.
Tattershall College, Tattershall (approx. 17 miles away)
Remains of a grammar school for church choristers. Built in the mid-15th century by Ralph, Lord Cromwell it's the oldest grammar school in Lincolnshire.Currently managed by English Heritage.
St Margaret's Church, Somersby (approx. 17 miles away)
Built of green sandstone and patched with brick, this is a 15th century church which had at one time the father of Lord Alfred Tennyson (poet laureate) as its rector.
Coningsby/Tattershall Community Library, Coningsby (approx. 17 miles away)
Popular and busy, the community library serving Coningsby and Tattershall has shelves and spinners brimming with thousands of books. Organised, spacious and wheelchair friendly there is comfortable seating and helpful staff on hand with any questions or inquiries you might have.There are thousands o...
Birth Place of Lord Alfred Tennyson, Somersby (approx. 17 miles away)
Born in 1809 in what is now The Somersby Manor House, Somersby.
Coningsby Railway Bridge, Coningsby (approx. 17 miles away)
The Kirkstead and Little Steeping Railway, locally known as the New Line, was a railway line linking the East Lincolnshire Railway to the Lincoln to Boston railway through the fens. Open in 1913 by GNR it was built to improve access from Lancashire and Yorkshire industrial centres to the seaside...
Tattershall Castle, Tattershall (approx. 17 miles away)
Tattershall is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of the county, located on the A153 Horncastle to Sleaford road.The village is steeped in history and none more so than the castle, fashioned during the early 13th century by Robert de Tattershall. It was greatly expanded and rebu...
Holy Trinity Church, Tattershall (approx. 17 miles away)
Tattershall is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of the county. At its eastern end is the village of Coningsby.The splendid medieval Church of the Holy Trinity was completed at the onset of the 16th century, having been endowed with Collegiate status, in the previous century, b...
St Michael's Church, Coningsby (approx. 17 miles away)
The one handed clock is 16.5 feet in diameter and is the largest single handed clock in the world. Some portions of the church are of Norman origin.
Waltham Windmill, Waltham (approx. 17 miles away)
The present six-storied tower windmill was built in 1878 by John Saunderson of Louth. The mill has two pairs of French millstones (for grinding flour) and 2 pairs of Derbyshire Peak stones (for grinding coarser materials such as animal feed).One of the sails was lost during WW1 and the opposite one...
Billinghay Swimming Pool, Billinghay (approx. 17 miles away)
Billinghay community swimming pool was built forty years ago by the local residents and has continued to be managed and staffed by both volunteers and paid workers. The pool is a warm, safe and friendly environment for all ages. Children must be supervised. Times and prices are available on the w...
Chequered Flag Karting, Grimsby (approx. 17 miles away)
A popular and exciting karting venue with a 700 metre outdoor circuit, all weather track, commencing with a traditional painted grid beneath the overhead electronic timing gantry.Suitable for all ages and open seven days a week, Chequered Flag offers free parking, disabled access, a cafe, changing r...
Snipe Dales Country Park & Nature Reserve, Winceby (approx. 17 miles away)
A country park and nature reserve on the southern edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds. The Greenwich Meridian, chosen as the Prime Meridian in 1884, passes through this point.Snipe Dales is one of few semi-natural wet valley systems still surviving.
River Eau, Scotter (approx. 17 miles away)
The River Eau is a 15-mile-long (24 km) tributary of the River Trent. Its catchment lies between that of the Bottesford Beck to the north, and the River Witham to the south and east. The Eau flows through the village of Scotter, which has a history of being flooded by the river; the most...
Dogdyke Pumping Station, Tattershall (approx. 17 miles away)
Dogdyke steam drainage station was built in 1856 to replace the existing wind-driven pump to drain a large area of farmland between the rivers Bain and Witham.The engine, which runs in steam on all the Open Days, is the original external condensing beam-engine built by Bradley and Craven of Wakefiel...