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Red brick town, limestone hills of Kesteven.
Bourne grew into a Saxon Village with a small manor house reputedly
the birth place of Hereward the Wake.
The Red Hall, a fine Elizabethan
mansion stands near the centre
of the town, and the Abbey
Church of St. Peter and St. Paul,
founded in 1138, is one of the
oldest buildings in Bourne.
Where to visit in
bourne
Bourne Heritage Centre
Baldocks Mills, 21 South Street,
Bourne, PE10 9LY
Once a working mill, now a
Heritage Centre displaying
information and artefacts
relating to the town. One floor
devoted to Raymond Mays with
BRM Cups. Other displays feature
the heritage of Bourne and
Charles F Worth. Open all year
Saturday, Sunday and
Bank Holidays 2pm - 4pm.
Tel: 01778 422775
The Bowthorpe Oak
Bowthorpe Park Farm, Manthorpe
Nr. Bourne
An ancient hollow oak tree with
massive girth – as featured in the
Guinness Book of Records also
mentioned in the Doomesday
Book. Open all year. 500 hundred
yards south of Witham on the Hill
Cross Roads.
The town is known worldwide
as the place where ERA and BRM
racing cars were made, and also
the birthplace of several famous
people including William Cecil,
Lord Treasurer to Elizabeth I,
and in 1825, Charles Fredrick Worth,
who revolutionised French fashion.
Fresh water from St. Peter’s Pool
and the Bourne Eau, which first
attracted the Romans, flows out
to the River Glen, passing
Baldock’s Mill, which is now a
heritage centre.
Bourne Woods
Grimsthorpe Castle
An attractive woodland with paths
and trails from the car park and
picnic area. Other woods in the
area include Twyford Wood near to
Colsterworth and Morkery Wood.
Built in 1540 for a visit by
Henry VIII.
State rooms with collections,
tapestries and paintings. 3000
acres of landscaped parkland,
gardens, adventure playground,
cycle trail and hire shop. Open April
to September - Thursday, Sunday
and Bank Holidays (Sunday to
Thursday June to September).
Bourne
Tel: 01780 444920
www.forestry.gov.uk
Bourne Leisure Centre
Queens Road, Bourne, PE10 9DX
Tel: 01778 421435
www.leisureconnection.co.uk
Let’s Play (Bourne) Ltd
The Hereward Centre, Cherry Holt
Road, Bourne, PE10 9LA
Tel: 01778 425444
www.letsplaybourne.co.uk
Grimsthorpe Nr. Bourne, PE10 0LY
Tel: 01778 591205
www.grimsthorpe.co.uk
Bourne Outdoor Swimming Pool
Abbey Lawns, Abbey Road,
Bourne, PE10 9EP
Tel: 01778 422063
www.bourneoutdoorswimmingpool.org
Bourne Corn Exchange
Located in the market place,
in the centre of Bourne,
Lincolnshire. We hire out the hall
for events and activities.
Tel: 01778 423579
www.bournecornexchange.co.uk
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the deepings
Southern borders of Lincolnshire.
Originally part of an Anglo Saxon settlement these are now thriving communities
with many beautiful old buildings.
The church of St. James
has a little of the original
priory features but is a fine
building with an elegant spire.
St Guthlac Church in Market
Deeping still retains some
of its Anglo Saxon features and
has a tower that was built by
Margaret Beaufort, the mother
of Henry VII.
There is the fine church of
St. Andrew at West Deeping
and the remains of a water
mill (now a private dwelling).
There are the remains of two
locks on the river in Deeping
St James. These formed part of a
navigation of the river Welland
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