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About Spalding

The marshland throughout the fens has been drained for little over a hundred years and it is the richness of this drained soil that allows gardeners and bulb growers to generate flowers of a rare quality and beauty.

In springtime, the town of Spalding, in it's favoured position on the banks of the River Welland becomes a riot of blazing colour as tulips, daffodils and other glorious spring flowers come into bloom. The town hosts an annual flower festival which attracts visitors from all over the country and Europe, it is a spectacular event that is well worth attending. Of great acclaim are the beautiful Springfield Gardens, a wonderland of lawns and water features that are nothing less than outstanding in the spring when over a million or so bulbs burst into bloom.

The town has several charming buildings of which the oldest is Ayscoughfee Hall, a beautiful 15th-century mansion restored in the 18th-century when it was the home of the founder of the Spalding Gentlemen's Society, Maurice Johnson. The White Horse Inn was once the home of a rich merchant family, the Willesby's - it is a building of stone and thatch and was then known as Burguery House. The church of St. Mary and St. Nicholas has a perpendicular hammerbeam roof decorated with angels. The church was built in 1284 and has additions from medieval times. There is a beautiful Victorian stained glass screen which dates around 1875.

There are charming streets to both sides of the River Welland as it passes through this picturesque town and here you will find good examples of properties from several periods. You will find quaint and interesting shops selling a range of goods from antiques to the evry day requirements of modern day living and, as you can imagine there are several stunning flower shops. Other places of interest include Spalding Tropical Forest.

Planning a visit? Please see below for other recommended towns, attractions and recommended hotels nearby.

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Recommended attractions near Spalding

Crowland Abbey	(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction S)	Pictures
The Butterfly & Wildlife Park	(11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction E)	Pictures
Grimsthorpe Castle	(12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction W)	Pictures
Flag Fen Bronze Age Centre	(14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction S)	Pictures
Peterborough Cathedral	(15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction S)	Pictures
Castor Hanglands NNR	(15.5 miles, 25.0 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Barnack Hills & Holes NNR	(15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Burghley House	(16.3 miles, 26.3 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Ferry Meadows Country Park	(16.9 miles, 27.3 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Cogglesford Mill	(18.1 miles, 29.2 km, direction NW)	Pictures
Woolsthorpe Manor	(20.5 miles, 32.9 km, direction W)	Pictures
Tattershall Castle	(21.8 miles, 35.1 km, direction N)	Pictures
Belton House	(22.6 miles, 36.3 km, direction NW)	Pictures
Southwick Hall	(23.9 miles, 38.5 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Deene Park	(26.6 miles, 42.8 km, direction SW)	Pictures

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Recommended towns near Spalding

Moulton, in the county of Lincolnshire (3.5 miles, 5.6 km, direction E)
Set in the heart of the famously beautiful fenlands of Lincolnshire is the pleasant town of Moulton.
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Gosberton, in the county of Lincolnshire (5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction N)
This old village sits inland from the Wash just above the point where the River Welland enters into the open sea.
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Holbeach, in the county of Lincolnshire (6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction E)
A small market town in the middle of a famous bulb growing region, there is a cluster of small streets and a central main street where the dominant feature is the church of All Saints.
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Newton-in-the-Isle, a Picturesque Village in the county of Cambridgeshire (12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction SE)
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Helpringham, in the county of Lincolnshire (13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction NW)
Helpringham is a richly rewarding walking area, with walks around old villages and waterside walks giving visitors a lovely glimpse of the regions natural wildlife and variety of scenery.
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Boston, in the county of Lincolnshire (13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction N)
This is the town in which the Pilgrim Fathers were imprisoned in the year 1607 following their first attempt to escape to America and the cells which held them can still be seen in the 15th-century Guildhall.
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Wisbech, a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction SE)
Wisbech stands on the River Nene, almost 12 miles from the sea, at one time it was closer but changing river patterns over the...
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Peterborough, a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (15.5 miles, 25.0 km, direction S)
The magic of Peterborough lies in the richness of its beautiful Cathedral. It is a glorious historical treasure house, it is unique and quite beyond compare.
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Whittlesey, a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (15.8 miles, 25.3 km, direction S)
Whittlesey is an old area of Cambridge, it is mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086.
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Stamford, in the county of Lincolnshire (16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction SW)
Of the 17 churches, only 6 now remain in Stamford, which is without doubt, one of the finest medieval towns in the British Isles, if not in Europe.
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Frithville, in the county of Lincolnshire (17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction N)
This is another pleasant "Fen" village. It lies on drained land close to the town of Boston and not far away from the famous Sibsey Trader Windmill.
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Sibsey, in the county of Lincolnshire (18.5 miles, 29.8 km, direction N)
The village has two windmills, one, a popular tourist attraction is the well preserved Trader Windmill with 6 sails, now fully restored to excellent working order.
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March, a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (19.0 miles, 30.6 km, direction SE)
A curiosity of the town is the tradition of the March, March march. This is when a group of Cambridge students gather in the town to walk back to Cambridge stopping at all convenient inns to quench their thirst!
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Old Leake, in the county of Lincolnshire (19.6 miles, 31.5 km, direction NE)
Old Leake is a traditional Lincolnshire village lying is spacious countryside a short distance from the coast.
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Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, in the county of Lincolnshire (20.5 miles, 33.0 km, direction W)
The tiny hamlet of Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth lies in spacious rural countryside in the valley of the River Witham.
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Nearby travel help

Spalding Station	(0.5 miles, 0.8 km)
Swineshead Station	(12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction N)
A1(M) Junction 17	(18.7 miles, 30.0 km, direction S)
A1(M) Junction 17	(18.9 miles, 30.5 km, direction S)
Cambridge Airport	(42.4 miles, 68.2 km, direction S)
East Midlands Airport	(49.7 miles, 80.0 km, direction W)
Spalding to London	(88.4 miles, 142.2 km, direction S)

Hotels & Accommodation in Spalding

Hotel Name	Approximate distance from Spalding center
The Chequers Hotel	(6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction E)
Comfort Inn Boston	(9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction N)
White Hart Hotel	(14.0 miles, 22.6 km, direction N)
The New England Hotel	(14.4 miles, 23.1 km, direction N)
Aaron Park Hotel	(15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction S)
Metro Inns Peterborough	(15.2 miles, 24.4 km, direction S)
Bull Hotel	(15.3 miles, 24.5 km, direction S)
The White Lion Hotel	(15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction SE)
The Rose And Crown Hotel	(15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction SE)
Thorpe Lodge Hotel	(15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction S)
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