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Elsham Golf Club

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Traditional English golf on a beautiful and well established parkland course. 6426 yards Par 71. Visitors are welcome Monday to Friday. Flexible society packages are available throughout the year. Open daily 8am to dusk. Modern club house with bar and catering facilities. Venue suitable for seminars, functions and wedding receptions in the delightful centenary dining room. Professional’s golf shop and golf lessons available.

Holme Hall Golf Club

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Located just south of the town of Scunthorpe, Holme Hall Golf Club offers a warm and friendly welcome. The excellent 18 hole, par 71 course boasts the most superb greens in the area and the free draining soil allows for year-round play. It is an ideal venue for a host of special events and celebrations – you can always rely on courteous, excellent service and the very best value.

Forest Pines Hotel & Golf Resort

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Our 27 hole golf course is a challenge for even lower handicapped golfers. Winding through majestic pines and undulating heath land, the course is so picturesque you might struggle with your swing! After a round of golf, ease those aching muscles with a dip in the pool or a relaxing treatment in our spa, or call for a bite to eat and have a drink in the Pines Bar.

Ashby Decoy Golf Club

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18 hole golfing facilities, societies welcome, licensed bar, lovely patio overlooking the 18th hole. No joining fee.

Fresh homemade food and an extensive menu is now available, homemade cakes and snacks can be bought from the bar. Meals are available for members and non members  – 01724 866561 option 1.

Pro shop on site for all your golfing equipment and club alterations, or for lessons from the professionals call 01724 868972.

Look out for our cabaret and function party nights. Call the clubhouse on 01724 842913 for more information. Venue hire is also available for parties, meetings and private functions. Email: bookings@ashbydecoy.co.uk

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust Far Ings National Nature Reserve

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Discover the wildlife of the South Humber Bank at the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust’s Far Ings National Nature Reserve. The freshwater clay pits, reedbeds, meadows and hawthorn scrub are rich in flora and fauna. The range of birds includes reedbed specialists and rarities. Excellent birdwatching facilities, events and educational opportunities are available here. This visitor centre is also full of stunning views across the estuary and pits.

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Shepherds Place Farm

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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.

Open 10am to 5pm every Friday, Saturday and Sunday plus Bank Holidays, then 7 days during school holidays.

Pink Pig Farm and Play Barn

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Come rain or sun there is plenty of fun at Pink Pig Farm. Meet the animals, take a tractor & trailer ride and enjoy lots of farm themed fun and adventure. New indoor play barn means the fun carries on all year round plus more new outdoor play areas to visit. Piggylicious food available at the Greedy Pig Café.

Normanby Hall Country Park

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Normanby Hall Country Park, an idyllic estate set in the heart of North Lincolnshire. Open to the public every day of the year, the park offers the perfect backdrop to your day out. 2018 is set to be a really exciting year at the Park, with the region’s first Go Ape swinging into action on 24 March, new membership packages and a brand new calendar of events to keep you entertained all year round. As well as the Hall and Farming Museum, enjoy our historical woodland and a leisurely stroll around our award-winning gardens. Whether you want a treetop adventure or a relaxing day out in a glorious setting, there is plenty to enjoy for all the family. Normanby and their much loved peacocks and deer look forward to welcoming you.

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The Ropewalk

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The Ropewalk is a regionally acclaimed centre for the arts that opened in 2000. It houses galleries, Sculpture Garden, the Ropewalk Museum, Ropery Coffee Shop, and Ropery Hall – a venue for live music, theatre and cinema. Previously a rope factory, The Ropewalk quickly achieved regional acclaim with its constantly changing regional and national exhibitions in the four galleries of this Grade II listed building which stretches for a quarter of a mile towards the Humber bank.

The Ropewalk have received their accreditation to ‘Become Cycle Friendly’! Take a cycle friendly visit today. Cycling – Visit North Lincolnshire

Kirton Pottery

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Christine and Peter make both domestic earthenware and sculptural stoneware for the garden. Commissions are welcome. Open Thursday – Saturday 10.30am – 4.30pm but to be sure or arrange another time please ring on the telephone number above.