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Froghall Railway Station

Froghall

in the county of Staffordshire

Recommended Towns & Villages near Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth

The West Front of the Tower at St Wulfram's Church Grantham

Grantham (39 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Lincolnshire (7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction N)

This delightful town, set on the River Witham in a spacious agricultural region is noted for many historic factors but more latterly as the birthplace of Britains first woman Primne Minister - Margaret Thatcher was born here in 1925 and she became Prime Minister in 1979...

The Orangery, Belton House, Belton, Lincolnshire. The Orangery seen from across the lawns.

Belton (71 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction N)

The popular village of Belton lying north of Grantham is home to magnificent Belton House. It is also a typical "Estate" village which perfectly epitomises all the values of English country life...

Oakham

Oakham (86 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction SW)

For centuries the countryside around Oakham has echoed to the sound of hunting horns, for the vales and rolling farmland surrounding this sedate market town, have been the stamping ground for the counties hunting fraternity...

The view from Burrough Hill

Melton Mowbray (25 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Leicestershire (11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction W)

An historic market town famous for its Pork packed pies and Stilton cheeses, both are savoured all over Britain and in many other countries...

Normanton

Normanton (29 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (11.6 miles, 18.6 km, direction S)

Normanton lies in a landscape of rolling farmlands, broken only by rivers and patches of woodland. It is a tranquil place, with the waters offering scope for sailing and other water-sports, bird-watching, fishing, and cycling...

Edith Weston

Edith Weston (13 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction S)

The village lies on the southern shores of Rutland Water, one of Europe's largest man-made reservoirs, and England's premier fly fishing waters...

Stamford, Lincolnshire

Stamford (246 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Lincolnshire (12.7 miles, 20.5 km, direction SE)

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...

Bisbrooke Church, Rutland - Completely re-built 1871. Tower built 1914. Grade II listed.

Bisbrooke (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Rutland (15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction S)

Bisbrooke lies amidst a landscape of gentle hills dotted with rolling farmlands, rivers, reservoirs and woodland...

The fine old church at Tilton-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire

Tilton on the Hill (4 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (16.2 miles, 26.0 km, direction SW)

This is a quiet rural village situated in one of the highest parts of the rolling Leicestershire countryside...

Helpringham in Lincolnshire showing the village green, war memorial and church.

Helpringham (6 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (16.8 miles, 27.1 km, direction NE)

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...

Royal Air Force College, Cranwell, Lincolnshire

Cranwell (10 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (17.2 miles, 27.6 km, direction NE)

Cranwell is best known as the home of the Royal Airforce College which became the first military air academy in the world when it opened its doors to would be fliers in 1920...

Apethorpe

Apethorpe (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (18.9 miles, 30.5 km, direction S)

Apethorpe is a small, picturesque, East Northamptonshire village, a mile and a half from Kings Cliffe. St Leonard is an attractive looking church in a nice setting. Trees.....

St Michael and All Angel's Church

Hallaton (18 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (19.2 miles, 30.8 km, direction SW)

Easter Monday sees the villages of Hallaton and Medbourne engaged in a riotous 'bottle kicking' contest which is said to have pagan origins...

Newark Castle

Newark-on-Trent (95 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Nottinghamshire (19.7 miles, 31.6 km, direction NW)

As it's name implies, this town enjoys a fine position on the River Trent. The great castle where King John died in 1216 lies in ruins on the banks of the river...

Memorial stone.

Spalding (104 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (20.5 miles, 33.0 km, direction E)

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...

Stapleford Woods

Stapleford (3 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (20.6 miles, 33.1 km, direction N)

Stapleford is a village lying in the picturesque valley of the River Witham...

The Lych Gate, St. Mary's Church

Carlton-le-Moorland (26 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (20.7 miles, 33.3 km, direction N)

Lovely Lincolnshire village with a history stretching back to the Doomsday Book and possibly beyond...

A picture of Digby

Digby (3 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (21.2 miles, 34.1 km, direction NE)

This is a tranquil village set in a lovely rural location in the vale of the Digby Beck watercourse...

Fotheringhay

Fotheringhay (27 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (21.3 miles, 34.3 km, direction SE)

The lantern tower of the Church of St. Mary and All Saints at Fotheringhay shines through the deepening shadows of the great trees that frame it, shadows matched in darkness by those less visible that haunt the village where the final tragedy of Mary, Queen of Scots was enacted...

A picture of Boothby Graffoe

Boothby Graffoe (2 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (21.8 miles, 35.0 km, direction N)

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...

Recommended attractions near Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth

A picture of Woolsthorpe Manor

Woolsthorpe Manor (10 Pictures)

(0.1 miles, 0.2 km)

Called a manor but in reality this is the farmhouse where Isaac Newton was born in 1642. The house remains very much during.....

Belvoir Castle

Belvoir Castle (26 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction NW)

A castle has stood on this spot since the 11th-century, it was built by Robert de Todini, standard-bearer to William the.....

Belton House

Belton House (113 Pictures)

(9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction N)

Belton is the perfect example of a home belonging to an English country gentleman, and yet it is a delightful Anglo-Dutch.....

Rutland Water

Rutland Water (128 Pictures)

(11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction S)

Rutland Water is the largest reservoir in England (by surface area) and one of the largest artificial lakes in Europe. Its.....

Burghley House

Burghley House (72 Pictures)

(13.7 miles, 22.0 km, direction SE)

This is a graceful house which perfectly epitomises the wealth of the prosperous Elizabethan period. Burghley was completed in.....

Kirby Hall

Kirby Hall (30 Pictures)

(19.7 miles, 31.7 km, direction S)

Looking around the romantic ruin of Kirby Hall it is easy to imagine the splendour of an age when romance was all, and great.....

The ruins of Newark Castle on the banks of the River Trent. Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire.

Newark Castle (47 Pictures)

(20.0 miles, 32.2 km, direction NW)

The romantic ruins of this once glorious castle were left to fall into further disrepair following the ravages of the English.....

Deene Park, Corby, Northamptonshire

Deene Park (5 Pictures)

(20.0 miles, 32.2 km, direction S)

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Museum

Newark Air Museum (7 Pictures)

(20.6 miles, 33.2 km, direction N)

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View from Rockingham Castle, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle (7 Pictures)

(21.0 miles, 33.8 km, direction S)

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Rockingham Castle Gardens, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle Gardens (3 Pictures)

(21.1 miles, 33.9 km, direction S)

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A picture of Watermead Country Park

Watermead Country Park (174 Pictures)

(21.3 miles, 34.2 km, direction SW)

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Nene Park (Ferry Meadows Country Park) Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.

Ferry Meadows Country Park (47 Pictures)

(21.6 miles, 34.7 km, direction SE)

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Crowland Abbey, Lincolnshire

Crowland Abbey (18 Pictures)

(21.9 miles, 35.2 km, direction SE)

Crowland Abbey was founded in 716 by King Ethelbald, in memory of St.Guthlac who had built a cell on the Fen island. It has a.....

Southwell Minster, nottinghamshire

Southwell Minster (40 Pictures)

(22.6 miles, 36.3 km, direction NW)

Historically a monastery was probably founded here in the 10th century, with the church being begun around 1108. The building.....

Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Peterborough Cathedral (68 Pictures)

(23.3 miles, 37.4 km, direction SE)

The magnificent cathedral church in Peterborough was given cathedral status by Henry VIII in 1541. Formerly it had been one of.....

Leicester Cathedral, Leicester

Leicester Cathedral (16 Pictures)

(24.2 miles, 38.9 km, direction SW)

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Jewry Wall, A small piece of the Roman Wall still remains in Leicester City Centre.

The Jewry Wall Museum (15 Pictures)

(24.6 miles, 39.6 km, direction SW)

This is Leicester's leading Museum of Archaeology, showing an extensive range Roman finds as well as other unique historic relics.....

Flag Fen Bronze and Iron Age Centre at Whittlesey in Cambridgeshire

Flag Fen Bronze Age Centre (8 Pictures)

(24.7 miles, 39.8 km, direction SE)

This is a wonderful heritage museum which began when the site was uncovered during excavations of 1982. It focus's on the.....

Foxton Locks, Near Market Harborough, 'Narrow Boat coming down'

Foxton Locks (37 Pictures)

(25.9 miles, 41.6 km, direction SW)

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