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Photo of Lincoln Cathedral, a cathedral in Lincolnshire, central England.

Lincoln CathedralPhoto matthew Feeney / Unsplash

Places to explore near Hykeham StationNorth Hykeham

23 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 2 are national icons.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Whisby Nature Park, a nature reserve in Lincolnshire, central England.Highlight

Whisby Nature Park

Nature reserve near Lincoln

Restored gravel-pit lakes and heath west of Lincoln, threaded with trails and known for nightingales and dragonflies.

2.9 km W

Photo of Lincoln Castle, a ruined castle in Lincolnshire, central England.Iconic

Lincoln Castle

Castle near Lincoln

Norman walls guarding a Magna Carta original.

5.9 km NE

Photo of Lincoln Cathedral, a cathedral in Lincolnshire, central England.Iconic

Lincoln Cathedral

Cathedral near Lincoln

Triple-towered medieval cathedral crowning the hilltop city, once the tallest building in the world and visible across the plain for miles.

6.1 km NE

Photo of Lincoln Arboretum, a Grade II registered house & garden in Lincolnshire, central England.Highlight

Lincoln Arboretum

House & garden near Lincoln

Lincoln's first public park, laid out by Edward Milner in the 1870s, watched by a stone lion.

6.4 km NE

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of Hartsholme Country Park, a country park in Lincolnshire, central England.

Hartsholme Country Park

Country park near Lincoln

A country park in Lincolnshire.

1.5 km N

Photo of the River Witham, a 37-mile river navigation running from Lincoln to Boston Grand Sluice, central England.

River Witham

River navigation

Straightened fenland river from Lincoln's Brayford Pool to the Wash port of Boston, under the Stump's great tower.

3.5 km NE · Lincolnshire

Photo along the Viking Way, a 147-mile long-distance path running from Barton-upon-Humber to Oakham, central England.

Viking Way

Long-distance path

Through the old Danelaw from the Humber Bridge, over the Lincolnshire Wolds and along the limestone Edge to Rutland Water.

3.8 km E · Lincolnshire, Rutland & Leicestershire

Doddington Hall

House & garden near Saxilby

An Elizabethan house finished by Robert Smythson in 1600 and never once sold.

4.7 km NW

Photo of the Fossdyke Navigation, an 11-mile canal running from Torksey Lock to Lincoln, central England.

Fossdyke Navigation

Canal

Britain's oldest working canal, dug by the Romans around AD 120 to join the Trent to the Witham at Lincoln.

4.8 km NE · Lincolnshire

Steep Hill

Landmark near Lincoln

Cobbled medieval street climbing from the Brayford waterside to the cathedral gate, lined with timbered houses and independent shops.

6 km NE

Photo of Lincoln Medieval Bishops' Palace, a ruined palace in Lincolnshire, central England.

Lincoln Medieval Bishops' Palace

Palace near Lincoln

Medieval bishops' palace terraced into the hillside just below Lincoln Cathedral, now ruined, with a vaulted undercroft and a small vineyard.

6 km NE

Photo of The Wig & Mitre, a pub in Lincolnshire, central England.

The Wig & Mitre

Pub near Lincoln

Long-established dining pub on Steep Hill in Lincoln's cathedral quarter, among the timber-framed houses of the old city.

6 km NE

Photo of Ellis Mill, a windmill in Lincolnshire, central England.

Ellis Mill

Windmill near Lincoln

The last survivor of the mills that once lined Lincoln's western ridge, a restored four-sailed tower mill open to visitors.

6 km NE

Everything else within 10 km (10) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.