Local Area
Where are we?
We are located approx 20mins drive North of Boston, Lincolnshire.
Boston is a historic town with a lot of interesting history. The birthplace of the Pilgrim fathers who defied the Crown and the church to set off for the New World – America.
In the 15th century Boston was the wealthiest port outside London.
Set in the Fens, a region of farmland reclaimed from coastal marshes by the Wash, Boston was where English wool was loaded onto ships to trade with Hanseatic league cities.
The affluence of that period is unmistakeable in the Perpendicular tower of St Botolph’s Church, which soars over the Fens, and the Guildhall, neatly preserved and housing Boston’s museum.
You can venture out to the Wash, Lincolnshire and East Anglia’s vast estuary with wide open skies and an ever-changing throng of wading birds.
The low-lying landscape is also suited to windmills, and there are two beautiful heritage mills from the 19th century, still grinding and selling flour.
Walking history tours are available to pre book and we can help with this if you’d like.
A visit to our famous landmark “ The Boston Stump “ is a must.
One of the UK’s largest parish churches, St Botolph’s is the first thing you’ll see as you approach the town, dominating the flat landscape for miles.
The Perpendicular Gothic tower is 83 metres high and nicknamed the Stump.
It was completed in the 1510s, when Boston was flourishing, and you’ll be able to scale the 209 steps up to an open walkway two thirds to the top of the tower for panoramas of The Fens and The Wash.
Make sure you check out the 62 misericords in the choir stalls.
These were carved around 1390 and depict heraldic symbols, animals and mythological creatures, as well as some bizarre everyday scenes.
Boston is ideal for a bit of shopping and visiting bars, cafés etc etc
Lincolnshire Wildlife Park is a short 15 minute drive from us and again worth a visit to see the Tigers, Parrots & Meercats !
Further North and a 40 minute drive from our smallholding is Skegness. A traditional seaside town with a huge beach, amusements, rides, The Aquarium is great and plenty of parking available. If you want to drive a little bit further, you have Ingoldmels and Fantasy Island amusement park and rides.
Butlins is nearby and you can buy day tickets to visit their facilities including the pool area.
From our smallholding in a North Westerly direction you can reach Coningsby, Woodhall Spa, Tattershall Lakes Country Park and Woodhall Spa all within a 40 minute drive
The Lincolnshire Aviation Centre and the Frampton Marsh RSPB Centre are both well worth a visit.