Things to do in the Lincolnshire

A Wildland region guide

Lincolnshire, through Wildland eyes.

Wolds, fens and a quietly brilliant coast. Our pick of remarkable places to visit and stay in and around the Lincolnshire.

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Things to do in the Lincolnshire

42 places · best first
Red Hill Nature Reserve — Place photographPlace photograph9.6

Red Hill Nature Reserve

Asterby Lane, NE of Goulceby, Louth

Chalk escarpment / viewpoint · Half day–full day

Swinn Wood — AI-styled from a real photographAI-styled photograph9.2

Swinn Wood

Aby, near Alford

Ancient woodland · 1–2 hours

Forest Holidays Sherwood Forest — Place photographPlace photograph8.7

Forest Holidays Sherwood Forest

Sherwood Pines Forest Park, Edwinstowe, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire NG21 9JH

Woodland cabin · Weekend

Dole Wood — Place photographPlace photograph8.6

Dole Wood

Obthorpe Lane, Thurlby, Bourne

Ancient woodland fragment · 1–3 hours

Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve — Source imageSource image8.1

Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve

Gibraltar Road, Skegness, Lincolnshire PE24 4SU

Mixed-habitat reserve · 1–2 hours

Thornton Abbey and Gatehouse — Place photographPlace photograph7.8

Thornton Abbey and Gatehouse

Abbey Road, Thornton Curtis, near Ulceby, North Lincolnshire, DN39 6TU

Abbey · Check before visiting

Bolingbroke Castle — Place photographPlace photograph7.2

Bolingbroke Castle

Moat Lane, Old Bolingbroke, near Spilsby, Lincolnshire PE23 4HH

Castle · 1–2 hours

Idle Valley Nature Reserve — Place photographPlace photograph7.2

Idle Valley Nature Reserve

North Road, Retford, Nottinghamshire DN22 8RQ

Mixed-habitat reserve · 1–2 hours for the lakeside walk

Rufford Abbey Country Park — Source imageSource image7.2

Rufford Abbey Country Park

Ollerton, Nottinghamshire, NG22 9DF

Parkland · Half day

Kirkby Moor Nature Reserve — Place photographPlace photograph6.8

Kirkby Moor Nature Reserve

Moor Lane, Kirkby-on-Bain, near Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire

Mixed-habitat reserve · 1–2 hours

Rufford Abbey — Place photographPlace photograph6.7

Rufford Abbey

Rufford Abbey Country Park, Ollerton, Nottinghamshire NG22 9DF

Abbey · Half day

Tupholme Abbey — Place photographPlace photograph6.4

Tupholme Abbey

Tupholme, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN3 5TH

Abbey · Under 1 hour

Louth Canal — Place photographPlace photograph6.2

Louth Canal

Louth, Lincolnshire

Canal · 1–2 hours to half day, depending on route

Cribb's Meadow — Source imageSource image6.2

Cribb's Meadow

The Drift, Sewstern, near Wymondham

Mixed-habitat reserve · 1–2 hours

Treetop Hideaways — Illustrative image · not the actual placeIllustrative image10.0

Treetop Hideaways

Sandy Lane, Woodhall Spa

Lakeside treehouse · Weekend / 1–3 nights

Lincoln Castle — Illustrative image · not the actual placeIllustrative image9.9

Lincoln Castle

Castle Hill, Lincoln LN1 3AA

Norman castle · 2–4 hours

Sandilands Nature Reserve — Illustrative image · not the actual placeIllustrative image9.7

Sandilands Nature Reserve

Roman Bank, Sandilands nr Sutton-on-Sea, Mablethorpe

Restored coastal wetland · 2–4 hours

Sycamore and Stars Off Grid Retreat — Illustrative image · not the actual placeIllustrative image9.7

Sycamore and Stars Off Grid Retreat

Grasby Wold Lane, Grasby DN38 6AG

Woodland shepherd hut · Weekend / 1–3 nights

Linwood Warren — Illustrative image · not the actual placeIllustrative image9.6

Linwood Warren

Legsby Road, Market Rasen

Lowland heath · Half day–full day

Stewton Stars Hideaway — Illustrative image · not the actual placeIllustrative image9.6

Stewton Stars Hideaway

Louth Road, Stewton, Louth

Secluded Wolds cabin retreat · Weekend / 1–3 nights

Bainland Lodge Retreats — Illustrative image · not the actual placeIllustrative image9.5

Bainland Lodge Retreats

Horncastle Road, Woodhall Spa

Lakeside / eco-park lodge retreat · Weekend / 1–3 nights

Off-the-Grid Camping at Wykeham Hall Farm — Illustrative image · not the actual placeIllustrative image9.5

Off-the-Grid Camping at Wykeham Hall Farm

Ludford, Market Rasen LN8 6AU

Off-grid countryside pitches · Weekend / 1–3 nights

The Big Sky Hideaway — Illustrative image · not the actual placeIllustrative image9.5

The Big Sky Hideaway

North Forty Foot Bank, Brothertoft, Boston

Nature-led retreat · Weekend / 1–3 nights

Gainsborough Old Hall — Illustrative image · not the actual placeIllustrative image9.4

Gainsborough Old Hall

Parnell Street, Gainsborough DN21 2NB

Medieval manor house · 2–3 hours

Into the Wild Glamping — Illustrative image · not the actual placeIllustrative image9.4

Into the Wild Glamping

Willingham Road, Market Rasen LN8 3RQ

Off-grid woodland-edge stay · Weekend / 1–3 nights

Legbourne Wood — Illustrative image · not the actual placeIllustrative image9.4

Legbourne Wood

Wood Lane, south of Legbourne, Louth

Ancient woodland · 2–4 hours

Friskney Decoy Wood — Illustrative image · not the actual placeIllustrative image9.3

Friskney Decoy Wood

Fen Bank, Friskney

Historic wet woodland / decoy · 2–4 hours

Big Sky Hideaway — Illustrative image · not the actual placeIllustrative image9.2

Big Sky Hideaway

North Forty Foot Bank, Brothertoft, Boston PE20 3SU

Weekend / 1–3 nights

Tunman Wood + Whisby approach — Illustrative image · not the actual placeIllustrative image9.2

Tunman Wood + Whisby approach

Whisby Nature Park to Tunman Wood, Lincoln

Ancient woodland approach route · Half day

Bloxholm Wood — Illustrative image · not the actual placeIllustrative image9.1

Bloxholm Wood

South of Ashby de la Launde, Sleaford

Ancient semi-natural woodland · 1–2 hours

Goslings Corner Wood — Illustrative image · not the actual placeIllustrative image9.0

Goslings Corner Wood

Hoop Lane, Wragby

Ancient oak/lime woodland · 2–4 hours

Lawn Wood & Bottleneck/Jackson's Meadows — Illustrative image · not the actual placeIllustrative image9.0

Lawn Wood & Bottleneck/Jackson's Meadows

Counthorpe Lane, Castle Bytham

Ancient woodland + wildflower meadows · 2–4 hours

Shepherds Hut in the Wolds — Illustrative image · not the actual placeIllustrative image9.0

Shepherds Hut in the Wolds

Farm Cottage, Bag Enderby PE23 4NP

Shepherd's hut · Weekend / 1–3 nights

Galley Hill Farm Glamping & Camping — Illustrative image · not the actual placeIllustrative image8.9

Galley Hill Farm Glamping & Camping

Saleby, Alford LN13 0DY

Glamping pod · Weekend / 2–3 nights

Bain View Glamping — Illustrative image · not the actual placeIllustrative image8.8

Bain View Glamping

Haltham, Horncastle LN9 6JE

Countryside hideaway · Weekend / 1–3 nights

Hartsholme Country Park + Swanholme Lakes — Illustrative image · not the actual placeIllustrative image8.8

Hartsholme Country Park + Swanholme Lakes

Skellingthorpe Road, Lincoln LN6 0EY

Lake / woodland park · 1–3 hours

Longwool Shepherd Huts & Glamping — Illustrative image · not the actual placeIllustrative image8.8

Longwool Shepherd Huts & Glamping

Darwood House Farm, Old Woodhall, Horncastle LN9 5SA

Shepherd's hut / glamping · Weekend / 1–3 nights

Muckton Wood — Illustrative image · not the actual placeIllustrative image8.8

Muckton Wood

Muckton, Louth

Ancient semi-natural woodland · 1–3 hours

Hopland's Wood — Illustrative image · not the actual placeIllustrative image8.7

Hopland's Wood

Candlesby Road, Claxby St Andrew, Alford

Ancient oak/ash woodland · 1–3 hours

Longwool Shepherd Huts — Illustrative image · not the actual placeIllustrative image8.6

Longwool Shepherd Huts

Old Woodhall, Horncastle LN9 5SA

Shepherd's hut · Weekend / 1–3 nights

Tunman Wood — Illustrative image · not the actual placeIllustrative image8.6

Tunman Wood

Morton Lane / Eagle Barnsdale

Ancient woodland · 2–4 hours including walk-in from Whisby

Rigsby Wood — Illustrative image · not the actual placeIllustrative image8.4

Rigsby Wood

Near Alford LN13 0ED

Ancient woodland · 1–2 hours

  1. 01Red Hill Nature ReserveAsterby Lane, NE of Goulceby, Louth
  2. 02Swinn WoodAby, near Alford
  3. 03Forest Holidays Sherwood ForestSherwood Pines Forest Park, Edwinstowe, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire NG21 9JH
  4. 04Dole WoodObthorpe Lane, Thurlby, Bourne
  5. 05Gibraltar Point National Nature ReserveGibraltar Road, Skegness, Lincolnshire PE24 4SU
  6. 06Thornton Abbey and GatehouseAbbey Road, Thornton Curtis, near Ulceby, North Lincolnshire, DN39 6TU
  7. 07Bolingbroke CastleMoat Lane, Old Bolingbroke, near Spilsby, Lincolnshire PE23 4HH
  8. 08Idle Valley Nature ReserveNorth Road, Retford, Nottinghamshire DN22 8RQ
  9. 09Rufford Abbey Country ParkOllerton, Nottinghamshire, NG22 9DF
  10. 10Kirkby Moor Nature ReserveMoor Lane, Kirkby-on-Bain, near Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire

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