Things To Do near Branston
The Pods Leisure Centre, Scunthorpe (approx. 28 miles away)
The Pods is a busy and friendly leisure centre based in Scunthorpe with a wide range of modern facilities. The exterior is akin to something from a science fiction show but inside normality is resumed and it benefits from swimming pools, a state of the art gym, a dance studio, a cafe and a creche...
Appleby-Frodingham Tennis Club, Scunthorpe (approx. 28 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...
Appleby Froddingham Cricket Club, Scunthorpe (approx. 28 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,...
RSPB Freiston Shore, Thurlby (approx. 28 miles away)
At Freiston Shore you can get excellent views of waterbirds on the salt water lagoon, especially at high tide when wading birds roost, sometimes in their thousands. Summer is a good time to see nesting wading birds, including avocets and ringed plovers. In winter, brent geese congregate along wit...
Appleby Frodingham Railway Preservation Society, Scunthorpe (approx. 28 miles away)
The Appleby Frodingham Railway Preservation Society is based at Scunthorpe in the north of the county.The society owns locomotives and rolling stock but not the railway it runs on. The name comes from the Appleby-Frodingham Steel Company, now simply known as Scunthorpe Works. The railway operates en...
St George's Parish Church, Bradley (approx. 28 miles away)
St George's ancient medieval church and churchyard are tucked away on a single road, one of the routes by which people walk or ride through to Bradley Woods.Sadly, the church is usually locked, but it is open around the normal service time at 6 o'clock each Sunday and for an annual open weekend at H...
Irby & Bratoft Library, Irby in the Marsh (approx. 28 miles away)
The Irby & Bratoft community library is located in the Village Hall in the delightfully named Brambleberry Lane.Organised, spacious and wheelchair friendly the staff are local volunteers and are helpful and will be happy to answer any questions or inquiries you might have.There are hundreds of books...
Hunters Lodge Fishery, Elsham (approx. 28 miles away)
Hunters Lodge Fishery is a four lake complex situated in the beautiful surroundings of the Wolds. They have 3 specimen carp Lakes, Willows, Kestrel and Kingfisher boasting carp over 30lb, and 1 Silver fish lake stocked with a variety of different species (incl small Carp, Ide, Rudd, Bream, Barbel...
Keelby Methodist Church, Keelby (approx. 28 miles away)
Within walking distance of the park on Yarborough Road, at the east end of the village, is Keelby's Methodist Church.The congregation is a growing one; lively, warm and friendly, using the gift of music to worship God. On Sunday there are two services, one at 10.30am and one at 6.00pm. The evening s...
St Peter & Paul's Church, Bratoft (approx. 28 miles away)
Most of the church was restored in the late 19th century.The tower dates from an earlier period and there's a painting in the tower of the Spanish Armada. The painter, Robert Stephenson, shows the Spanish Armada as a vast red dragon.
Grooby's Pit Fishery, Thorpe St Peter (approx. 28 miles away)
The water is open all year and suitable for disabled anglers. No children allowed. It is a 2 acre disused clay pit in a natural peaceful setting with 30 private individual fishing pegs for those staying at the campsite. There is Carp, Roach, Perch, Golden Tench, Rudd, Skimmers, Bream, Chub, &...
Brumby Wood Local Nature Reserve, Scunthorpe (approx. 28 miles away)
Brumby Wood is an ancient semi-natural woodland. There are 12.2 hectares, divided across the Kingsway road, filled with various plants and in places, a good growth of scrub and brambles, especially on the eastern side of the road where the canopy is more open. The ground fl...
St Helena's Church, Willoughby (approx. 28 miles away)
The construction is squared coursed greenstone rubble, limestone ashlar rubble, red brick patching, with slate and lead roofs. The main structure dates from the early 14th century.
St Laurence's Church, Surfleet (approx. 28 miles away)
Surfleet is a small village and civil parish in the South Holland district of the county. It is part of the Lincolnshire fens, on the B1356 road, 3 miles (4.8 km) north from Spalding.The church is a Grade I listed building and is dedicated to Saint Laurence. It was built during the 13th century and...
The Wanderlust Way, Bradley (approx. 28 miles away)
The Wanderlust Way is a 20 mile circular route through some of North East Lincolnshire's most picturesque countryside.It starts at Bradley Woods to the west of Grimsby and then weaves its way through some of the area's most attractive villages, including Barnoldby le Beck. The walk also passes St. H...