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Places to explore near Lincoln

Few English skylines announce themselves like Lincoln's, where Lincoln Cathedral and Lincoln Castle crown a limestone hill above the flat country, joined to the lower town by the aptly named Steep Hill. The Romans made it a colonia and dug the Fossdyke, still navigable, through to the Trent. Chalk uplands roll away north-east in the Lincolnshire Wolds, Tennyson's home ground, while the River Witham threads south through the fens towards Boston. Country parks at Hartsholme and Whisby sit on the city's western edge.

81 places within 25 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 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.

0.2 km E

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

Lincoln Castle

Castle near Lincoln

Norman walls guarding a Magna Carta original.

0.2 km NW

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.

0.9 km E

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.

8.6 km SW

Photo of the River Trent, a 95-mile river navigation running from Shardlow to Trent Falls, central England.Highlight

River Trent

River navigation

The powerhouse river of the Midlands, navigable from Shardlow through Nottingham and Newark to the tidal reaches at Gainsborough.

15.5 km W · Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire & Derbyshire

Photo of Chambers Farm Wood, a landmark near Wragby, Lincolnshire, central England.Highlight

Chambers Farm Wood

Landmark near Wragby

Ancient limewood remnant east of Lincoln famous for its butterflies, with a butterfly garden and waymarked woodland walks.

17.1 km E

Photo of the Lincolnshire Wolds, a National Landscape in Lincolnshire, central England.Highlight

Lincolnshire Wolds

National Landscape near Donington on Bain

Gentle chalk and clay hills rolling through quiet Lincolnshire farmland, with the Viking Way threading their length

22.1 km NE

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Jubilee Park Pool

Lido near Woodhall Spa

A heated 1935 open-air pool in Woodhall Spa's Jubilee Park, owned and run by the community since 2014.

22.9 km E

Photo of Dam Busters Memorial, a landmark near Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, central England.Highlight

Dam Busters Memorial

Landmark near Woodhall Spa

Memorial at the Woodhall Spa crossroads to 617 Squadron, the Dam Busters, who were based at nearby RAF Woodhall Spa from 1944.

23.3 km SE

Photo of Kinema in the Woods, a visitor attraction near Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, central England.Highlight

Kinema in the Woods

Attraction near Woodhall Spa

Beloved 1920s cinema hidden in the pines at Woodhall Spa, the only picture house in Britain still projecting from behind the screen.

23.3 km E

Photo of Woodhall Spa, a village in Lincolnshire, central England.Highlight

Woodhall Spa

Village

Edwardian spa village in the pines, home of the Dam Busters, the Kinema in the Woods and championship golf.

23.4 km SE · Lincolnshire

Photo of Gainsborough Old Hall, a house in Lincolnshire, central England.Highlight

Gainsborough Old Hall

House near Gainsborough

One of the best-preserved medieval manor houses in England, with a great hall and vast original kitchen in the heart of Gainsborough.

24.4 km NW

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

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.

0 km SE · Lincolnshire, Rutland & Leicestershire

Steep Hill

Landmark near Lincoln

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

0 km N

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.

0 km N

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.

0.3 km SE

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.

0.6 km S · Lincolnshire

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.

0.7 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.

0.8 km SW · Lincolnshire

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

Hartsholme Country Park

Country park near Lincoln

A country park in Lincolnshire.

3.5 km SW

Doddington Hall

House & garden near Saxilby

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

8 km W

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