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About Skellingthorpe
This is a large village lying around three miles from Lincoln which is fringed by the Fosdyke Navigation. Visitors will find a few shops, pubs and an interesting Anglican church.
Skellingthorpe Old Wood provides a place for leisure and pleasure. This is a glorious woodland area featuring many broadleaved trees, pines and spruce. It offers wonderful colours in spring when the earth becomes covered with bluebells, and in the autumn leaves of red and gold flutter from branches, making a deep soft carpet for your feet. Although parking is difficult, the wood is well worth a visit both for its quiet beauty and its abundance of wildlife.
Skellingthorpe is ideal for anyone wishing to discover this lovely eastern corner of Lincolnshire, it has many interesting towns and villages, the meandering River Witham, and the City of Lincoln offers excellent shopping as well as its magnificent, historic cathedral.
Planning a visit? Please see below for other recommended towns, attractions and recommended hotels nearby.
Distances and directions below are approximate. For true driving distances please visit the AA Route Planner
Recommended attractions near Skellingthorpe
| Doddington Hall | (1.8 miles, 2.9 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
| Hartsholme Country Park | (2.0 miles, 3.3 km, direction SE) | Pictures |
| Hartsholme Country Park | (2.4 miles, 3.9 km, direction SE) | Pictures |
| Lincoln Castle | (3.4 miles, 5.4 km, direction E) | Pictures |
| Usher Gallery | (3.5 miles, 5.7 km, direction E) | Pictures |
| Lincoln Cathedral | (3.6 miles, 5.8 km, direction E) | Pictures |
| Whisby Natural Park | (3.7 miles, 5.9 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Sundown Kiddies Adventureland | (9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction NW) | Pictures |
| Newark Air Museum | (11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
| Gainsborough Old Hall | (13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction NW) | Pictures |
| Newark Castle | (13.7 miles, 22.1 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
| Bassetlaw Museum | (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction NW) | Pictures |
| Chainbridge Nature Reserve | (14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction NW) | Pictures |
| Wetlands Waterfoul Reserve | (16.2 miles, 26.0 km, direction NW) | Pictures |
| Sherwood Heath Local Nature Reserve | (17.3 miles, 27.9 km, direction W) | Pictures |
All attractions in SkellingthorpeAll attractions in LincolnshireComplete A to Z of attractions in EnglandRecommended towns near Skellingthorpe
Saxilby, in the county of Lincolnshire (3.0 miles, 4.9 km, direction NW)
The village is dominated by the Foss Dyke Canal, a waterway built by the Romans and later deepened by Henry I to allow safe passage for larger vessels.
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Lincoln, in the county of Lincolnshire (3.3 miles, 5.4 km, direction E)
This fine cathedral City was called Lindon by the Ancient Britons' and later the Romans' knew it as Lindum. In AD48 a Roman...
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Eagle, in the county of Lincolnshire (4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction SW)
The village of Eagle is situated in spacious countryside a short distance away from the historic city of Lincoln.
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North Scarle, in the county of Lincolnshire (5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction SW)
The village is small and unspoilt, it has pleasant leafy lanes and a quiet High Street. Of its most picturesque aspects apart from the church, is a George V Post Box.
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Nettleham, in the county of Lincolnshire (5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction E)
This is a most delightful Lincolnshire village with dreamy stone cottages, a picturesque village green, and a sparkling beck around which well fed ducks and moorhens colonise.
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Waddington, in the county of Lincolnshire (5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction SE)
Waddington is a bustling town, its modern day history forever linked to the R.A.F of which it is justifiably proud. It's annual air show is a major event on the yearly calendar and is attended by people from all over England.
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Swinderby, in the county of Lincolnshire (6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction SW)
Swinderby is located in spacious countryside close to where the Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire borders meet.
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Harmston, in the county of Lincolnshire (6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction SE)
Harmston grew up on an escarpment from which there are dramatic views of the Witham valley, and it is perhaps this river-side position which has given this lovely pastoral place much of its character.
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Ingham, in the county of Lincolnshire (7.5 miles, 12.0 km, direction N)
Ingham, from its earliest dawning's at the time of the Doomsday Book has enjoyed a tranquil existence. The village lies in a lovely area between Lincoln and Gainsborough, amidst some of the shire's most stunning scenery.
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Bassingham, in the county of Lincolnshire (7.6 miles, 12.3 km, direction S)
Bassingham, mentioned in the Doomsday Book, is a large, flourishing village located close to the banks of the River Witham, a few miles south-west of the Cathedral City of Lincoln.
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Dunholme, in the county of Lincolnshire (7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction NE)
Dunholme is a small Lincolnshire village with a history stretching back to the Doomsday Book and possibly beyond. It is found nestling beneath a range of low hills, straddling along a stream.
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Marton, in the county of Lincolnshire (8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction NW)
Marton is a sleepy village with a long history. In far off Roman times, a small fort guarded a nearby crossing of the River Trent.
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Collingham, in the county of Nottinghamshire (8.5 miles, 13.6 km, direction SW)
This is a small Nottinghamshire village pleasantly located on the banks of the River Trent. It offers all the usual village amenities, church, couple of shops, butchers, newsagents and three public houses.
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Carlton-le-Moorland, in the county of Lincolnshire (8.8 miles, 14.1 km, direction S)
Lovely Lincolnshire village with a history stretching back to the Doomsday Book and possibly beyond.
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Boothby Graffoe, in the county of Lincolnshire (8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction SE)
Boothby Graffoe is one of the springline villages lying on the vast Lincolnshire plain. It is a sparsely populated hamlet of immense charm with a history that travels back over hundreds of years.
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All towns in LincolnshireComplete A to Z of towns in EnglandNearby travel help
| Hykeham Station | (2.9 miles, 4.7 km, direction S) |
| Saxilby Station | (2.9 miles, 4.7 km, direction NW) |
| A1(M) Junction 34 | (21.3 miles, 34.2 km, direction NW) |
| M180 Junction 4 | (21.6 miles, 34.7 km, direction N) |
| Humberside International Airport | (26.4 miles, 42.5 km, direction NE) |
| Sheffield City Airport | (33.3 miles, 53.6 km, direction W) |
| Skellingthorpe to London | (121.3 miles, 195.1 km, direction S) |
Hotels & Accommodation in Skellingthorpe
| Hotel Name | Approximate distance from Skellingthorpe center |
| Pyewipe Inn | (2.1 miles, 3.4 km, direction E) |
| Mayfield Guest House | (3.1 miles, 5.0 km, direction E) |
| Holiday Inn Lincoln | (3.1 miles, 5.0 km, direction E) |
| The White Hart | (3.4 miles, 5.5 km, direction E) |
| The Lincoln Hotel | (3.5 miles, 5.7 km, direction E) |
| Le Petit Hotel | (3.7 miles, 6.0 km, direction E) |
| Eardley's Hotel | (3.7 miles, 6.0 km, direction SE) |
| Hillcrest Hotel | (4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction E) |
| Washingborough Hall Hotel | (6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction E) |
| Branston Hall Hotel | (6.4 miles, 10.2 km, direction SE) |
| All hotels in Skellingthorpe |
