Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire Features:–
Considering that parts of Lincolnshire are very close to Rotherham there are not that many bits I have visited. East of Doncaster you begin to run into sparsely populated and sometimes very desolate country. Hatfield Moors and Thorne Waste should give you a little taster of the land which then joins the wetlands of the floodplain of the River Trent. The Isle of Axholme was, at one time, as distant from civilization as Timbuktu. Still is some might say!
Other Places to Visit in Lincolnshire
Brigg Area
Brigg Tourist Information Centre Website www.northlincs.gov.uk/NorthLincs and search on Brigg Tourist Information Centre.
Elsham Hall, Gardens and Country Park
Arboretum, outdoor wild butterfly garden, animal farm, adventure playground, carp and trout lakes. The walled garden is a magnificent 4-acre site which has been excitingly re-landscaped. There is a sensory garden, great drifts of bulbs and wild flowers, vistas, a one world garden, paddocks for the little brown sheep, a huge viewing mound, dramatic aviaries, a guinea pig village, sculpture and living willow features. Visit the website www.elshamhall.co.uk.
Epworth Old Rectory
The birthplace of John and Charles Wesley. The Old Rectory, is an imposing Queen Anne building which dates from 1709 and replaces an earlier residence which was burnt down by arsonists. The Wesley family lived here for almost forty years and it is now a museum housing Wesley memorabilia. Visit the website www.epwortholdrectory.org.uk.
Gainsthorpe Deserted Medieval Village
Between Kirton in Lindsay and Hibaldstow
Scawby Hall and Gardens
Just past Scunthorpe off the M180 (no direct exit). This early Jacobean manor house was begun by Richard Nelthorpe of Glandford Brigg (1569 - 1640) in 1605 and has been lived in by members of the Nelthorpe family ever since. The building is Grade I listed and contains a number of important paintings including five by George Stubbs. From 2009 Scawby Hall will be open to the public for 28 days each year. Visit the website http://www.scawbyhall.com. The Gardens are open each weekday throughout the year, between 9.00am and 4.00pm. Visitors are very welcome to enjoy this haven of tranquility from a bygone era. Admission is free www.scawbygardens.co.uk.
Scunthorpe
I really don't know what to say about Scunthorpe. Other than the fact that it is an industrial and steel town in North Lincolnshire I know nothing about it. Places to visit:–
Appleby Froddingham Railway Preservation Society
On selected weekends through the summer there are 2hr free trips on restored steam locomotives through the steelworks. Address:- Gate E, Corus, Scunthorpe, DN16 1BP. Tel. 01652 659108 or for more information and bookings 01652 657053. Website www.afrps.co.uk.
North Lincolnshire Museum
The history of North Lincolnshire. Free parking, free admission. Open Tues - Sat and Bank Hols (not Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year's Day) 10am - 4pm, Sundays 1 - 4pm Address:- Oswald Road, Scunthorpe, DN15 7BD. Tel. 01724 843533. Website www.northlincs.gov.uk/NorthLincs and search on Museum.
The Pink Pig
Farm Shop, Restaurant, animals, children's amusements. Admission £3 under 2s free). Open Mon - Sat 9.30am - 5pm, Sun and Bank Holidays 10am -4pm. Address:- Holme Hall, Holme, Scunthorpe, DN16 3RE. Tel. 01724 844466. Website www.pinkpigfarm.co.uk.
20 21 Visual Arts Centre
Contemporary Visual Arts Centre. Free admission, café (shuts at 4pm). Open Tues - Sat 10am - 5pm. Address:- Church Square, Scunthorpe, DN15 6BT. Tel. 01724 297070. Website www.northlincs.gov.uk/NorthLincs and search on 20 21.
The Ropewalk
Ropewalk Contemporary Art & Craft is a regionally acclaimed centre for the visual arts housing three galleries within a Grade II listed former rope factory. Art Galleries, Heritage Display, Coffee Shop. Address:- Maltkiln Road, Barton upon Humber, North Lincolnshire, DN18 5JT. Tel. 01652 660380. Website at www.the-ropewalk.co.uk.
The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft
The World's Largest Collection of Historic Trolleybuses. Visit the website at www.sandtoft.org.
Waters' Edge
Country park and visitors' centre with displays about the Humber estuary. Children's play area, café. Address:- Maltkiln Road, Barton upon Humber, North Lincolnshire, DN18 5JR. Tel. 01652 631500. Website at www.northlincs.gov.uk/NorthLincs and search on Water's Edge.
And that's about it until you head Lincoln way. Lincoln is always worth a visit. There is plenty to see - castle, cathedral, old cobbled streets, the Fossdyke (a canal built by the Romans to transport food and equipment for the legions).