Things To Do near Church of St Margaret the Virgin & Martyr
Heckington Railway Station, Heckington (approx. 14 miles away)
Heckington railway station is quite unique in that it also houses a small Heritage Museum. The station was opened by the Boston, Sleaford and Midland Counties Railway during the 19th century. It is now owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Trains. The station is unstaffed and offe...
Heckington Community Hub Library, Heckington (approx. 14 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...
The Somersby Manor House, Somersby (approx. 14 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.
Heckington Eight Sailed Windmill, Heckington (approx. 14 miles away)
A magnificent windmill and so much more. Here's what you will find when you visit! A window into the life of a Victorian miller and his family whose lives were interwined with the windmill in their back garden. A microbrewery uniquely using malt ground at the mill to produce award wining beer....
Temperance Hall, Heckington (approx. 14 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...
St Margaret's Church, Somersby (approx. 14 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. 14 miles away)
Born in 1809 in what is now The Somersby Manor House, Somersby.
St Andrew's Church, Heckington (approx. 14 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.
Spirit Of Sutterby, Sutterby (approx. 14 miles away)
Spirit of Sutterby is a community project organised under the umbrella of the Down Your Wold project. The primary goals are to explore the hamlet of Sutterby, researching its past and recording its present and to help with its future. Lost in a fold of the stunning Lincolnshire Wolds, close by...
Church Of St John The Baptist, Sutterby (approx. 14 miles away)
The church of St John the Baptist, in the charming hamlet of Sutterby, is a redundant 12th century Anglican holy building. Designated by English Heritage as Grade II listed it is under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches charity. A simple one storey structure it is constructed in gr...
Heckington Fen Walk, Heckington (approx. 14 miles away)
A long circular walk across a mix of grassy banks, rough pasture and farmland which can be muddy. The walk also has a small amount of road walking and there are stiles, kissing gates and steps. It begins at Heckington Village green (there is limited parking spaces) and is six miles in length a...
Henry Godson's Almshouses, Heckington (approx. 14 miles away)
In the delightful village of Heckington, on a pleasant and traditional green, stand the Henry Godson Almshouses. Constructed in 1886 they feature red brick in Flemish bond, slate roofs with raised stone coped gables and moulded kneelers. Godson bequeathed four Almshouses to the village and they...
Heckington & District Bowls Club, Heckington (approx. 14 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...
Roll of Honour Memorial, Heckington (approx. 14 miles away)
Forty-three names mark the roll of honour that stands before the village green in Heckington. It is peaceful reflection of the sacrifices made. Heckington is a large village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of the county and is situated between Sleaford and Swineshead Bridge.
Heckington Methodist Church, Heckington (approx. 14 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...