Location

The cathedral city of Lincoln is the county town of Lincolnshire and lies 12 miles to the north of Brant Broughton. From the modern city centre, Steep Hill leads to the Medieval Quarter featuring the stunning Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln Castle and the Bishops’ Palace.

Lincoln Cathedral – One of the most impressive cathedrals in England with early printed books in the Wren-designed library.

Lincoln Castle  - Houses a Victorian prison and a copy of the Magna Carta.

Usher Art Gallery - Houses works by Turner and Lowry.

Museum of Lincolnshire Life  - Social history exhibits in a Victorian barracks.

The market town of Newark lies 8 miles to the west of Brant Broughton. A town steeped in history with a splendid Georgian market square, a dramatic castle and a well-documented Civil War connection.

Civil War Centre and Civil War Trail – Museum dedicated to the 17th century Civil Wars with diverse exhibits and living history events. Follow the trail around Newark to see places on note from this time.

Newark Castle – Dungeons, Victorian gardens and a King John exhibit. Boat trips on the River Trent depart from moorings close to the castle.

Lincolnshire is renowned as the home of the Royal Air Force and has a vast aviation heritage. The county’s open countryside and its location made it ideal for the development of airfields during WW1 and in WW11 Lincolnshire became the most important home of Bomber Command.

Cranwell Aviation Heritage Centre – North Rauceby, Sleaford. The story of the RAF at Cranwell from its early days to now.

RAF College Cranwell Heritage and Ethos Centre – Visits have to be booked. Exhibitions covering Flying Training at Cranwell.

Metheringham Airfield Visitor Centre – Metheringham, Lincoln. Life on an operational wartime airfield with a surviving gymnasium and an in-depth Lancaster interior display.

Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Visitor Centre – Coningsby, Lincoln. Home of the Flight which contains 6 Spitfires, 2 Hurricanes, a Douglas Dakota and the world famous Avro Lancaster.

International Bomber Command Centre – located on Canwick Hill overlooking Lincoln. The Centre opened in January 2018 as a memorial relating the historical impact of and on Bomber Command during the Second World War.

Newark Air Museum – Coddington, Newark. The UK’s largest volunteer-managed aviation museum.

The market town of Grantham lies 14 miles to the south of Brant Broughton. Lying close to an ancient Roman road and mentioned in the Domesday Book there are a wealth of attractions to visit in and around the town.

Belton House and Park – A National Trust property built in 1685 and described as the most complete example of a typical English country house.

Belvoir Castle – The ancestral home of the Dukes of Rutland for almost a thousand years with jousting tournaments and costumed guides.

Grantham Museum - Includes a permanent exhibition dedicated to one of the town’s most famous daughters and the country’s first female Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher.

Woolsthorpe Manor – Birthplace of Isaac Newton. The National Trust property opens Newton’s home to the public and captivates visitors with a Science Discovery Centre. See the apple tree that triggered his theory of gravity.

Easton Walled Gardens – 12 acres of historic gardens set in a beautiful rolling valley.

A traditional market town which lies 12 miles to the east of Brant Broughton. The River Slea running through the town once brought barges to Navigation Wharf.

The National Centre for Craft & Design – England’s largest exhibition space for craft and design, with 5 gallery spaces promoting and celebrating national and international contemporary craft and design.

Navigation House Visitor Centre – The original canal company office now houses exhibitions covering the story of the River Slea and its impact on Sleaford’s history.

Cogglesford Water Mill – The fully-restored working windmill lies by the River Slea.