What to see from Anwick: Haverholme Priory first
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Anwick’s built-up area, but 3 places are within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in 2 abbeys or priories and a museum. A drive of 25 km brings you to Lincoln Cathedral.
The first to see around Anwick
Along with Haverholme Priory, see a museum and an abbey or priory.
Abbey or prioryHaverholme Priory600 m outside town, to the southwest
MuseumNorth Ings Farm Museum2.3 km outside town, to the northwestAbbey or prioryAbbey or prioryCatley Priory4.6 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The layout
At 5.2 km, Catley Priory is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Anwick’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What they are
Most common are castles or historic places: 2 of 3.
Green: inside Anwick. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place after place
All 3 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
5 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Anwick’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Anwick →
Names further out
Lincoln Cathedral (25 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
CathedralLincoln Cathedral25 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustTattershall Castle12 km northeast
CastleLincoln Castle26 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustBelton House22 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageBolingbroke Castle28 km northeast
Historic houseBelvoir Castle34 km southwest
Garden · National TrustWoolsthorpe Manor32 km southwest
MuseumHeckington Windmill7.6 km southeast
MuseumHeckington railway station7.6 km southeast
MuseumLincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre25 km northeast · 40K visitors a year
Abbey or prioryKirkstead Abbey13 km northeast
Historic houseHarlaxton Manor28 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Anwick (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Visiting Anwick: questions
What is there to see near Anwick?
No attraction is mapped inside Anwick itself. Within 5 km of it are Haverholme Priory, North Ings Farm Museum and Catley Priory.
Does Anwick have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Anwick: North Ings Farm Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Anwick?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Tattershall Castle (National Trust), 12 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Anwick?
Within 40 km: Lincoln Cathedral (25 km), Tattershall Castle (12 km), Lincoln Castle (26 km), Belton House (22 km).
Where are Anwick’s historic buildings listed?
Anwick has 5 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Anwick when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (14)
- Haverholme Priory: Steve Tapster, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- North Ings Farm Museum: Chris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lincoln Cathedral: DrMoschi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tattershall Castle: Brian from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lincoln Castle: Dmitrij M, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belton House: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolingbroke Castle: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belvoir Castle: Nancy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woolsthorpe Manor: Hel-hama, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Heckington Windmill: User:Warofdreams, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Heckington railway station: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirkstead Abbey: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harlaxton Manor: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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