HODs – Sleaford and the Villages Top Trumps Trail
Sleaford Museum 81 Southgate, SleafordPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Use the new Sleaford and the Villages Top Trumps cards to follow self-guided tours, three on foot and one by car, starting at…
HODS – Crowle Peatland Railway
Crowle Peatland Railway Dole Road Crowle Moors, CrowlePart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Peat has been extracted from Crowle & Thorne Moors since at least Medieval times. In the late 19th century this became more industrialised…
HODs – St. Nicolas, rooted in its landscape for 800 years.
St Nicolas' Church Great Coates Road, Great CoatesPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 St. Nicolas has been a feature of its local landscape for 800 years. Ever present as local structures rise and fall, and acting…
HODs – Astounding Inventions Down Dock in Grimsby
Grimsby Kasbah Auckland Road, GrimsbyPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Join us on the historic port of Grimsby to celebrate the amazing innovations which have propelled us into the future. Book a fascinating…
HODs – Homegrown Talent
Grimsby Central Hall Duncombe Street, GrimsbyPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Come and learn about Central Hall's rich 86 year history, the famous people who started their career here and the filming of Three…
HODs – Quakers and our Meeting House in Lincoln
Lincoln Quaker Meeting House 1 Park Street, LincolnPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Lincoln Quaker Meeting House, 1689, built with faith, courage and love , and still standing 'in the light' as the oldest, non-conformist building…
HODs – Keeping the Memories of East Lincolnshire’s Railways alive.
Lincolnshire Wolds Railway Ludborough Station, LudboroughPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 The Lincolnshire Wolds Railway helps to keep memories of yesteryear alive; of a time when holidaymakers flocked to the coast by train. Discover…
HODs – Cleethorpes and the Growth of the Tourist Industry
Old Clee Church Hall Church Lane, GrimsbyPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Cleethorpes essentially became a tourist destination during the Victorian era and with the coming of the railways in 1863 its future was assured.…
HODs – Back to the Future at Sedgebrook – Abbey Farm Grange
Grange Farm & Industrial Units Sedgebrook, GranthamPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 On-site display, this weekend only, to show how the Grange has changed the village landscape, from cottager's home to barns and crew yard,…
HODs – Back to the Future at Sedgebrook – Church and Museum
St Lawrence Church, Sedgebrook SedgebrookPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Visit our historic St Lawrence Church, famous for the Upright Judge. See how the church, manor and village green have shaped the village…
HODs – Welcome to Our Church Open Day
All Saints' Church Church Lane, LegbournePart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Built in 1748, this riverside church stands proudly on lush marshland. Its distinctively Georgian design is elegant yet simple - essentially just a…
HODs – Poppyheads and Daisy Wheels
St Helen's Church Church Road, Stickford, BostonPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 A warm welcome awaits you at St Helen's Church. Come and see our fantastic church which dates to the early 13th Century, with…
HODs – Gwynnes, Ruston & Hornsby at Quincey’s Pumping Station
Quincey's Pumping Station Culvert Road, Thorpe CulvertPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Built in 1938, Quincey's Pumping Station houses equipment manufactured by two notable Lincolnshire companies: Ruston & Hornsby and Gwynnes Pumps. The original engines…
HODs – Tales of Typhoid and Tombs
All Saints' Church, Winterton Churchside, WintertonPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Discover the darker side of history with tales of Typhoid and Tombs. Just how much did cholera and typhoid change Winterton? Where was…
Kirton History Weekend
The Old King's Head, Kirton High Street, KirtonJoin us for a weekend (10am- 4pm each day) of exploring the history of Kirton and The Old King’s Head. Discover archaeological finds from the Kirton dig, historic documents from…
Walking Tour of Kirton and The Old King’s Head. (Heritage Open Days Free event)
The Old King's Head, Kirton High Street, KirtonJoin us for Kirton History Weekend, as part of Heritage Open Days, for a walking tour of Kirton and The Old King’s Head. This is a Free tour as part…
HODs – Back to the Future at Sedgebrook – Manor Farm
St Lawrence Church, Sedgebrook SedgebrookPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Learn how the past is informing the present with the return of heritage grains to supply Manor Farm Bakehouse. Farming for a sustainable…
HODs – The House of Worth In Bourne
Wake House 41 North Street, BournePart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Visit Wake House, the birthplace of Charles Worth, who moved from rural Lincolnshire to Paris and became "The Father of Haute Couture". Find…
HODs – Departed Glory: The Great Bustard and other Lost Birds of Lincolnshire
Grimsby Town Hall Town Hall Square, GrimsbyPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 In this illustrated talk, Phil Espin and Phil Hyde - co-authors of Birds of Lincolnshire (2021) - will talk about the Great Bustard…
HODs – Behind the scenes at the Caxton Theatre
Caxton Theatre 128 Cleethorpe Road, GrimsbyPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 See behind the scenes at this gem of an Art Deco theatre that has brought high-class amateur entertainment to our area for the…
HODs – Restoring TV’s Past for the Future
Hemswell Cliff 41 Capper Avenue, Hemswell Cliff, GainsboroughPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Come aboard a working 1960s vintage outside broadcast truck. Operate the cameras and see vintage video equipment that will eventually form part of…
HODs – Tales of Typhoid and Tombs – The Mortuary Chapel
Cemetary Chapel Cemetery Road, WintertonPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 As part of 'Tales of Typhoid and Tombs' we are also giving you a unique opportunity to see inside one of the chapels,…
HODs -The last part of the whole Tin Town
Immingham Tin Town Heritage Centre 359 Pelham Rd, ImminghamPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Learn about why a whole town was built of Tin and see what it would be like to live in one. Tour of…
HODs – Explore our Church and Community
Holy Trinity Church, Messingham 47 Temperance Avenue, MessinghamPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 This is your invitation to explore our Grade II* Listed church and the stories of how our church and community has evolved. Holy…
HODs -Draining the Land by Steam and Diesel Power
Dogdyke Steam Drainage Station TattershallPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Come and visit Dogdyke Pumping Station, a great example and one of many that could be found in the Fens, keeping the land…
Walking Tour of Kirton and The Old King’s Head. (Heritage Open Days Free event)
The Old King's Head, Kirton High Street, KirtonJoin us for Kirton History Weekend, as part of Heritage Open Days, for a walking tour of Kirton and The Old King’s Head. This is a Free tour as part…