Discover 10 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Boston (United Kingdom). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: St Botolph's Church, Witham Way Country Park, and Boston Guildhall. Also, be sure to include Maud Foster Windmill in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Boston (England).
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St Botolph's Church
Anglican church in Boston, England. St Botolph's Church is the Anglican parish church of Boston, Lincolnshire, England. It has been referred to as "Boston Stump" since it was constructed. Its tower is 266 feet 9 inches tall, and was long used as a landmark for sailors; on a clear day can be seen from Norfolk. The church is a grade I listed building.[1]
Address: Church St, PE21 6NW Boston
Witham Way Country Park
Nature preserve in Boston, England. Witham Way Country Park is a country park in Boston, Lincolnshire, England.[2]
Address: Tattershall Rd, Boston
Boston Guildhall
Museum in Boston, England. Boston Guildhall is a former municipal building in Boston, Lincolnshire. It currently serves as a local museum and also as a venue for civil ceremonies and private functions. It is a Grade I listed building.[3]
Address: South Street, PE21 6HT Boston
Maud Foster Windmill
Mill in Boston, England. Maud Foster Windmill is a seven-storey, five sail windmill located by the Maud Foster Drain in Skirbeck, Boston, Lincolnshire, from which she is named. She is one of the largest operating windmills in England being 80 feet tall to the cap ball.
The tower mill and adjoining granary is grade I listed building. The mill was built in 1819 for Isaac and Thomas Reckitt of Wainfleet. It was repaired and restored in 1988.[4]
Address: 16 Willoughby Road, PE21 9EG Boston
Black Sluice
The Black Sluice is the name given to the structure that controls the flow of the South Forty-Foot Drain into The Haven, at Boston, Lincolnshire, England.[5]
Sibsey Trader Mill
Trader Mill is located in the village of Sibsey, Lincolnshire. It's one of two windmills which were grinding flour for the local community. Rhodes Mill has been converted into a house. Built in 1877 by Saunderson of Louth in the typical Lincolnshire style, since then it has been restored and is now owned by English Heritage and managed by an independent party. It is a six-storey windmill with complete gear, six sails and fantail which still works today. It is a Grade I listed building.
The windmill is one of the very few six-sailed mills still remaining in England. The mill itself is not exceptionally tall and in fact stands only six floors high above ground and the height to the top of the mill's cap is a mere 74 feet 3 inches. However the slenderness of the tower combined with the flat landscape which surrounds the mill give the illusion that Sibsey is larger than it actually is. The slim central tower also makes the sails look enormous in comparison.
The mill worked until 1954 (although with only four sails in its later years) following which it was allowed to fall into disrepair. It has now been restored to full working order and today produces a wide range of organic flours.
The mill features in the CBeebies series Baby Jake where location filming for the series took place in the late summer of 2010.[6]
Address: Frithville Road, PE22 0SY Sibsey
Blackfriars Theatre and Arts Centre
Theatre in Boston, England. Blackfriars Theatre and Arts Centre is a theatre and community centre situated in Spain Lane, Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The building is a remaining part of a mediaeval friary.[7]
Address: Spain Lane, PE21 6HP Boston
Boston Friary
Boston Friary refers to any one of four friaries that existed in Boston, Lincolnshire, England.[8]
Gliderdrome
Dance club, Nightlife
Address: Spain Place, PE21 6HN Boston
The Len Medlock Voluntary Centre
