Heritage Open Days
HOD 2024 – Rivers & Tales of Boston: Connecting Boston’s Cultural Quarter.
Boston BostonPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Follow the rivers to discover the tales of Boston at our Cultural Quarter Venue Events. Join Fydell House, Boston Guildhall, Blackfriars Theatre and…
HOD 2024 – Grimsby Minster: Cultural Connections.
Grimsby Minster St James’ Square, GrimsbyPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Grimsby Minster and the Minster café will be open throughout the HOD festival, welcoming visitors old and new to explore this fantastic Grade…
HOD 2024 – Road to Waters’ Edge.
Waters' Edge Visitor Centre Maltkiln Road, Barton upon HumberPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Our exhibition ‘The Road to Waters’ Edge’ will enable visitors to discover the history of the site from the 19th century to the…
HOD 2024 – Celebrating England’s Finest Parish Church.
St Wulfram's Parish Church Church Street, GranthamPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 St Wulfram's has, according to Jenkins, 'England's finest steeple', majestic to behold. Visit the crypt, the Trigge chained library, and see newly-conserved monuments…
HOD 2024 – Brigg’s Historic Cartography & Heritage Trail.
Brigg Heritage Centre Above the Library, The Angel, BriggPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Brigg Heritage Centre is proud to present a new pop-up installation illustrating how the historic North Lincolnshire market town of Brigg (and surrounding…
HOD 2024 – Travellers routes and communication
Christchurch Finkin Street, GranthamPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 This is the story, told in exhibition form, of past and present ministers who set out every Sunday to take services in outlying…
HOD 2024 – St Peter’s Church Calligraphy Workshop.
St Peter's Church Beck Hill, Barton upon HumberPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Join the volunteers at St Peter’s Church for a calligraphy workshop making your own bookmark. Booklet number: 3z Region: NL Address: St Peter’s Church,…
HOD 2024 – Hobhole Diesel Pumping Station
Hobhole Pumping Station, The Scalp, Fishtoft,, BostonPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 The Hobhole Diesel Pumping Station was built in 1957 and house three Allen 6 cylinder 770 hp diesel engines, each connected to an…
HOD 2024 – Peat & Trains – Rail Networks across the moors
The Old Peatworks Dole Road, CrowlePart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 This unique heritage railway, set in the North Lincolnshire countryside, offers a glimpse into the region's rich peat-cutting history on the largest peat…
HOD 2024 – Foston’s Journey: from the Doomsday Book to today, and beyond.
St Peter's Church, Foston Long Street, FostonPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Charles Dickens in Foston? Explore Foston's Heritage Trail to learn about the famous and the locals who have shaped Foston from medieval times…
HOD 2024 – Family Connections – come and look up your family history at Freiston.
St James' Church, Freiston Church View, FreistonPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Over 910 years of history with a rare chance to look through the old church registers and a local photo collection. Refreshments and…
HOD 2024 – St. Nicolas and Captain Bligh of the Bounty.
St Nicolas' Church Great Coates Road, Great CoatesPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 The Grade 1 listed mediaeval church of St. Nicolas has acted for centuries as a fixed point for travellers, en route by land…
HOD 2024 – Amazing Glass
St Andrew's Church, Heckington Church Street, HeckingtonPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 An amazing example of medieval glass is coming back to St Andrew's Church in Heckington. Learn about the journey of the glass and…
HOD 2024 – Discover the Secret Cold War History of the ROC Underground Bunker at Holbeach.
Holbeach ROC Post Washway Road, HolbeachPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Discover the military observation post hidden just a stone's throw from the road. Retired members of the Royal Observer Corps will share the…
HOD 2024 – Over Wold & Fen – Horncastle’s Carrier’s Cart Connections.
Sir Joseph Banks Centre Bridge Street, HorncastlePart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Come and see our display exploring the network of carrier's carts that once connected Horncastle to the villages and rural communities around it…
HOD 2024 – Wolds and Coast Churches Festival at St. Mary’s, Horncastle.
St Mary's Church, Horncastle Church La, HorncastlePart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 St. Mary's, Horncastle is full of interest and historical connection, with links to the Dymoke family, the English Civil War, the Lincolnshire Rising…
HOD 2024 – Stubbs 300
The Ropewalk Maltkiln Lane, Barton upon HumberPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 An exhibition in response to the work of George Stubbs on the 300th anniversary of his birth. Booklet number: 3aa Region: NL Address: The…
HOD 2024 – Home Town Heroes: A celebration of Sport.
Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre Alexandra Dock, GrimsbyPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Celebrate the sporting connections of North East Lincolnshire with a visit to this fun, family friendly exhibition. Explore the stories of local Paralympians,…
HOD 2024 – Pilgrims and Explorers Tour.
Fydell House South Street, BostonPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Come on this fascinating tour of Boston to find out about the local people who went off to find religious freedom or discover…
HOD 2024 – Heritage Walk: Isle of Axholme
Market Place Epworth Market Place, EpworthPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Join North Lincolnshire Libraries for a gentle stroll around central Axholme; with plenty of stories of its connections with the wider world. Part…
HOD 2024 – Discover Heckington Windmill.
Heckington Windmill Hale Road, HeckingtonPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Come and immerse yourself in the history of the mill through our interactive museum, take a climb up the the mill tower, step…
HOD 2024 – Horncastle Inns & Cart Connections Guided Walk
Horncastle Library Wharf Road, HorncastlePart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Join Horncastle History & Heritage Society for a short guided walk exploring the town's historic inns and their role in the carrier's cart…
HOD 2024 – Heckington Railway Museum Open Day.
Heckington Railway Museum Station Road, HeckingtonPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Lincolnshire's unique railway attraction is opening its doors! Please come along and view our railway memorabilia, as well as our three model railway…
HOD 2024 – The start of something BIG.
Immingham Tin Town Heritage Centre 359 Pelham Rd, ImminghamPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 See what it was like to live in a Tin Bungalow and learn about Immingham Dock. Booklet number: 27b Region: NELC Address: Immingham…
HOD 2024 – Part of the Pilgrim Fathers journey to America
St Andrews Church & Pilgrim Fathers Monument Church Lane, ImminghamPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Immingham is part of the the Pilgrim Fathers journey to America in the early 1600's. Visit the monument celebrating 100 years since it…
HOD 2024 – Educating Isaac – visiting the Old Tudor Grammar School in which Isaac Newton and many others were taught.
The Old King's School, Grantham Church Street, GranthamPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Endowed by Bishop Fox in 1528, the school had some excellent teachers & ushers whose pupils achieved greatness in their future careers in…
HOD 2024 – Explore the working waterwheels and exhibitions at Baldock’s Mill.
Baldocks Mill South Street, BournePart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Join us for three floors of attractions at our mill including our water wheels, the Charles Worth gallery with a special Raymond Mays'…
HOD 2024 – Travellers to and from Burgh le Marsh
Burgh le Marsh Heritage Centre Dobson's Mill, High Street, Burgh le MarshPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Burgh le Marsh has held a prominent position in the local area from pre-Roman times to the present day as it is an…