Greetwell Hollow Quarry

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Greetwell Hollow Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Lincolnshire, covering 0.59 km². It is one of 116 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the county. It is among the largest in the county.

Other SSSIs nearby include Swanholme Lakes and Wickenby Wood. For arrivals by rail, Lincoln Central Station is about 2.6 km to the south-west.

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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.

0.6 km NE · Lincolnshire, Rutland & Leicestershire

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Lincoln Arboretum

House & garden near Lincoln

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

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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.

2.6 km W

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.

2.6 km W

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Lincoln Castle

Castle near Lincoln

Norman walls guarding a Magna Carta original.

3 km W

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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.

11.2 km SW