Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Celebrating the history of Blackfriars, this extraordinary little theatre in a 13th Century friary, right in the heart of Boston’s cultural quarter. Enjoy a hands-on, sneak peek backstage experience, or a fun Heritage tour of this ancient building. Booklet Number: 5b Region: Boston Address: Blackfriars Theatre and Arts Centre,…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Within a mile of McDonalds on Ryhall Road in Stamford you have the sites of two large engineering firms, the Workhouse, a Children's Home, a link to King Edward VIIIth, the childhood home of a writer of young adult fiction that led to a successful TV Series, and…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 This delightful church set in peaceful, rural surroundings, dates from the 12th Century, with later additions and features from the medieval to the Victorian era. The exhibition will be over 2 sites within walking distance of each other and linked by a treasure hunt between the two. Come…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Lincoln had an important Jewish community in Medieval times. Join me on this special guided tour and learn about the people and their influence on the community via education, health and commerce. Not in Brochure - see website  https://www.heritagelincolnshire.org/heritage-open-days/online-brochure Region: Lincoln Address: Meet outside Visitors' Information Centre, Castle Hill,…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 An evening of poetry; poets perform spoken word before a live audience. This is a perfect chance for aspiring poets to try out their glossary of poetry and rhyming repertoire, no experience necessary. You provide the words, we'll provide the atmosphere. The bar will be open for hot…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Founded 1710, Spalding Gentlemen’s Society, Britain’s oldest surviving provincial learned society. Todays dedicated volunteers collate and conserve the collection ensuring its future survival. William Stukeley was born in Holbeach and spent a lot of his life travelling around Britain on horseback pursuing his archaeological interests. A prominent member…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Come and visit the Stamford Mercury Archive - a glimpse of life in Stamford and the East Midlands from 1714 to today. Thomas Hardy was known to have used one of its stories in for his novel 'The Mayor of Casterbridge'. Booklet Number: 37d Region: SKDC Address: Cherryholt…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 A medley of images showing aspects of the historic county of Lincolnshire including villages, buildings, people, transport, work, farming, churches and more. The images range in date from the late nineteenth century to the present day. The display is in the meeting room on the first floor accessible…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 400 years of Fane family portraits seen through 70 paintings, illustrating both History and Art. Not in Brochure - see website  https://www.heritagelincolnshire.org/heritage-open-days/online-brochure Region: SKDC Address: Fulbeck Manor Fulbeck Grantham, NG32 3JN Follow the signs to the Craft Centre Time: Tues 12th 10.30 - 12 noon & 14.00 - 15.30…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 A walking tour of Lumley Road from the train station to Tower Gardens looking back to the origins and development of the town and looking forward to the future Town Deal projects funded by HM Government. Also one of two launch events for the Lincolnshire Seaside Trump Cards…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Join Park Rangers for a guided walk to discover the History of Hartsholme Country Park. This walk will take you back through time from when Hartsholme was a thriving estate playing host to Lord Baden Powell, founder of the Scouting Movement, then onwards to the present-day Country Park…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 A drop in event to celebrate the history of Tower Gardens and exciting plans to revitalise the Registered Park and Garden through Town Deal projects funded by HM Government. Booklet Number: 34b Region: ELDC Address: The Pavilion, Tower Gardens, 107C Lumley Road, Skegness PE25 3LZ Time: Tues 12th…