Historic Houses in Lincolnshire

Alford Manor is a beautiful thatched manor house built in the 17th century, boasting later Georgian and Victorian rooms. Outside, the barn houses a museum with displays on local history, and recreations of period scenes, including a cobbler's shop and a chemist's.
West Street, Alford, Lincolnshire, England, LN13 9HT

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Heritage Highlight: Unusual composite timber and brick construction

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Aubourn Hall is a pretty Stuart brick house standing above a canal. The present house dates to around 1628 and was built as a series of small wood-panelled rooms. Features include a nicely carved Jacobean oak staircase, and an excellent collection of Georgian furniture.
Aubourn, Lincolnshire, England, LN5 9DZ

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A grand four-square Restoration house, one of the finest in England from this period. The interior has been sensitively restored to original 17th century style. Impressive chapels in the parish church in the grounds.
Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, NG32 2LS

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An extravagant Elizabethan manor built by William Cecil, the 1st Lord Burghley, to his own design. An imposing four story gatehouse leads to an inner courtyard. The ornate garden gates were designed by Jean Tijou, and the interiors feature ornate tapestries and fine furniture.
Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, PE9 3JY

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An Elizabethan house of red brick, probably the work of Robert Smythson, who was also responsible for Hardwick and Longleat. A mix of rooms, ranging from intimate to bleak, is on display. At least as fascinating as the house is the story of its past. The Delaval family inherited in the mid 18th century, and the last of the line, Sarah Delaval, bequeathed the house to her paramour instead of her husband, (whose response must have been unprintable to say the least!) and so the estate passed to the Jarvis family, who own it still. Ah, love!
Doddington, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, LN6 4RU

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Fulbeck Manor is a much-altered house begun in Tudor times, but now largely Georgian in character. The Tudor bits are hidden away in the servant's wing, but a panelled hall, good period furniture, and a drawing room with large bay windows remain for visitors to enjoy.
Fulbeck, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, NG32 3JN

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A lovely timber-framed manor begun about 1460. The medieval kitchen is especially well preserved, and there is a display in the west wing detailing the history of the building and its restoration.
Parnell Street, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, DN21 2NB

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Grimsthorpe has been the home of the de Eresby family since 1516 and the house is a fascinating mix of architectural periods and styles. The oldest part is King John's Tower, which was built in the early 13th century by Gilbert de Gant, Earl of Lincoln. Gant intended the tower as a lookout point for his castle at Folkingham. Grimsthorpe was owned by a succession of de Gant and de Meaumont families, and on several occasions was a crown possession.
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, PE10 0NB

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Tennyson called Gunby Hall 'A haunt of ancient peace'. The house has been the seat of the Massingberd family since the 15th century but what we see today is a sedate William and Mary mansion, built in 1700 by Sir William Massingberd.
Gunby, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England, PE23 5SS

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Normanby Hall is a Regency mansion built by Sir Robert Sheffield in 1825, standing in the heart of a country park just north of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. In the park are a walled Victorian garden and lovely countryside walks.
Normanby Road, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England

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