A Thousand Years of English History Awaits
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A thousand years adventures through ArChWay 1 of English history awaits you The Churches Conservation Trust is Saints & the national charity protecting historic churches at risk. 2 We’ve saved over 340 beautiful buildings which attract more than a million visitors a Sinners year. With our help and with your support Lincolnshire Coast they are kept open and in use – living once again at the heart of their communities. Find out more See www.visitchurches.org.uk/archway Saltfleetby, All Saints 1 for the latest information on opening times and access, interactive maps and downloadable guides. The tall, square tower of this marshland church leans dramatically to the west, as if trying to stretch away from the 020 7213 0660 (Monday-Friday, office hours) long, low nave below. Inside, the church is striking for its light and stillness – it has an air of peace in contrast to its wild, [email protected] marshy setting. All Saints is sparsely but beautifully furnished with a gorgeous 15th-century carved screen and two pulpits, one Elizabethan and rustic, the other 17th century from Oriel If you are not sure about any spelling with places names College, Oxford. The heavy timbered roof demonstrates the check out our website www.visitchurches.org.uk good, honest craftsmanship of medieval builders. Saltfleetby, Louth LN11 7TU 4m S of Louth and W of A166m E of Louth off B1200 Open daily Skidbrooke, St Botolph 2 Set in magnificent isolation in marshland, this early medieval church has the feel of a great hall. The bare and unadorned interior has several wonderful arcades, giving the church its special charm and character. Be warned – some claim the church is haunted! visitchurches.org.uk/archway Church Lane, Skidbrooke, Louth LN11 7DQ 7m E of Louth off B1200 The Churches Conservation Trust Open daily 1 West Smithfield, London EC1A 9EE visitchurches.org.uk/archway Registered Charity No: 258612 © AUG 2012 Printed by Ruddocks A1077 A15 A6 A1 38 NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE Immingham Farmer Browns Ice Cream A19 3 A18 Scunthorpe A180 Grimsby Wickedly good ice cream guaranteed to refresh and revive M180 the taste buds. Produced by fourth generation dairy farmers 416A Cleethorpes Brigg A18 in the lush Lincolnshire countryside. This ice cream is made A635 Doncaster from the milk of contented Holstein/Friesian cows as the A46 A1031 A161 A16 farm operates to the National Dairy Assured Scheme welfare A630 A159 A15 M18 A1(M) standards. So pop into the parlour for a treat and cool down a 3 A631 delicious Ice or warm up with a very naughty cake & a hot drink! A63 A631 1 Gainsborough Louth 2 High Season opening everyday 10.30 – 5.00 Market 1 A57 4 A620 A156 Rasen Mablethorpe A1500 A157 A157 Tel 07961 320186 or 01507 490347 A46 A1111 4 A153 for reservations or email Wragby A16 A1104 9 A614 A60 A1 A158 [email protected] A1028Alford A632 A57 www.farmerbrownsicecream.co.uk 5 A52 A607 Lincoln Horncastle Woodrow Farm | Huttoft | Sutton Road Spilsby Lincolnshire | LN13 9RL A616 A1133 A158 M1 A46 A15 A155 Skegness A38 A617 LINCOLNSHIREA153 A16 07 The Five Sailed Windmill & Tea Room A60 A17 Tattershall A6 A A611 A614 6 A52 0 Have a slice of cake and a slice of history and enjoy a relaxing 9 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE7 A610 Fulbeck afternoon tea at this historic windmill which was built in 1837 A46 Sleaford “Why notA1 make a virtuous visitA1121 South Somercotes, St Peter 3 by the local Alford millwright, Sam Oxley. There is also the Nottingham Boston A149 A153 A17 opportunity to climb the windmill for a small charge. to one of our historic churches Often called the Queen of the Marsh, this 13th-century A52 A52 church has a tall, slender spire, which for centuries has guided 52 Grantham A152 A16 For current opening times visit our website. A46 sailors along theA149 Lincolnshire coast. Its spacious interior followed by a wickedlyDonington good lunch!” Tel 01507 462 136 50 contains a superbly carved 15th-century font. A453 A606 A607 Rippingale [email protected] A148 Saints & Sinners covers four distinctiveA151 A15 areas of Holbeach A60 A6006 A17 A www.alford-windmill.co.uk Lincolnshire - Wolds, Coast, Marshes & Countryside - A151 1078 A151 South Somercotes, Louth LN11 7BW 32 East Street | Alford M1 linking historic churches with fabulous places to enjoySpalding the 512 A46 8m NE ofKing’s Louth Lynn off A1031 Lincolnshire | LN13 9EH Bourne A1101 wickedly good flavour of Lincolnshire. 511 A6 Market Open daily A16 A47 A47 A607 A1 Deeping A1065 A606 LEICESTERSHIRE Stamford A1073 NORFOLK A46 Information about art trails, cycle routes & events which are all Alford Manor- Tea Rooms Leicestepartr of the ArChWay Project can be found by visiting our website Theddlethorpe,A1 A1122 All Saints 4 Alford Manor House is reputedly the largest thatched all designed to make yourA6121 visit a fun adventure! 1 2 2 A47 Peterborough A47 manor house in England. The manor was built in 1611 by A47 A A1139 A 14th- and 15th-century church with Norman origins, A47 A A1 A605 John Hopkinson and was later owned by Royalist Sir Robert All Saints has been called the Cathedral of the Marsh To find out more please see: Christopher who fought for Charles I during the Civil War. So – a testament to its impressive length and spacious, light-filled www.visitchurches.org.uk/archway why not be to the manor born for high tea and treat yourselves interior, as well as the quality of its exterior carving. T: 0113 244 1689 E: [email protected] to some naughty but nice cakes! The ArChWay (Arts in Churches) project is jointly funded for three years by The Churches Thacker Bank, Theddlethorpe, Louth LN12 1PE Opening Times Tues to Fri 11.00am - 4.00pm (High seasons) Conservation Trust and the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) via the 7m E of Louth off A1031 Lincolnshire LEADER Action Groups - the Coastal Action Zone and the Lindsey Action Zone. Low seasons see website for details. Sun 12 noon - 4.00pm Keyholder nearby Bank Holidays 12 noon - 4.00pm Tel 01 507 463073 www.AlfordManorhouse.co.uk West Street | Alford | Lincolnshire LN13 9HT.