Things To Do near Brandy Wharf
The Somersby Manor House, Somersby (approx. 25 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.
St Margaret's Church, Somersby (approx. 25 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.
Birth Place of Lord Alfred Tennyson, Somersby (approx. 25 miles away)
Born in 1809 in what is now The Somersby Manor House, Somersby.
Brickyard Fishery, Louth (approx. 26 miles away)
Brickyard Fishery is a four acre lake and caravan site built on an old brickyard in the midst of farmland in a very rural part of the county. The lake is stocked with Bream, Carp, Tench, Roach, Rudd and Eels. The average depth of water is seven feet and there is good access to all banks...
The Chicken Run Fishery, Woodhall Spa (approx. 26 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...
Woodhall Spa Airfield Nature Reserve, Woodhall Spa (approx. 26 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...
Oasis Lakes Fishery & Caravan Park, North Somercotes (approx. 26 miles away)
3 lakes set in lovely surroundings near the coast with a backdrop of conifer woods. In the Island lake there is Carp, Roach, Rudd, and various other species. The Roadside lake contains Common carp, Ghost carp to 20lb+, Mirror Carp to 20lb+, as well as Roach, Rudd and various other species. The Ca...
Hedgehog Care Centre, Authorpe (approx. 26 miles away)
Lincolnshire's famous little hedgehog hospital was started around the 1980's. Run by Elaine Drewery, it exists and survives purely on donations and the goodwill of others.Visitors are made very welcome but do call first.
Saltfleetby Fisheries, Saltfleetby (approx. 26 miles away)
Welcome to Saltfleetby Fisheries - a family run day ticket fishery. Our fishery has three well stocked lakes set in natural and sheltered surroundings stocked with Carp, Tench, Perch, Bream, Rudd, Roach and Chub. We have a small peaceful, adults only touring and camping site with caravans...
Donna Nook Nature Reserve, Donna Nook (approx. 26 miles away)
One of the largest and most accessible breeding colonies of grey seals in the United Kingdom. The first pups are born in early November and the last in mid-late December, mostly along the edge of the dunes. A mid-week visit is highly recommended due to the poularity of the Reserve.
Bain Valley Fisheries, Tattershall Thorpe (approx. 26 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....
Snipe Dales Country Park & Nature Reserve, Winceby (approx. 26 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.
Stapleford Woods, Stapleford (approx. 27 miles away)
The ancient woodland and forest in Stapleford marks the county boundary between Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.The site was clear-felled during the early stages of World War I to supply local industry and used as a British Army camp and training grounds during World War II. In late 1945, the land...
Thorpe Camp, Tattershall (approx. 27 miles away)
The Thorpe Camp visitor centre is all about preserving Lincolnshire's recent history. Home of the 97, 619, 617 (Dambusters) and the 627 Squadron that flew out of RAF Woodhall Spa in the 1940's, the Preservation Group established the centre in 1988 to commemorate those airmen who flew duri...
Welbourn Parish Circular Walk (6 miles), Welbourn (approx. 27 miles away)
The Parish Walk takes you around the village of Welbourn and through the countryside and farmland of Welbourn Lowfields. It's a 6 mile circular walk and should take about 3 hours at a leisurely pace. The starting point is Welbourn village hall car park (Grid Ref: SK 969 544) and parking is availa...