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The Queens Head
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 Whatever
your passion, the area around the Queen’s Head has
it all. Sports enthusiasts and followers of less energetic
pursuits alike find this an area that is perfect to unwind
and escape from everyday life. In Lincolnshire the past
and the present are never far apart with many attractions
and places of interest within easy reach of the Queen’s
Head:
- Humber Bridge, with its spectacular views
- The Deep. The world’s only Submarium
- Epworth, birthplace of John Wesley and Methodism
- Thornton Abbey
- Julian’s Bower, ancient turf maze
- Lincolnshire Wolds, an area of remarkable natural
beauty
- Numerous walkways and bridle paths
- The Viking Way, starting at the Humber Bridge
- Normanby Hall Country Park, with its award-winning
Victorian Walled Garden
- Baysgarth House Museum, ancestral home of the Nelthorpe
family
- Barrow upon Humber, home to John Harrison, builder
of marine timepieces
- Palm Farm, Thornton Curtis, specialist nursery
(palms & hardy exotics)
- Wrawby Postmill, last surviving postmill in the
North of England
- Elsham Hall Country & Wildlife Park
- Sandtoft Transport Museum, Britain’s largest
collection of preserved trolleybuses and motorbuses
- Smithy at Owston Ferry, museum of village life.
- 20-21 Visual Arts Centre in Scunthorpe with its
changing exhibitions of local and regional artists
- The Ropewalk Contemporary Art & Craft in Barton
upon Humber
- Local Christmas, Midsummer and Farmers markets
- Waters’ Edge’ Country Park –
wildlife observation centre at Baron upon Humber
- The Sustrans Route, part of the national cycle
network (Hull to Harwich Cycle Route)
- 8 superb golf courses available
- Prolific fishing waters
- Mount Pleasant Windmill, traditional working mill
in Kirton In Lindsey
- Extreme Sports, paintballing, quad bikes and much
more
- Lincoln Cathedral, closely located to Lincoln Castle
with its copy of the Magna Carta
- Vibrant shopping areas in Lincoln, Grimsby and
Hull
- Gainsborough Old Hall, 15th century Manor House
- Great Limber
- Sltfleetby/Theddlethorpe Nature Reserve
- Tom Woods Brewery, beer made using local barley
- Home of the Red Arrows
- Market Rasen Racecourse
- Pleasure Island , Cleethorpes, family fun
- Bomber County, home of the Dam Busters
- Hemswell Antique Centre, europe’s largest
selection of antiques
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