Attraction · near Lincoln · Lincolnshire

Starmers Pits

Standing 100 m southwest of Lincoln, Starmers Pits is an attraction. Our list has 23 more places within 15 km; first among them is Lincoln Cathedral, at 4.2 km.

Where

100 m

southwest of Lincoln

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Attraction near Lincoln

Just outside Lincoln

Starmers Pits is 100 m southwest of Lincoln. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

If warmth matters, go June to September: Lincoln reaches 19–22°C.

Jan7° / 1°51 mm

Feb8° / 1°42 mm

Mar10° / 3°38 mm

Apr13° / 4°45 mm

May16° / 7°48 mm

Jun19° / 10°63 mm

Jul22° / 12°64 mm

Aug22° / 12°64 mm

Sep19° / 10°53 mm

Oct14° / 7°63 mm

Nov10° / 4°60 mm

Dec7° / 2°56 mm

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

About

Starmers Pits

Attraction.

Type: Attraction
Town: 100 m southwest of Lincoln
Official site: starmerspit.webs.com

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

The map

Starmers Pits on the map

The numbers show what else is near Starmers Pits, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Staying near Starmers Pits

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Lincoln (104,553 people). Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · 100 m northeast of it

Lincoln

104,553 people · 20 places to visit

2 · 800 m southwest of it

North Hykeham

16,855 people · 19 places to visit

3 · 2.5 km southeast of it

Waddington

6,828 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 2.6 km southeast of it

Bracebridge Heath

5,794 people · 17 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Starmers Pits is	People	Places to visit
Lincoln	100 m northeast of it	104,553	20
North Hykeham	800 m southwest of it	16,855	19
Waddington	2.5 km southeast of it	6,828	9
Bracebridge Heath	2.6 km southeast of it	5,794	17
Skellingthorpe	3.2 km northwest of it	3,116	15
Canwick	3.3 km east of it	333	17
South Hykeham	3.5 km southwest of it	1,070	3
Burton Waters	4.5 km north of it	461	15

Make a day of it

Pair Starmers Pits with these

There are 23 within 15 km, 3 museums, 2 castles and 2 historic houses among them.

CathedralLincoln Cathedral4.2 km away 2

CastleLincoln Castle4 km away 3

MuseumLincoln Museum3.9 km away 4

Historic house · English HeritageMedieval Bishop's Palace4.1 km away 5

MuseumUsher Gallery4 km away 6

MuseumInternational Bomber Command Centre3.3 km away 7

CastleSomerton Castle9.8 km away 8

Historic houseDoddington Hall5.3 km away

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

Questions before you go

Where is Starmers Pits?

Starmers Pits is 100 m southwest of Lincoln, Lincolnshire.

What is Starmers Pits?

Attraction.

When is the best time to visit Starmers Pits?

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

What else is there to see near Starmers Pits?

Within 15 km: Lincoln Cathedral (4.2 km), Lincoln Castle (4 km), Lincoln Museum (3.9 km) and Medieval Bishop's Palace (4.1 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 (8)

Lincoln Cathedral: DrMoschi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lincoln Castle: Dmitrij M, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lincoln Museum: John Lord from Edinburgh, Scotland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Medieval Bishop's Palace: Dave Hitchborne, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Usher Gallery: Ian Carrington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
International Bomber Command Centre: Chris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Somerton Castle: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Doddington Hall: Peter Church, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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