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20-21 is a contemporary visual arts centre run by North Lincolnshire Council.

20-21 aims to provide a varied, innovative, lively and accessible programme of high quality exhibitions and related events and activities which engage audiences to promote a greater awareness, understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of contemporary visual arts and crafts..

20-21 Visual Arts Centre
St John’s Church
Church Square
Scunthorpe
North Lincolnshire
DN15 6TB

Telephone: +44 (0)1724 297070

Reputedly the largest thatched manor house in the country, Alford Manor House was built to a traditional H plan in 1611. It is a very rare example of a composite structure, featuring a wooden frame with reed and plaster (visible from within the house), encased in brick. Ground floor and first floor rooms feature design interventions from Georgian through to Victorian times, whilst the attic floor is virtually untouched since 1611.

The Manor House
West Street
Alford
Lincolnshire
LN13 9HT

Telephone: +44 (0)1 507 463 073

Woolsthorpe Manor near Grantham is the place to be on 22 June 2011. This manor house is owned and run by the National Trust and was the birthplace of Isaac Newton in 1642 and he made many of his most important discoveries about light and gravity here. You can still see the famous apple tree from Newton’s bedroom window and find your hidden physicist in the interactive Science Discovery Centre. Apart from the interesting previous occupants this property there will be additional interesting things taking place on the 22nd of July 2011. Local artists will be working around the property , drawing, using watercolour and other media, each creating unique impressions of this special place. There is also free entry to any artist who would like to be part of the event. You are asked to Telephone: 01476 860338 to arrange this. Traveling in Lincolnshire in your Motorhome Hire gives you the opportunity to make this a highlight of your trip. If you are artistic, pack those paints and arrange to take part! The event is free but normal admission prices apply. Click on the blue text for National Trust to get further information about Woolsthorpe Manor.

Woolsthorpe Manor
Woolsthorpe Colsterworth
Near Grantham

Lincolnshire
NG33 5PD

If you are looking for luxury pitches for your luxury Motorhome then Bainland Country Park has some of the best in Licolnshire. Located near Woodhall Spa the site offers a choice of three types of pitches in different locations around the site. The site is extremely large and is surrounded by mature woodland. You also share the site with holiday chalets. It goes without saying that this is a five star site with all the facilities you require. In addition they do special offers for short breaks. If you arrive at Bainland on any Sunday this Autumn 2011, (that includes Bank Holiday Weekend,) you pay their normal rates for three nights on your Pitch and they will throw in the 4th Night absolutely free. This rate is only available if you call and book direct with one of their Welcome Hosts on Telephone; 01526 352903 (Please quote offer FN10) to take advantage of this great offer!!  They also have some spectacular entertainment weekends. The Bonfire night Extravaganza is not to be missed as it the biggest and best display in the local area, so there really is no other place to be.  There is also a special offer if you book early. There is live entertainment on the Friday night, an onsite Bar/Restaurant serving fantastic freshly prepared food and an indoor heated Pool, Jacuzzi & Sauna. No awnings are allowed over the Bonfire Weekend. There is also an exciting Halloween Party Weekend. If you plan to stay here with your Lincolnshire Motorhome Hire you will find a great deal for the whole family to enjoy. For more information on how to book click the blue text below.

Bainland Country Park
Horncastle Road
Woodhall Spa
Lincolnshire
LN10 6UX

Telephone: 01526 352903

This is a certified site that accepts just five caravans or motorhomes. It has hard standing with electric hook ups and grassed areas for tents. They accept dogs provided they are on a lead and do not foul the site but are walked off site. The site has toilets and showers and is located on the outskirts of Wainfleet just off the A52. There is also an eighteen peg fishing pond on site, which is a bonus for fishermen,  so bring your rods! The local pub which is on site serves evening meals if you want to treat yourself. You are only 5 min down the road from Batemans brewery and only 10 to 15 minutes drive in your Motorhome to Skegness. To get to the Caravan Park in your Lincolnshire Motorhome Hire, take the road between Wainfleet All Saints and the Brewery and two miles up the road take a left hand turn. Alternatively, follow the signs for riverside caravan park and the Caravan Park is just up the road from them. Unfortunately, there are no signs on the road for Barkham Arms Campsite.

Barkham Arms Caravan Park
Wainfleet Bank
Wainfleet St Mary
Skegness
Lincolnshire
PE24 4JR

Telephone: 01754 811 400 or 07515409348

One of the country’s oldest family breweries. It is based on an old windmill, dating back two centuries and overlooks the River Steeping. If you are in the area and love beer this is well worth a visit with a great deal to see and no visit is complete without a few beers purchased and stowed away to take home.

Batemans Brewery Visitor Centre
Salem Bridge Brewery
Mill Lane
Wainfleet
Lincolnshire
PE24 4JE

Telephone: 01754 880317

Whilst exploring Lincolnshire in a motorhome take a peaceful trip to Belton House; a magnificent 17th century country house. Within Belton House stunning antique collections can be witnessed, with exquisite displays of silverware and furniture. Outside there are plenty more attractions to explore such as the Orangery, the Italian and Dutch Gardens and the expertly landscaped deer park. Also on site is the National Trust’s largest adventure playground, an ideal way to keep children entertained.

Belton House has even been used as the filming location for many high profile BBC television programs including Jane Eyre, Tom Jones and Pride and Prejudice.

Belton House
Grantham
Lincolnshire
NG32 2LS
01476 566116

Belvoir Castle meaning beautiful view is in Lincolnshire. It has been the anancestral home of the Duke and Duchess of Rutland for one thousand years. It hosts anumber of events through out the year. It is also frequented by Prince Charles.

Lincolnshire is one of the most pleasant counties to drive around in a motorhome. For a great day out whilst in the area, a trip to Burghley House is ideal. Burghley is one of the largest and grandest Elizabethan Houses known to exist, dating back 1555. Many collections and exhibitions are on display at Burghley including the world famous Chinese Snuff Bottle display. Outside there are more than 2000 acres of stunning parkland and gardens including a deer park, sculpture garden and garden of surprises.

Burghley has also been used as a filming location for several Hollywood blockbuster films including Pride and Prejudice (2005), The Da Vinci Code (2006), and Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007).

Burghley House
Stamford
Lincs
PE9 3JY
Telephone: 01780 752451
Email: burghley@burghley.co.uk

Close to Lincoln is an impressive Elizabethan House, farmshop, café, restaurant and also an interiors shop. All are located at Doddington Hall which continues to be in one families private ownership. The hall is open to the public and the admission charge contributes a little to running the huge house. It’s a very elegant house that is home to interesting collections of porcelains, furniture, and everything you would expect of a large country home that has been lived in over a number of centuries. There are fascinating stories and information attached to some of the objects you will see. Outside, barns and stables have been converted to form an award winning café and farm shop. The farm shop has its own butcher selling rare breed meat on site plus many delicacies that one would expect to find in a quality delicatessen as well as locally grown fresh produce and flowers and herbs and local fresh bread. If you don’t want to cook yourself we can recommend the café and restaurant for its delicious cakes and meals provide a real treat. In the summer sunshine you can also sit outside on their patio courtyard area under a sun umbrella and enjoy your meals out of doors. They also run food events here, with taster sessions, and cooking demonstrations taking place. In October 2011 a new edition to their shopping complex was added with the opening of India Jane, an interiors and furnishing store. Give yourself plenty of time to visit the house, gardens and shops on site in your Lincolnshire Motorhome Hire as there is a great deal of interest here. For more details, photographs and map click the link below to their website.

Doddington Hall
Doddington
Lincolnshire
LN6 4RU
England

Telephone: 01522 694 308

12 acres of ‘lost’ gardens, enhanced by the beautiful valley surrounding it. Abandoned for 50 years, it is now has seen several years of restoration. A lovely garden to visit, check their website for more information and opening times.

Easton Walled Gardens
Grantham
Lincolnshire
NG33 5AP

Tel: 01476 530063

The Old Rectory, with its methodist heritage, belonged to the Wesley family and contains some of their items and furniture from the period. Visit Epworth Old Rectory website for opening times and more information.

Epworth Old Rectory
1 Rectory Street
Epworth
North Lincolnshire
DN9 1HX

Telephone: +44 (0) 1427 872268

Park your motorhome or campervan at the reserves south carpark, in the knowledge that income from car parking helps to manage the reserve. Then walk to the visitor centre and explore the Wild Coast Exhibition and Nature Discovery Room.Visit The Point Cafe and Look-out and gift shop.
This is the reserve to see seashores, sand-dunes, saltmarshes and freshwater habitats extending for a distance of about 3 miles along the Lincolnshire coast, from the southern end of Skegness to the entrance of the Wash.There is an observation platform at Mill Hill with extensive views of the surrounding landscape, and public hides overlook the Mere and Fenland Lagoon. Check out the Wildlife Trusts website of Gibraltar point for more information.

Gibraltar Point Nature Reserve

In 9 years the delightful Goltho garden has evolved from a 4.5 acre ploughed field into a truly stunning masterpiece of modern horticulture. It has even been referred to by gardening writers as one of Britain’s futures great gardens. The garden is divided into 5 key areas, each delightful and colourful in their own unique way. The potager or vegetable garden is truly productive and feeds a total of 3 families. It is laid out in traditional style and is well worth studying to see how a real working vegetable plot can be developed. From here you can have a look into the orchard which has a variety of fruit producing trees, this also acts as a home to a little flock of free range chickens; truly a taste of the “good life� in operation. As well as the practical and productive areas of the garden there are also areas which are purely planted to be pleasing on the eye. The rose garden is romantic and intimate, filled with heady scents and beautiful colours. The wild flower meadow which leads from the wooded area is awash with traditional grasses and old fashioned flowers and is blanketed with daffodils in the spring. Also of interest in the spring is the Nut Walk where you will find catkins, forget me knots and hellebores as well as more daffodils and other spring favorites. Later in the year the hazelnuts from the nut trees are used to make some lovely hazelnut confectionary in the tea rooms. If you visit the garden later in the season, the prairie garden consists of later flowering plants and wonderful ethereal grasses. Food in the tea shop is naturally sourced where possible in the potager garden and eggs are used from the free range hens. The lovely menu changes daily. So when traveling in your Lincolnshire motorhome rental, please pop in and visit these lovely gardens. For further information, please click the blue link below.

Goltho Gardens
Lincoln Road,
Goltho,
Market Rasen,
Lincolnshire,
LN8 5NF

Telephone: 01673 857768

Dating back to the 13th century, when building began, this is worth visiting when you are in the area with your motor home or campervan. Inside are the collection of paintings, furniture, tapestries and objects d’art that fill the state rooms. Thrones and furnishings from the House of Lords are also on display. Outside there is a tearoom with home made cakes and of course the scenic park to view. Visit their website for more information.

Grimsthorpe Castle
The Estate Office
Grimsthorpe
Bourne
Lincolnshire
PE10 0LY
England

Telephone: +44 (0)1778 591205

Grimsthorpe Castle is more of a large stately home than a castle, but it has been called a castle for over eight hundred years. It has been fortified but is now highly unlikely to have to defend itself against marauding hordes! It is not open on Fridays and Saturdays but from Sunday to Thursday you can gain entry to the castle from 1st April to 30th September between 1pm and 5pm. The last admission to the castle itself is 4pm so arrive in good time to have a look around. Admission to the Castle is by obligatory timed tours. Timed tickets are purchased from the gift shop prior to entering the castle. You can gain access to the gardens between 11am and 6pm on opening days. There is also opportunity to join a mini bus tour of the estate. This takes one hour and spaces are limited to 16 people per trip and there is a small charge per person. Tickets for the trip are also available for sale at the gift shop. If you are a keen cyclist the estate welcomes you to explore the family cycle trails on site. You can bring your own cycles with you if you have cycle racks on the back of your motorhome hire vehicle. Alternatively, cycles can be hired near the gift shop at Grimsthorpe Cycle Hire.  To cycle the full trail will take you along 9.6 miles of the estate but if you are with small children you may prefer shorter trails that avoid steep inclines and rough ground. You will find something to suit all requirements and free maps and safety helmets are provided. Cycle hire must be paid for with a valid credit or debit card, additional security will need to be provided if you are paying in cash. Bear in mind that you are not allowed to hand over your keys for your Lincolnshire Motorhome hire as security, as your motorhome insurance will not allow this. For more details on admission costs and information on cycle hire click the link below.

Grimsthorpe Castle
Grimsthorpe Estate Office
Bourne
Lincolnshire
PE10 0LY.

Tel: +44 (0)1778 591205

This is a stunning Lakeland Park that came out of private ownership in 1951, when it was sold to the Lincoln Corporation.  Most of the old Hall was demolished and the park was opened to the public. The Lake covers twenty five acres and was used to supply water to Lincoln reservoir. There is a great deal of wildlife to be found here for those who take their time to look so take binoculars for some bird watching. Walking the many paths around the lakes, surrounded as they are by spectacular mature trees and shrubs, is certainly a joy on any day of the year. This country park has the added advantage of having its own campsite. So you can pitch your Motorhome close to historic Lincoln City in fantastic scenic surroundings.  Travel to the main entrance to the Park on the B1378 (Skellingthorpe Road). It is signposted from the A46 (Lincoln Bypass) and from the B1003 (Tritton Road). If you want to take that all important visit to the city centre you are best advised to leave your Motorhome at the campsite as parking in the centre for a motorhome is non existent. Take public transport. A regular bus service (numbers 29, SB2, SB6 and 66a) runs from the City Centre. The nearest bus stop is 200 metres from the main entrance to the campsite. If you are visiting Lincoln in your Midlands Campervan Hire this is an ideally located site and will certainly make your holiday most memorable. For more information about the campsite and links to the campsite at Hartsholme Coutry Park, click the blue text below.

The Visitor Centre
Hartsholme Country Park
Skellingthorpe Road
Lincoln
LN6 0EY

Telephone: Park Rangers:-01522-873577
Or ring the Campsite Warden:-01522-873578

It is worth a visit to the Lincolnshire Show in 2012 to soak in all the atmosphere of a traditional country show with the scenic city of Lincoln nearby. The show will take place on Wednesday, June 20th and Thursday, June 21st. 9.30am. There will be numerous activities to watch in the main show ring. Last year they had the Osborne Refrigerators Double Harness Scurry, Private Driving Classes, Parade of Hounds, RAF Waddington Pipes and Drums, Parades of livestock and horses, show jumping and much more. 2012 promises to be even better. There are display tents and for those of you keen on shopping, you will find plenty of retail therapy. There are also a range of food outlets so no need to go hungry! Show jumping goes on till late evening so it will be a full day’s entertainment. Enjoy the show as part of your Lincolnshire Motorhome Hire Holiday. For more information and admission prices click the blue text below.

Lincolnshire Events Centre,
Lincolnshire Showground,
Grange-de-Lings,
Lincoln,
LN2 2NA

Telephone : 01522 522900

If you are traveling with your family on the east coast of Lincolnshire then Mablethorpe is a good location to use as a base. The campsite is a mile from the beach. There are several campsites around Mablethorpe and many in this area have large amounts of static caravans permanently on site. The reason for all this interest is the beach. The beach is a real bucket and spade beach with loads of glorious sand for building those sand castles! It’s a traditional Lincolnshire sea side town that has not changed much over the years. There is a small fairground, shops and plenty of fish and chip shops and cafes. Inland you will find the Fens and to the north the Lincolnshire Wolds, while to the east, that glorious beach boasts a Blue Flag for quality. The seafront has a sand train and traditional donkey rides. If fish and chips are not for you, you may prefer to cook for yourself in your Motorhome. Bennetts Butchers sells home-made pies, cooked meats and Lincolnshire sausages. It’s just a mile to the beachand shops. There is also a Seal Sanctuary nearby that cares for seals, both temporarily and permanently. Seals come to the beach at Donna Nook to give birth in the autumn. For more excitement the resort of Skegness is to the south. It has a Pleasure Beach and a museum of Lincolnshire rural life. If you are looking for a theme park then Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells has rides and amusements for all the family. To access the town in your Lincolnshire Motorhome Hire drive via the A1104 and A16 through Alford. If you are approaching from Louth on the A157 be aware that it is the sixth bendiest road in the UK! For more information on facilities at the campsite and booking click on the blue text below.

Mablethorpe Camping and Caravanning Club Site
Highfield
120 Church Lane
Mablethorpe
Lincolnshire
LN12 2NU

Telephone: 01507 472374 (No calls after 8pm please.)

See Common (Harbour) seals, some of the adult seals in the Sanctuary Bay pool were original babies rescued and reared in the late 1960′s. Feeding times are especially fun to watch. Visit their website for more information about the Sanctury, opening times and ticket prices.

Natureland Seal Sanctuary
North Parade
Skegness
Lincolnshire
PE25 1DB

Normanby Hall Country Park has something for all the family to enjoy in the North of Lincolnshire. The Hall was the home of the Sheffield family, former Dukes of Buckingham and original owners of Buckingham Palace so expect to find interiors that are just as elegant as the palace itself! Inside the hall are very fine examples of Regency, Victorian and Edwardian furniture, fitting with a house that is steeped in history. Outside visit the award winning gardens. The Victorian walled garden was restored in 1997 and offers a nostalgic step back in time to the great heyday of kitchen gardening. There is also the farming Museum to explore with farm machinery and transport used from ploughing to harvest. There are also re-creations of a farm worker’s kitchen and backyard, a saddler’s, a blacksmith’s and a cobbler’s workshop.  For that nice cup of tea and a piece of cake, after all your exploring and walking, about try the stable yard café. The gift shop sells cards and souvenirs. It is an ideal location for your Lincolnshire Motorhome Hire to pitch at their small campsite, which is open for caravans and motorhomes only. For more details click the blue text below.

Normanby Hall Country Park
Normanby
Scunthorpe
North Lincolnshire
DN15 9HU

Tel: 01724 720588

Pink Pig Farm is far more than your average farm shop; it is a complete experience for the entire family to enjoy. The owning family have worked the land here for almost one hundred years, consistently supplying quality food to the local community and they are also conscious that the food is reasonably priced and where possible organic. At the heart of the farm is the wonderful farm shop selling fresh food produced either on the farm itself or that made by fellow members of the Tastes of Lincolnshire group. The farm produces a wide range of meat and poultry which is sold in the shop as well as eggs and seasonal organic vegetables. Similarly, the produce is used in the friendly and comfortable café. Some of the must try dishes are the pink pigs sausages with delicious caramelized onion marmalade and don’t miss out on the desserts. Try Rhubarb and Orange cobbler or the Willingham Fayre ice cream. All absolutely delicious!  Once you have enjoyed the food or browsed the shops the little ones can have some fun time on the farms adventure trail. There are little tractors to ride on, zip lines to sail down, a fort to explore and sand pits and water play to get hands on with. But most of the children seem to enjoy getting to know the animals. They can collect eggs or ride on a farm trailer to see the pigs; there are also plenty of ducks, goats and guinea pigs to get friendly with. So when traveling in your Lincolnshire motorhome rental stop off at Pink Pig Farm, which can be accessed off the B1398 and has ample car parking for your vehicle. For further information click the blue link below.

Pink Pig Farm
Holme Hall
Holme
Scunthorpe
Lincolnshire
DN16 3RE

Telephone: 01724 844 466

If you are traveling through Lincolnshire and are close to Market Deeping on a fine weather day on 25th of June, then consider attending a traditional village garden fete. The Rose and Sweet Pea Show and Garden Fete will take place in June in the Church Hall Garden and in the Priory Church. This has everything you would expect in a small english village show and garden fete, competitions for displaying a variety of exhibits from a single rose to a vase or bowl of sweet peas as well as baking a cake. This is a relaxing event with highlights provided by local school children who will perform and finally the traditional crowning of the rose queen. Garden fetes always evoke images of scones, cakes and tea on the lawns and I imagine this event will be no exception to this. There is no better place to be on a sunny afternoon in the English countryside than to attend a garden fete. There is usually all the excitement of the tombola stand. This show can boast some outstanding prizes for its Grand Prize Draw including £100 cash, a £50 John Lewis token, meals at Maharanis in Deeping St James, Tolthorpe theatre tickets, a family ticket for Burghley House, a bird feeder and bird food from Vine Farm, a hanging basket from Swine’s Meadow, hampers and fish and chips! You could be returning to your Lincolnshire Motorhome Hire with a really excellent prize if you are a winner! Grand Draw tickets are already on sale at 50p each (£2 for a book of four) and will also be available to purchase on the day. There will be a car park marked but this may not be suitable for your Lincolnshire Motorhome Hire . The street in front of the Priory Church is very narrow so you are advised to park up in Broadgate Lane if you have space.

Rose and Sweet Pea Show and Fete
Priory Church
Vicarage Garden
Deeping St James
Lincolnshire

PE6 8HD

If you are traveling to the coast through Louth, from Lincoln, then stop with the family to enjoy the Rushmoor Country Park Experience.  Take the A157 to Louth and then follow the Louth Town Centre signs through the Town Centre. Keep a look out for the new Morrisons supermarket on your right.  Then go straight across the mini roundabout into Eastfield Road. Approximately two miles down the Eastfield Road you will come to Rushmoor on the left hand side. The Country Park is a farm park that offers close contact with a wide variety of animals ranging from tiny harvest mice to much larger animals. If you are taking small children ensure they wash their hands after contact with animals. There are also Birds of Prey here and micro or mini pigs. These are real miniature pigs and when born they will fit into a tea cup! They have two breeding pairs at Rushmoor. Over 2,500 baby rabbits are also born at the country park. There is just so much to see here including, ponies, slides and a bouncy castle, goats and guinea pigs, ducks andrabbits, ride on toys and tractors, and all sorts of birds of prey! If you don’t want to return to your Lincolnshire Campervan Hire for drinks, the tea room is just the place for a sit down, for a nice cup of tea and one of their home made cakes. There is an entry fee to the farm.For more details click the blue text below.

 Rushmoor Country Park
Louth Road
North Cockerington
Louth
Lincolnshire
LN11 7DY

Telephone: 01507 327184

Retail Shopping outlet with festivals, live entertainment, regular Sale Events and lovely gardens to wander around. Visit their website for event updates and more information.

Springfields Outlet Shopping & Festival Gardens
Camelgate
Spalding
Lincolnshire
PE12 6EU

Telephone:01775 760 909

On Sunday December 11th 2011 join over 15000 people who enter into the festivities at the Stamford Christmas Festival. The town is transformed for a day with over 150 stalls selling festive foods and drink and arts and craft. The whole event is organized to provide family entertainment by Stamford Town Partnership CIC and Stamford Town Council. There promises to be street entertainment with a fun fair, dance, theatre. Children will especially enjoy Santas Grotto with a chance to meet the main man himself who is stopping off at Stamford before his busy Christmas Eve and Christmas day duties! There is also a Christmas hat competition for the more creative members of your family to enter. This is likely to be a day the whole family will enjoy. The extravaganza is free and is located in the centre of Stamford on the High Street, Red Lion Square, Sheep Market and Bath Row. This is a day out to get you all into the Christmas spirit. Whilst you are in Stamford take a look at Barn Hill which is just off Red Lion Square in the town centre. Here you may well recognize the location from the BBC TV series Middlemarch. The Merchant Ivory movie (2000) The Golden Bowl was also filmed here. It is a picturesque cobbled stoned street located behind All Saints’ Church. All Saints Brewery in the town is also worthy of a visit it has a coffee lounge, restaurant and brewery shop. The Brewery is open for guided tours and tasting sessions by pre-arrangement. A visit to this festival as part of a short break winter holiday in your Lincolnshire Motorhome Hire is bound to be fun for the family whatever the weather. Stamford is located north of Peterborough and just off the main A1. For more details of this event click the blue text below.

Stamford Christmas Festival
Stamford
Lincs
England
United Kingdom

May 29 / 30
July 31 Aug 1
October 9 / 10
December 4 / 5

Run by Arthur Swallow Fairs, this is a massive International fair of Antiques and Collectables, Home and Garden Show.

Swinderby Antiques Fair is situated at RAF Swinderby in Lincolnshire next to the main A46 Newark to Lincoln road. Clearly visible from the road, this massive fair is worth a visit. Check out their website for more information.

Set in the heart of Lincolnshire you will find the most amazing collections of parrots in the UK. The Parrot Zoo set out to be a zoo and sanctuary solely for parrots but over the years the collection of animals has expanded to include meerkats, lemurs, marmosets and tortoises amongst others. But the main attraction really is the stunning collection of parrots on show. Many of the parrots have been rescued or rehomed here. In fact the zoo houses the largest collection of rehomed parrots in the UK. There are currently over 100 different types of birds with the collection totaling over 2000 individuals. There are some real characters amongst the birds and the dedicated staff does their best to develop and nurture these intelligent animals whilst at the same time allowing them to live as natural an existence as possible. The animal’s enclosures are designed to allow the birds as much freedom as possible and to allow them to make choices about where they want to be at different times in the day. For those who are extra shy, there is the opportunity to hide from visitors if they want to or for the extroverts there is plenty of opportunity to play to the audience. For those who are brave and like to get hands on with the animals there are snakes which can be handled, as well as other reptiles such as tortoises. Derren Brown is the Zoos proud patron and has been involved since 2004, he is a big parrot enthusiast, describing his birds as ‘toddlers who can fly’. To get to the Parrot Zoo in your Lincolnshire motorhome rental you take the A52 South from Skegness and follow the signs for Friskney. For further information, click on the blue link below.

The Parrot Zoo
Dickon Hill Road
Friskney
Lincolnshire
PE22 8PF

Telephone:0871 384 1130

Most, but not all, of the exhibits are indoors. The Airfield is depicted and includes a special bay for each Squadron. Also areas showing Civilian Life in Lincolnshire, the battle for Arnhem, and the Tirpitz and much more. Check opening times before your journey.

Thorpe Camp Visitor Centre
Nr. Woodhall Spa
Lincolnshire
England

The Museum is open to visitors on selected days during the year.

The Trolleybus Museum
Belton Road
Sandtoft
Doncaster
DN8 5SX

Telephone:01724 711391

A? collection of historical objects and art. The views of Lincoln from the gallery are also stunning.

Usher Gallery
Lindum Road
Lincoln
LN2 1NN
Lincolnshire

Telephone:01522 527980

Whisby Nature Reserve Park has hard surfaced footpaths that are suitable for wheelchairs and those with mobility difficulties. It is an excellent place to walk with many wooded and water areas to spot birdlife. The water areas were originally gravel pits but are now surrounded by so much greenery they cannot be identified as gravel pits. There are seven hides placed to overlook various lakes It is preferable if dogs are not taken on the nature reserve and please do not remove any plants or animals and follow the country code during your visit. Whisby Nature Reserve is located 7 miles south-west of Lincoln, on Moor Lane directly north of the village of Thorpe on the Hill, and signposted from the adjacent A46.  The entrance leads to the Whisby Natural World complex of buildings and car-parks.  Parking is charged at a rate of £1 per day (pay and display) between 10.00am and 4.00pm. Early visitors should purchase a ticket if they plan to be on site beyond 10.00am. Binoculars and electric wheelchair ‘buggies’ can be hired here too. The Nature Park comprises a complex of small, medium and large flooded gravel pits, which have now become ‘greened’ by up.  There are seven hides placed to overlook various lakes. It also has a gift shop and tea room that serves light meals. If you are touring in your Lincolnshire Motorhome Hire and enjoy tranquil places for walking and bird watching you are likely to enjoy Whisby Nature Reserve.
Whisby Nature Reserve Park
Moor Lane
Thorpe-on-the-Hill
Lincoln
LN6 9BW

Telephone:01522 500676

This is a lovely location for a campsite set within the woodland surrounded trees. The site has ninety pitches and all the usual facilities. The site itself is said to be a nature lovers dream having been awarded a gold conservation award. If you are lucky you could see grass snakes, woodpeckers, rabbits, many wild birds, so take binoculars and a book so that the children can identify what they see. Perhaps the real beauty of staying at the site is its proximity to Woodhall Spa itself. This is an amazing Edwardian town that has about it an air of a by gone age. I always feel it would make an ideal location for an Agatha Christie film! Whilst you are there you must find and go to the unique Kinema in the Woods, situated at the centre of the Pinewoods. This is a treasure. It is located next to the now derelict Spa Baths and opposite the site of the former Victoria Hotel. Housed in a converted cricket pavilion. It originally opened in 1922 it was one of the first cinemas in Britain. It is one of the few cinemas in the country to still employ back projection and also offers regular entertainment on an original Compton Captain Organ. Close to Woodhall Spa is Kirkby-on-Bain which was once home to an airfield in the Second World War. The old RAF base still has remnants of the military buildings on site, once occupied by the famous Dambusters Squadron. There are local shops ,cafes and places to eat in Woodhall Spa but this is essentially a quiet town and if you hanker for bright lights and nightlife action you are unlikely to find it here. This is a peaceful part of the countryside to take your Lincolnshire Motorhome Hire holiday.

Woodhall Spa Camping and Caravanning Club Site
Wellsyke Lane
Kirkby-on-Bain
Woodhall Spa
Lincolnshire
LN10 6YU

Telephone: 01526 352911 (No calls after 8pm please.)

Woodhall Spa is a unique Edwardian Spa town worthy of a visit. The Woodhall Spa Cottage Museum is run entirely by volunteers and shows Woodhall Spa’s past. The Visitor Tourist Information Centre is also housed at the cottage.

Woodhall Spa Cottage Museum
Iddesleigh Road
Woodhall Spa
LN10 6SH
Tel: 01526 353775

Whilst travelling around Lincolnshire in a motorhome why not visit Woolsthorpe Manor, a 17th century manor house and birthplace of Sir Issac Newton.

Woolsthorpe Manor contains an exhibit dedicated to Newton and his childhood in the area. There is also a Interactive Science Discovery Centre for those looking to follow in his footsteps. There are free parking facilities, a small shop and refreshment centre on site to make sure that all visitors are well looked after during their stay.

You can even see the apple tree which allegedly inspired Newton to develop his theories on gravity!!

Woolsthorpe Manor
Water Lane
Woolsthorpe by Colsterworth
nr Grantham
Lincolnshire
NG33 5PD
TEL:(44) 01476 860338