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About Southrey

This is a pleasant place which grew up along the banks of the River Witham, within site and sounds of some famous abbey's. It is close to Bardney Abbey and the spectacular ruins of Tupholme Abbey, which was founded by an abbot and twelve monks from another abbey in the 12th-century. The ruins are preserved by Heritage Lincolnshire with the help of English Heritage. Tupholme Abbey provides an entertaining day out for everyone, there are interpretation boards recording the history of the abbey, a picnic site, a flock of Soay sheep, and the old abbey grounds offer a haven for wildlife in what is an intensely farmed landscape.

Visitors to the area will miss a real treat if they do not visit the picturesque woods lying between here and Bardney. The woods form part of Bardney forest and show nature at her very finest. Trees include, limes, oak, ash, hazel and Scot's Pine. In spring feet fall on a carpet of lily of the valley and bluebells. Rare flowers include; early purple orchid, archangel and bugle. This is a lovely place to roam in the early morning when the sun is just rising, and there is nothing to be heard but the scurrying of wild animals in search of food and a wonderful dawn chorus from the birds to whom these woods are home.

This is a great walking, cycling and horse riding region. The Riverside Inn at Southrey has nearby stables where visitors can hire a horse by the hour or day, or join an organised horse ride featuring the most scenic and romantic spots in the area. The inn is popular with fishermen, the River Witham can be fished for bream, roach, perch and pike. If the fishing is good you might like to tarry a little longer - bed and breakfast is offered at the Riverside Inn.

A distinctive feature of the village is the little church dedicated to St.John the Divine. This church is interesting in that it was built by the parishioners themselves late in the 19th-century. The church, painted brilliant white with russet roof and bell tower, makes a small dramatic vision against the Lincolnshire skyline. Standing in the shadow of trees, the church is surrounded by old tombstones.

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Recommended attractions near Southrey

Tupholme Abbey	(1.6 miles, 2.6 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Bainland Country Park	(4.9 miles, 7.8 km, direction SE)	Pictures
Tattershall Castle	(7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction SE)	Pictures
Usher Gallery	(10.3 miles, 16.5 km, direction W)	Pictures
Lincoln Cathedral	(10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction W)	Pictures
Lincoln Castle	(10.5 miles, 16.8 km, direction W)	Pictures
Hartsholme Country Park	(11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction W)	Pictures
Hartsholme Country Park	(12.1 miles, 19.4 km, direction W)	Pictures
Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre	(12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction E)	Pictures
Snipe Dales Country Park	(13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction E)	Pictures
Cadwell Park	(13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Bolingbroke Castle	(13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction E)	Pictures
Cogglesford Mill	(13.3 miles, 21.5 km, direction S)	Pictures
Whisby Natural Park	(13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction W)	Pictures
Harrington Hall	(14.7 miles, 23.7 km, direction E)	Pictures

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Recommended towns near Southrey

Bardney, in the county of Lincolnshire (1.9 miles, 3.1 km, direction NW)
The village of Bardney lies on the eastern banks of the River Witham a short distance from Lincoln.
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Horsington, in the county of Lincolnshire (3.8 miles, 6.1 km, direction E)
This is a pleasant village less than twenty miles from the Cathedral City of Lincoln.
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Woodhall Spa, in the county of Lincolnshire (4.1 miles, 6.7 km, direction SE)
It is sited on heathland, surrounded by lovely woodland and as its name suggests is based beside spa waters which made the town notable in the 19th century when it was fashionable as an inland resort town.
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Metheringham, in the county of Lincolnshire (5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction SW)
Metheringham is an old Lincolnshire village with a history stretching back to the Doomsday Book of 1086.
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Blankney, in the county of Lincolnshire (5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction SW)
This is a small well kept "estate" village which was built around the great estate of Blankney Hall, the estates of which have existed since the time of William the Conqueror.
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Rowston, in the county of Lincolnshire (7.1 miles, 11.5 km, direction SW)
The village of Rowston is perhaps best known for its historic church. The church, dedicated to St.Clement has church records dating back to 1566.
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Digby, in the county of Lincolnshire (8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction SW)
This is a tranquil village set in a lovely rural location in the vale of the Digby Beck watercourse.
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Nettleham, in the county of Lincolnshire (9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction NW)
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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Mareham le Fen, in the county of Lincolnshire (9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction E)
This pleasant Fen village was mentioned in the Doomsday Book, but it's history is known to stretch far beyond 1086.
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Waddington, in the county of Lincolnshire (9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction W)
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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Wickenby, in the county of Lincolnshire (10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction N)
Wickenby is best known as the war-time home of Royal Air Force 12 Squadron and 626 Squadron, it was also for a short time home to 109 Squadron who flew Mosquitoes.
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Lincoln, in the county of Lincolnshire (10.4 miles, 16.8 km, direction W)
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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Harmston, in the county of Lincolnshire (10.4 miles, 16.8 km, direction W)
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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Dunholme, in the county of Lincolnshire (10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction NW)
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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Boothby Graffoe, in the county of Lincolnshire (10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction SW)
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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Nearby travel help

Metheringham Station	(4.7 miles, 7.6 km, direction SW)
Lincoln Central Station	(10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction W)
M180 Junction 4	(27.2 miles, 43.7 km, direction NW)
Humberside International Airport	(27.4 miles, 44.1 km, direction N)
M180 Junction 5	(28.0 miles, 45.1 km, direction N)
Sheffield City Airport	(47.0 miles, 75.7 km, direction W)
Southrey to London	(116.1 miles, 186.8 km, direction S)

Hotels & Accommodation in Southrey

Hotel Name	Approximate distance from Southrey center
Woodhall Spa Hotel	(4.3 miles, 6.9 km, direction SE)
Golf Hotel	(4.3 miles, 7.0 km, direction SE)
Branston Hall Hotel	(7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction W)
Washingborough Hall Hotel	(7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction W)
Best Western Admiral Rodney Hotel	(8.0 miles, 12.8 km, direction E)
Old Coach House Motel	(8.8 miles, 14.1 km, direction S)
Hillcrest Hotel	(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction W)
Le Petit Hotel	(10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction W)
Eardley's Hotel	(10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction W)
The Lincoln Hotel	(10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction W)
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