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Scawby Gardens

The walled garden at Scawby Hall offers a glimpse of what an original Victorian walled garden was like in the 1860s. The fruit and vegetables grown today are available for sale through the shop. Availability depends on the season and includes mulberries, figs and locally produced honey. A selection of plants and shrubs are also for sale. The garden also features a lavender maze and a giant chequerboard of grasses and plants.

Shepherds Place Farm

Visit our new petting zoo and rare breeds centre and get up close to llamas and alpacas, rheas and emus, wallabies, deer, goats, pigs and rabbits. There is a play area and bouncy castle for little ones and a café and ice cream parlour with a picnic area for you to enjoy a spot of lunch, fun for all the family.

St Peter's Church

St Peter’s Church is an archaeological treasure-trove and one of the most studied churches in England. It has a remarkably complete Anglo-Saxon tower and baptistery and the large medieval nave and chancel displays a range architectural styles. The church now has an interactive exhibition featuring reconstructed skeletons and details of lifestyles in the past, giving […]

Steam Railtours

On selected dates, the Appleby Frodingham Railway Preservation Society runs Railtours around the Scunthorpe steelworks site. With guides on hand, you’ll learn all about iron and steel making and glimpse red hot steel.

The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft

Visit Britain’s largest collection of trolleybuses. Take a nostalgic ride on one and look around the 1950/60s exhibitions and shop window displays. Open selected weekends throughout the year.

Thornton Abbey & Gatehouse

The ornate fortified gatehouse of Thornton Abbey is among the finest in Britain. There are remains of monastic buildings and an exhibition on the abbey’s history. Extensive restoration of the crumbling monastery and a new exterior staircase gives visitors easier access to the gatehouse and its haunting passageways and hidden alleys. The abbey offers a […]

Waters' Edge Country Park & Visitor Centre

For a great free family day out, don’t miss Waters’ Edge Country Park and Visitor Centre. Explore 110 acres of Country Park and nature reserve, or just chill out by the ponds with a coffee. Little ones will love our outdoor children’s play areas. With a café and a well stocked gift shop, there is something for everyone.

Wilderspin National School Museum

Explore this Victorian school with unique links to Samuel Wilderspin, one of the founding fathers of modern schooling and pioneer of infant schools across Britain. Explore Wilderspin's schoolroom and playground of 1845 and the adjoining National School Classroom.