Attractions near Heckington
Grimsthorpe Castle (14 Miles)*
Grimsthorpe has been the home of the de Eresby family since 1516, when it was granted by Henry VIII to the 10th Baron Willoughby de Eresby on the occasion of his marriage to Maria de Salinas, kinswoman and lady-in-waiting to Queen Catherine of Aragon.
Usher Gallery (20 Miles)*
The Usher Gallery was founded in 1927 following the bequest to the City of Lincoln of an outstanding collection of decorative art.
Lincoln Castle (21 Miles)*
In 1068, two years after the battle of Hastings, William the Conqueror began building Lincoln Castle on a site occupied since Roman times.
Belvoir Castle (21 Miles)*
Belvoir Castle has been the ancestral home of the Duke and Duchess of Rutland for one thousand years. The name Belvoir means 'beautiful view' and dates from Norman times.
Museum of Lincolnshire Life (21 Miles)*
The Museum of Lincolnshire Life is the largest and most exciting Social History Museum in the County. It occupies a listed barracks, built in 1857 for the Royal North Lincoln Militia.
Flag Fen Bronze Age Centre (22 Miles)*
At Flag Fen archaeologists have discovered the preserved remains of a huge timber monument to our ancestors.
Doddington Hall and Gardens (22 Miles)*
Doddington Hall stands today exactly as it was built with its walled gardens, gatehouse and family church.
Millgate Museum (23 Miles)*
The Museum has fun educational activities for children and fascinating exhibitions including streets, shops and rooms in period settings.
Burghley House (23 Miles)*
Burghley house is the largest and grandest of the first Elizabethan Age. Built and mostly designed by William Cecil, Lord High Treasurer of England, between 1565 and 1587, the house is a family home for his descendants to this day.
Vina Cooke Museum of Dolls & Bygone Childhood (24 Miles)*
The Museum houses a large collection of dolls from the 18th century to the present day in a late 17th century Dower house and former rectory of considerable interest
Barnsdale Gardens (24 Miles)*
The Barnsdale Gardens familiar to millions of BBC2 viewers as the home of Geoff Hamilton and Gardeners World is open every day. The gardens comprise 37 individual gardens and features that all blend together by linking borders into one 8 acre garden.
Peterborough Cathedral (26 Miles)*
Peterborough Cathedral is a superb example of Romanesque architecture. The West front built in the early 13th century is unique in Christendom.
Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery (26 Miles)*
Peterborough Museum houses a collection of some 227,000 objects covering the history of the Peterborough area, including archaeology, social history, art, geology, natural history, costume and militaria.
Peckover House and Garden (27 Miles)*
Set in the attractive market town of Wisbech, Peckover House is a lovely Georgian brick town house with a charming two acre Victorian walled garden.
Rutland County Museum (27 Miles)*
The Rutland County Museum is a warm ironstone building, erected in 1794-95 on the site of maltings by Sir Gerard Noel Edwards
* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.


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