Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 'Keep Their Stories Alive' - A self guided Churchyard Trail identifying and explaining the stories and connections behind some of our most quirky, historic, unusual & most interesting Memorial Stones. Link with the past while at the same time enjoying the tranquillity of our churchyard. You will find…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Explore the church and grounds, with home made refreshments served all day. See the Hornby model, and our twinned toilets from all around the world along with our exciting Kenyan project. Booklet number: 55a Region: ELDC Address: St Andrew's Church, Stewton, Louth, LN11 8SF Time: Sat 14th &…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 St Peter’s Church, Stixwould, and Stixwould Village Hall (Renovations permitting). A brass plaque near the font of St Peter's Church is in memory of Major ‘Gentleman Jim’ Almonds, resident and scholar of Stixwould who was a founder member of the SAS and died in the village in 2005.…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Meet the former inhabitants of Tathwell, once part of the extensive Lincolnshire estates of the Chaplin family whose impressive monuments line the church and whose bodies lie beneath the chancel. Their servants, tenants and an aristocratic friend are represented by their gravestones outside. Built on the highest point…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Built in 1484 as a feeder School for Magdalen College, this scheduled monument has undergone an extensive refurbishment by experts to preserve it for future generations to enjoy. An iconic treasure Heritage walks are being arranged on some days. Please ask on arrival. All the ground floor is…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Were you a student at Spalding High School when it was situated at Welland Hall? Ayscoughfee Hall School is inviting the public to visit and witness the transformations that have occurred since its establishment as a school in 1920, and to learn what has become of Boris-the school's…

Part 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 during the First World War, and how one in fourteen of all British World War 1 aircraft were built by women in Lincoln. There is…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Built circa 1350, this Grade 1 listed building has a Norman font , poppy head pews, Jacobean pulpit, Christopher Whall and Glen Carter stained glass windows. A light set of bells enables youngsters to learn the art of bellringing. Booklet number: 50a Region: SKDC Address:  St Denis' Parish…

Part 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 Ropewalk, Maltkiln Road, Barton Upon Humber, DN18 5JT Time: Fri 6th - Sun 8th & Tues 10th - Sun 15th 10.00 - 17.00 Booking required: No…

Part 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, record breakers and Championship winners and discover how you can get involved with sport in your area. Booklet number: 23a Region: NEL Address: Murial Barker…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Land drainage pumping station built in 1938 housing two Ruston 9XHRC Diesel engines driving Gwynnes pumps, each pump capable of moving 100 tons of water per minute. The station was restored and is maintained by volunteers initially under the guidance of the late Dennis Quincey, the drainage board…