Spilsby - Landmarks and Attractions

Landmarks and Attractions

  • The Buttercross monument
  • Sir John Franklin statue
  • Spilsby Theatre and Arts Centre
  • Bolingbroke Castle
  • Gunby Hall, a national trust property open on selected days during summer months
  • Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at nearby RAF Coningsby contains a flying collection, with a Lancaster bomber plus five Spitfire and two Hurricane fighters, plus a DC47 Dakota transport and two Chipmunk trainers.
  • The Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre is in East Kirkby, Spilsby on the site of RAF East Kirkby. The museum, which is open daily except Sundays, commemorates the RAF's presence in Lincolnshire during the Second World War, with airfields such as RAF Scampton being located in the flat Lincolnshire countryside. The museum contains one of the world's three remaining Lancaster bombers still capable of flying, although it does not currently fly. Plans were announced in March 2008 to raise the funds necessary to get the Lancaster into the air again.
  • The Spilsby Show takes place on the town playing fields on Ancaster Avenue, off Boston Road. The event is held every July and proceeds support several local charities.
  • Northcote Heavy Horse Centre
  • Snipedales Nature Reserve and Country Park next to the historic Civil War battlefield at nearby Winceby

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