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Ullswater Shore

Ullswater

in the county of Cumbria

Recommended Towns & Villages near Gainsborough

Sunset at Gringley on the Hill, Nottinghamshire

Gringley on the Hill (4 Pictures)

in the county of Nottinghamshire (5.0 miles, 8.0 km, direction W)

This charming hill-top village lies in spacious countryside close to the Chesterfield Canal. It shows an abundance of picturesque red-brick properties including out lying farms with ancient barns and dovecotes...

A picture of Marton

Marton (3 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (5.2 miles, 8.3 km, direction S)

Marton is a sleepy village with a long history. In far off Roman times, a small fort guarded a nearby crossing of the River Trent...

A picture of Ingham

Ingham (2 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (9.2 miles, 14.7 km, direction SE)

Ingham, from its earliest dawning's at the time of the Doomsday Book has enjoyed a tranquil existence. The village lies in a lovely area between Lincoln and Gainsborough, amidst some of the shire's most stunning scenery...

A picture of Saxilby

Saxilby (2 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (10.0 miles, 16.2 km, direction SE)

The village is dominated by the Foss Dyke Canal, a waterway built by the Romans and later deepened by Henry I to allow safe passage for larger vessels...

A picture of Skellingthorpe

Skellingthorpe (10 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction SE)

This is a large village lying around three miles from Lincoln which is fringed by the Fosdyke Navigation. Visitors will find a few shops, pubs and an interesting Anglican church...

Village Houses, Tickhill, South Yorkshire

Tickhill (34 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (14.2 miles, 22.8 km, direction W)

This is a pleasant, somewhat sprawling village lying in rural countryside a short distance from the market town of Maltby..

Church

North Scarle (14 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction S)

The village is small and unspoilt, it has pleasant leafy lanes and a quiet High Street. Of its most picturesque aspects apart from the church, is a George V Post Box...

A picture of Dunholme

Dunholme (4 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction SE)

Dunholme is a small Lincolnshire village with a history stretching back to the Doomsday Book and possibly beyond. It is found nestling beneath a range of low hills, straddling along a stream...

A picture of Eagle

Eagle (2 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (14.7 miles, 23.7 km, direction S)

The village of Eagle is situated in spacious countryside a short distance away from the historic city of Lincoln...

The Ford, Nettleham, Lincolnshire.

Nettleham (10 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (15.1 miles, 24.4 km, direction SE)

This is a most delightful Lincolnshire village with dreamy stone cottages, a picturesque village green, and a sparkling beck around which well fed ducks and moorhens colonise...

A picture of Lincoln

Lincoln (655 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Lincolnshire (15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction SE)

This fine cathedral City was called Lindon by the Ancient Britons' and later the Romans' knew it as Lindum. In AD48 a Roman garrison was set up to command the meeting of the.....

Our Lady and St. Cuthbert, Worksop, Nottinghamshire.

Worksop (237 Pictures)

in the county of Nottinghamshire (15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction SW)

The dense spread of Worksop in Nottinghamshire meets with some seriously picturesque countryside, it is fortunate to be ringed by two rivers, the Clumber which borders Clumber Country Park, and the River Ryton...

Wadworth south Yorkshire

Wadworth (7 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (16.0 miles, 25.7 km, direction W)

This is a pleasant South Yorkshire village lying in lush countryside a few miles from the city of Rotherham...

St Winifred's church Stainton

Stainton (2 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (16.4 miles, 26.4 km, direction W)

This picturesque South Yorkshire village was mentioned in the Doomsday Book, but there is considerable evidence that it existed as a settlement long before 1086...

Town Centre of Doncaster in South Yorkshire.

Doncaster (118 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction NW)

Doncaster lies in what was once a great sweep of Yorkshire coalfields. It is home to one of the finest racecourses in the country where the classic St.Leger Stakes has been run each September since 1776, making the race four years older than the Derby...

All Saints Parish Church, Swinderby, Lincs

Swinderby (4 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (17.1 miles, 27.6 km, direction S)

Swinderby is located in spacious countryside close to where the Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire borders meet...

Trees and flowers

Collingham (7 Pictures)

in the county of Nottinghamshire (17.6 miles, 28.2 km, direction S)

This is a small Nottinghamshire village pleasantly located on the banks of the River Trent. It offers all the usual village amenities, church, couple of shops, butchers, newsagents and three public houses...

Maltby, South Yorkshire

Maltby (70 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction W)

The town was mentioned in the Doomsday Book, and several historic properties can be found in the region from shortly after this time, of these, of particular note are the handsome ruins of Roche Abbey, a Cistercian foundation of 1147...

A picture of Wickenby

Wickenby (1 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (17.8 miles, 28.7 km, direction E)

Wickenby is best known as the war-time home of Royal Air Force 12 Squadron and 626 Squadron, it was also for a short time home to 109 Squadron who flew Mosquitoes...

St James Church, Braithwell

Braithwell (32 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction W)

Braithwell lies at the centre of a largely rural community, the surrounding landscape is mostly of farms and leafy lanes siding fields full of grazing cattle and sheep...

Recommended attractions near Gainsborough

Gainsborough Old Hall, Gainsborough

Gainsborough Old Hall (55 Pictures)

(0.5 miles, 0.7 km)

Gainsborough Old Hall is one of the largest and most outstanding surviving examples of a late medieval house in the country. It.....

1983 - Sundown Kiddies Adventureland - Then known as Pets Corner. - At the tudor houses

Sundown Kiddies Adventureland (16 Pictures)

(6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction S)

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Wetlands Waterfoul Reserve at Lound near Retford, Notts.

Wetlands Waterfoul Reserve (2 Pictures)

(7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction W)

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Doddington Hall, Lincolnshire

Doddington Hall (3 Pictures)

(13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction SE)

This is a superb, large Elizabethan house with a truly impressive roofline. It was built in around 1600 by Robert Smythson, with.....

July 2010

Clumber Country Park (148 Pictures)

(14.4 miles, 23.2 km, direction SW)

The peaceful landscape of this delightful country park gives visitors lovely summer memories of time spent ambling around.....

A picture of Lincoln Castle

Lincoln Castle (47 Pictures)

(15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction SE)

A fine Norman motte-and-bailey castle built in 1068 on the site of a former Roman fortress. It is interesting for its two.....

Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Lincoln Cathedral (306 Pictures)

(15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction SE)

Looking at the West front of Lincoln's fine Cathedral Church of St.Mary, past the pageant of ancient buildings outside the castle.....

A picture of Usher Gallery

Usher Gallery (1 Pictures)

(15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction SE)

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Roche Abbey, Maltby

Roche Abbey (68 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction W)

The evocative remains of Roche Abbey rising from a landscape laid out by Capability Brown present an awe-inspiring sight,.....

A picture of Doncaster Minster

Doncaster Minster (4 Pictures)

(17.2 miles, 27.7 km, direction NW)

St.Georges is the Minster Church of Doncaster. It was built to a design by Sir Gilbert Scott, architect, who was instructed to.....

A picture taken across the lake looking up at Cusworth Hall, Nr Doncaster

Cusworth Hall & Museum (40 Pictures)

(18.9 miles, 30.3 km, direction NW)

Cusworth Hall is a mid 18th century house built for the Wrightson family, with wings added later by James Paine. The house.....

Conisbrough Castle, 5 miles west of Doncaster

Conisbrough Castle (16 Pictures)

(19.8 miles, 31.9 km, direction W)

The dilapidated ruins of Conisbrough Castle make an impressive sight, particularly its keep, which is unusual in design. The.....

Museum

Newark Air Museum (7 Pictures)

(21.0 miles, 33.7 km, direction S)

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Thrybergh Country Park in South Yorkshire, England

Thrybergh Country Park (18 Pictures)

(21.4 miles, 34.4 km, direction W)

Thrybergh Country Park evolved out of Thrybergh Reservoir built in the 1800's to supply the borough of Doncaster with water. .....

Brodsworth Hall at night

Brodsworth Hall (120 Pictures)

(22.1 miles, 35.5 km, direction NW)

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A picture of Wonderland Pleasure Park

Wonderland Pleasure Park (2 Pictures)

(23.4 miles, 37.7 km, direction SW)

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The Senses

Bolsover Castle (100 Pictures)

(24.8 miles, 39.9 km, direction SW)

The early morning sun streams down on a piece of Derbyshire's proud heritage, as into view come the magnificent ruins of Bolsover.....

A picture of Pleasley Pit Country Park

Pleasley Pit Country Park (8 Pictures)

(25.5 miles, 41.0 km, direction SW)

Pleasley Pit Country park is a reclaimed colliery site, which now offers nature lovers the chance to see record numbers of.....

Thornton Abbey, Lincolnshire

Thornton Abbey (45 Pictures)

(26.0 miles, 41.9 km, direction NE)

Breathtaking ruins showing clearly the medieval splendour enjoyed by the abbots in the days before the Reformation. The.....


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