- 7 RAF Scampton Heritage Centre, Ermine Cres, Scampton LN1 2ST, rafscamptonheritagecentre@gmail.com. Arrange tours by email. This was the First World War RFC airfield of Brattleby, which returned to farmland in peacetime, then was re-activated in the 1930s. Early pilots used the line of Ermine Street to find their way home. Scampton was among the bomber bases - one famous unit was 617 Squadron, known as the "Dambusters" for their bouncing-bomb raid on the Ruhr valley dams in 1943. RAF Scampton is no longer active as an RAF base and has now been converted to a heritage site. Free. (updated Jun 2026)
- Museum of RAF Firefighting was also at RAF Scampton until 2017, but put into storage and still seeking a home in 2022.
- St Peter's (Anglican) 100 yards west of the cottage in Navenby is a mishmash of styles, but parts are 13th century.
- 9 Temple Bruer Preceptory 3 miles south of Navenby is the tower of a church of 1150. The Preceptory was a base of the Knights Templar until their Order was suppressed in 1312, then passed to the Knights Hospitaller. "Bruer" means heather or heathland, as in French bruyère and Scots "broom".
- 10 Bardney is a tiny village 9 miles east of Lincoln. To its north, the site of Bardney Abbey is just an outline in the fields. Two miles east along B1190, only a single wall remains of Tupholme Abbey.
- 11 Whisby Nature Park is a wetland and lagoons created from former sand and gravel pits. There's a visitor centre with a cafe and exhibits.
- 12 Doddington Hall, Main St, Doddington LN6 4RU, ☏ +44 1522 694308. W F Su noon-4PM. Grand pile built from 1595, the exterior is Elizabethan but the interior is mostly 18th-century. With extensive gardens. Hall & gardens adult £13, child £6.50. (updated Mar 2022)
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Private airport and city transfers for Lincoln — fixed price, driver waiting for you.
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- Keep a small local SIM as backup if you need a local number for calls.