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 – 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 – From Barton Street to Bypass.
Louth Museum 4 Broadbank, LouthPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 The town of Louth developed where the ancient trackway, Barton Street, crossed the River Lud. We look at the layout of the town’s…
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 – 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 – Family Connections to Leverton.
St Helena's Church Main Rd A52, Leverton, BostonPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 St Helena's church, Leverton, proudly displays precious registers that date back to the 15th and 16th centuries. These are collected from the Lincoln…
HOD 2024 – One of Teulon’s Minor Masterpieces in the Lincolnshire Fens.
St Peter's Church Carrington Rd, New BolingbrokePart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Come visit our interesting church, designed by Teulon, and view a photographic exhibition of local history. A local historian will give a talk…
HOD 2024 – New Bolingbroke Town Hall.
New Bolingbroke Town Hall Main Road, New BolingbrokePart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 New Bolingbroke Town Hall is a unique Grade II listed building, built as a Butter Cross. Looking back through the years, join us…
HOD 2024 – Connections.
St Mary & St Nicholas Church, Wrangle Church End, WranglePart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Take a ROUTE to St. Mary & St. Nicholas Church, Wrangle, where a NETWORK of volunteers await you with a warm and friendly…
HOD 2024 – Allies in the Air Exhibition
Scampton Church and RAF War Graves Heritage Centre, High Street, Scampton, Lincoln Scampton Church and RAF War Graves Heritage Centre, High Street, Scampton, LincolnPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 The exhibition explores the stories of allied airmen who travelled from around the world to serve in the Royal Flying Corps in Lincolnshire…
HODs 2024 – Journey down to the Church Crypt
United Reformed Church Pinchbeck Road, SpaldingPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 The church crypt is not normally open to the public but we are opening it for this weekend for Heritage Open Days. Please…
HOD 2024 – The Host of Angels Exhibition – 25th Anniversary Year.
St Peter's Church, Lenton St Peter's Church, LentonPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Unique, and spiritually uplifting, art works of Angels from the past 2000 years have been recreated by local artist, the late Roger Heaton,…
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 – Transport to and around Woodhall Spa
Woodhall Spa Cottage Museum Iddesleig Road, Woodhall SpaPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 There will be an exhibition showing the importance of transport in the development of the Spa. Booklet number: 61a Region: ELDC Address: Woodhall…
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 – Beretun Weavers & Spinners
Wilderspin & National School Museum Queen Street, Barton-upon-HumberPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Drop in and chat with the weavers and spinners who meet at Wilderspin each month Booklet number: 70w - website only Region: NL…
HOD 2024 – East Lincolnshire’s Railway Heritage
Lincolnshire Wolds Railway Ludborough Station, LudboroughPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Illustrating the connections to both the Fishing Industry of Grimsby and the tourism of Cleethorpes via the East Lincolnshire Railway route towards London…
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 – Roman Road – is it Ermine Street or the Fosse Way ? See the remains of this early Roman highway.
St Mary's Guildhall 385 High Street, LincolnPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 An opportunity to examine the remains of one of the key Roman highways in the UK - visit the 11th Century St Mary's…
HOD 2024 – Stamford Cemetery.
Stamford Cemetery Radcliffe Road, StamfordPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Take a walking tour of Stamford Cemetery's intriguing iconography. See inside the restored Chapel. Booklet number: 54i Region: SKDC Address: Stamford Cemetery, Radcliffe…
HOD 2024 – Browne’s Hospital
Browne's Hospital Broad Street, StamfordPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Browne's Hospital is a late medieval alsmhouse, built by a rich wool merchant, William Browne, in 1475. The wonderful 15th Century glass has…
HOD 2024 – A Walk and Talk. Ryhall Road in Stamford. Local History On Your Doorstep.
Stamford Retail Park Ryhall Road, StamfordPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Within a mile of McDonalds (Ryhall Road) you have the sites of two large engineering firms, a Workhouse, a Children’s Home, a link…
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 – Sleaford Almshouses Chapel.
Sleaford Almshouses Eastgate, SleafordPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 This rarely opened Almshouse Chapel stands almost untouched by time since 1844. A talk will be given by Dr Simon Pawley on the…
HOD 2024 – Walks Down Memory Lane.
Sleaford Museum 81 Southgate, SleafordPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Come and join us on a walk down memory lane along Eastgate and East Road, Sleaford: Landscape, buildings and people. Booklet number: 52c…
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…