Horncastle area

Delightful country church with a lovely William Morris Window that is the War Memorial for the village.

Lincolnshire’s grandest Perpendicular church, well worth a visit to see its connections with Tattershall Castle, Captain John Smith of Pocohontas fame as well as being home to several hundred bats.

Market town church with a fantastic mixture of different styles and many interesting features to discover.

Fragments of the medieval Revesby Abbey can be found inset in the walls of St Lawrence church in the tiny hamlet of Revesby, home of Victorian botanist, Sir Joseph Banks.

Built close to the site of a Benedictine priory in the beautiful village of Minting, one of the few ‘thankful villages’ in the UK, where all the young men from the parish who went fought in the First World War returned safely.

Discover why in the 1100s up until the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the church was divided into two, with two priests and two livings.

The dominating red clock is the first thing you notice on the church as you drive towards the village, created in 1787, it has a remarkable story to tell.

With the most breath taking views of Lincolnshire, this humble church with 12th century origins has the most unusual double decker pulpit and box pews.

Small church with impressive proportions, set on one of the highest points in the Lincolnshire Wolds with impressive views.

One of only 13 Doubly Thankful villages where every service person who fought in both World Wars came home safely.

Pretty church with interesting gargoyles.

Stunning church with magnificent reredos, made by an Italian who smoked his pipe whilst doing so!

Explore the life and times of Henry Winn, Victorian poet who took much inspiration from the countryside and landscapes of the Lincolnshire Wolds.

Overflowing with monuments in brass and stone, the church is named after Oswald who was King of Northumberland from 634 till his death.

One of many Interesting features worth viewing is the font pedestal which is carved stone from the ceiling of Kirkstead Abbey, and the bowl is Barnach stone, originating from the lost church of St Lawrence in Horncastle.

A fine Victorian town church with pretty stained glass representing ‘Faith, Hope and Charity’.

Built as a chanty chapel in the early 13th century, it is thought to house two length of 13th century oak arcading which is believed to be from the rood screen and therefore probably the oldest in the country.

Charming and atmospheric, Thomas Retford, one time vicar, was one of many clergy who gave their lives to support The Lincolnshire Rising, a righteous stand against Henry VIII and the Dissolution of the Monasteries.