Chain Bridge Forge Museum
Early 19th-century blacksmith's workshop/museum, Spalding, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Surfleet
Photo: Chain Bridge Forge Museum, Bearas (CC BY-SA 4.0)Nothing in Surfleet itself: Chain Bridge Forge Museum is 6 km away
With nothing inside Surfleet’s built-up area, the list has 3 places within 5 km of its edge. Day-trippers head 31 km out to Peterborough Cathedral.
In Surfleet
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Best known
Top of the list around Surfleet
Chain Bridge Forge Museum aside, the next best known are 2 museums.
MuseumChain Bridge Forge Museum4.7 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumSpalding Gentlemans Society4.9 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumThe Pinchbeck Engine Museum of Land Drainage1.8 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map
Where to find them
The map puts most of the 3 to the south.
The dashed line is Surfleet’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
By kind
They are all museums or galleries: 3 in all.
Museums & galleries 3 museums0 in town · 3 nearby
Green: inside Surfleet. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
The full list
Nothing is inside Surfleet itself; these 3 are within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
3 listed buildings are on Surfleet’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Surfleet →
Big names nearby
Within a day
Worth the drive, Peterborough Cathedral (31 km) is first of the 12.
CathedralPeterborough Cathedral31 km south
Historic houseBurghley House31 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustTattershall Castle29 km northMuseumMuseumGordon Boswell Romany Museum7.9 km south
Historic house · National TrustBelton House35 km west
Castle · English HeritageBolingbroke Castle37 km north
Garden · National TrustWoolsthorpe Manor34 km west
CastleWoodcroft Castle27 km southwest
MuseumAyscoughfee Hall Museum6.7 km south
Abbey or prioryCrowland Abbey19 km south
CastleGrimsthorpe Castle23 km west
MuseumFlag Fen30 km southPlaces well known beyond Surfleet (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.
Seeing Surfleet: questions
What is there to see near Surfleet?
No attraction is mapped inside Surfleet itself. Within 5 km of it are Chain Bridge Forge Museum, Spalding Gentlemans Society and The Pinchbeck Engine Museum of Land Drainage.
Does Surfleet have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Surfleet: Chain Bridge Forge Museum, Spalding Gentlemans Society and The Pinchbeck Engine Museum of Land Drainage.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Surfleet?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Tattershall Castle (National Trust), 29 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Surfleet?
Within 40 km: Peterborough Cathedral (31 km), Burghley House (31 km), Tattershall Castle (29 km), Gordon Boswell Romany Museum (7.9 km).
Where are Surfleet’s historic buildings listed?
Surfleet has 3 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 Surfleet 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 (12)
- Chain Bridge Forge Museum: Bearas, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peterborough Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burghley House: Anthony Masi from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tattershall Castle: Brian from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belton House: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolingbroke Castle: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woolsthorpe Manor: Hel-hama, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodcroft Castle: Andrew Kerr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ayscoughfee Hall Museum: Thorvaldsson, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crowland Abbey: Thorvaldsson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grimsthorpe Castle: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Flag Fen: The original uploader was Kev747 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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