Museums 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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Museum: A former winner of the Lincolnshire Museum of the Year award, Ayscoughfee Hall is the official museum for the South Holland district. The collections focus on social history and include historic photographs, books, costume and clothing, farming equipment and historical documents.
Churchgate, Spalding, Lincolnshire, England, PE11 2RA
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A museum housed in the historic 14th century guildhall, the site where the Pilgrim Fathers were imprisoned in 1607 before sailing to America (the original prison cells can be viewed). See a 16th century kitchen, and maritime and rural exhibits.
St Mary's Guildhall, South Street, Boston, Lincolnshire, England, PE21 6HT
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Heritage Highlight: Pilgrim Father gaol cells
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A historic 18th-century blacksmith's forge on the River Welland has been transformed into a fascinating living history museum. See a blacksmith working at the forge using traditional tools and try your hand at being a smith yourself.
High Street, Spalding, Lincolnshire, England, PE11 1TX
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Heritage Highlight: Blacksmithing has been carried on here for over 200 years
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The Gordon Boswell Romany Museum, on the outskirts of Spalding, offers an unusual collection of Romany horse-drawn caravans and carts. In addition, there is an exhibition on the Romany way of life, plus tools, a fortune-telling tent, cooking utensils used over an open fire, and a wealth of old photographs.
Clay Lake, Spalding, Lincolnshire, England, PE12 6BL
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Heritage Highlight: Historic Romany wagon collections
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This fascinating museum of aviation heritage is dedicated to the men and women of Bomber Command and is based at the former RAF East Kirkby airfield. The highlight exhibit is 'Just Jane', an Avro Lancaster Mk VII bomber, but there are other historic aircraft and WWII land vehicles, an Escape Museum, restored control tower, and so much more.
A155, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England, PE23 4DE
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A short walk from the Cathedral Quarter, the Museum of Lincolnshire Life is located immediately beside the 18th century Ellis Windmill. The museum celebrates the rich social history and culture of Lincolnshire since 1750. Exhibits cover aspects of daily life, industry, agriculture, and community life in Lincolnshire. one of the prize exhibits is a WWI tank named “Flirt”. The museum is also home to the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment gallery.
Old Barracks, Burton Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, LN1 3LY
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The National Centre for Craft and Design is the largest venue in England dedicated to showcasing craft and design, with five galleries and a changing programme of exhibits. The Centre is housed in a converted 1939 seed warehouse and forms part of the historic Navigation Wharf area of Sleaford.
Navigation Wharf, Carre Street, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, NG34 7TW
Attraction Type: Museum - Gallery
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Heritage Highlight: Housed in a former 1939 seed warehouse
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Navigation House was built in 1838 as the offices and weighing station for the Sleaford Navigation Company, which administered traffic on the Sleaford Navigation inland waterway system. The house is now a visitor centre and museum tracing the history of the town and the Navigation.
Navigation Wharf, Carre Street, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, NG34 7TW
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Heritage Highlight: A unique rural waterways company office
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The Pinchbeck steam engine was installed in 1833 to drain over 6,000 acres of Lincolnshire Fenland. The original engine still works and turns a 22' diameter wooden scoop wheel. See the 1895 double-fired boiler and a wealth of historical objects related to life on the fens and the history of Fenland drainage.
West Marsh Road, Spalding, Lincolnshire, England
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Heritage Highlight: 1833 steam engine and scoop wheel
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