Museum · Gainsborough · Lincolnshire

Gainsborough Old Hall

Gainsborough Old Hall is a medieval manor house museum in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. The register lists it as a Grade I listed building. A short trip away is Mattersey Priory, 11 km off, the first of 7 within 15 km.

Photo: Gainsborough Old Hall, John Spooner (CC BY 2.0)

Where

In Gainsborough

inside the built-up area

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 16%

#1,300 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Museum in Gainsborough

Inside Gainsborough

Gainsborough Old Hall is inside Gainsborough’s built-up area, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Gainsborough has 94 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather, month by month

For warmth, aim for June to September (19–22°C highs in Gainsborough).

Jan7° / 1°47 mm

Feb8° / 1°42 mm

Mar11° / 3°37 mm

Apr14° / 4°59 mm

May17° / 7°45 mm

Jun19° / 10°61 mm

Jul22° / 12°68 mm

Aug22° / 12°68 mm

Sep19° / 10°53 mm

Oct14° / 7°59 mm

Nov10° / 4°57 mm

Dec7° / 1°54 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Gainsborough, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Gainsborough. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Gainsborough’s full climate →

About

Gainsborough Old Hall

Upkeep is seen to by English Heritage. It has articles in 4 Wikipedias.

Gainsborough’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: in Gainsborough
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/gainsborough-old-hall

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Hours, entry and address

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Where to find Gainsborough Old Hall

Orange shows Gainsborough Old Hall; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

The towns around Gainsborough Old Hall

By population, Gainsborough leads the 8 with 21,899. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · It’s in town

Gainsborough

21,899 people · 2 places to visit

2 · 2.4 km west of it

Beckingham

1,207 people · 2 places to visit

3 · 2.7 km southeast of it

Lea

1,006 people · 2 places to visit

4 · 4.2 km northwest of it

Walkeringham

272 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Gainsborough Old Hall is	People	Places to visit
Gainsborough	It’s in town	21,899	2
Beckingham	2.4 km west of it	1,207	2
Lea	2.7 km southeast of it	1,006	2
Walkeringham	4.2 km northwest of it	272	2
Blyton	5.8 km northeast of it	609	0
Corringham	6 km east of it	460	0
Misterton	6.2 km northwest of it	2,191	0
Upton	6.4 km southeast of it	459	0

Make a day of it

Pair Gainsborough Old Hall with these

The 7 places within 15 km include 3 museums, an abbey or priory and a theme park.

Abbey or priory · English HeritageMattersey Priory11 km away 2

MuseumBassetlaw Museum (Amcott House)14 km away 3Theme parkTheme parkSundown Adventureland11 km away 4

MuseumEpworth Old Rectory14 km away 5MuseumMuseumThe Gainsborough Heritage Centre300 m away 6

CastleFillingham Castle15 km away 7Water parkWater parkWater Splash Park14 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Gainsborough Old Hall, answered

Where is Gainsborough Old Hall?

Gainsborough Old Hall is in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Gainsborough Old Hall?

Medieval manor house museum in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, UK.

Who runs Gainsborough Old Hall?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Gainsborough Old Hall?

June to September are the warmest months in Gainsborough, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Gainsborough Old Hall a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Gainsborough Old Hall?

Within 15 km: Mattersey Priory (11 km), Bassetlaw Museum (Amcott House) (14 km), Sundown Adventureland (11 km) and Epworth Old Rectory (14 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (5)

Gainsborough Old Hall: John Spooner, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mattersey Priory: Alison Stamp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bassetlaw Museum (Amcott House): Green goosberry, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Epworth Old Rectory: G. W. Edmondson., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Fillingham Castle: Dave Hitchborne, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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