The Lincolnshire Wolds were designated an "Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty" in 1973, and cover an area of approximately 560 square kilometres.
The chalk hills of the Lincolnshire Wolds are situated between the river Humber and the Wash, they offer a peaceful landscape with fine views.
The Wolds were sheep country for centuries but much of the open grassland and hedged fields have been ploughed up for arable farming.
The chalk tableland slopes away from a western scarp above the Witham valley. High plateaux and ridges distinguish the north, rounded hills crossed by winding valleys and narrow ravines predominate in the south. The grasslands and abandoned chalk pits are an important habitat for rare flowers and insects.
The Lincolnshire Wolds Countryside Service
Protected Roadside Verges (PRV) The wide roadside verges of the Lincolnshire countryside are havens for a variety of invertebrates, small mammals and many kinds of wildflowers. Since 1960 there has been a protection scheme.
Mud and stud vernacular cottages were once widespread. Few now survive in anything like their original form. A high concentration of these earth and timber buildings are located in the Wolds at Baumber, Great Sturton, Greetham, Hagworthingham, Harrington, High Toynton, Langton by Spilsby, Little Steeping, Mareham on the Hill, Somersby and South Ormsby.
Mill Hill Cottage at Little Steeping is considered one of the best. This Grade II* listed building is owned by the Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire. Recently restored, the cottage won a Civic Trust Award in 2001.
The attractive market town of Horncastle, 4 miles away, is at the foot of the Lincolnhsire wolds, and was once known for its August horse fair, reputed to be the biggest in the world.
Today Horncastle is known for antiques. There are over 60 independent antique dealers in Horncastle, and collectors and buyers come from Europe and the U S.
Roman Horncastle, which was called Banovallum – ‘the walled place on the river Bain’, still has visible remains in its Roman walls, some within the town library.
The Anglo-Saxons called it Hyrnceastre, or ‘the castle in the corner between the two rivers’.
Inside St Mary’s church are reminders of the role Horncastle played in the English Civil War. In 1643 Cavaliers and roundheads fought at the Battle of Winceby, and the 13 scythe blades hanging in the church are said to have been used there.
Sir Joseph Banks, naturalist and patron of science, who travelled with Captain Cook to the South Pacific, lived here. Banks's work as an explorer and botanist was among the most important in the eighteenth century. His principal legacy to us was the founding and stocking of Kew Gardens
Market Days are Thursday & Saturday. The weekly market was established in 1230
Early closing: Wednesday
Wispington ChurchTourist Information Service
Tel: 01507 526636
Open: Easter-September
Doctors:
Horncastle Medical Group, The Old Vicarage, Spilsby Road,
phone: 01507 522477
Dentists
Dental Studio,
The Broadway, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire,
LN10 6ST
phone:01526 351362
phone: 01507 523286
Chemists
Moss Chemist, Spilsby Road, Horncastle, beside Horncastle Medical Group surgery
phone 01507 523837
Boot's, The Market Place, Horncastle
phone: 01507 522319
An NHS site it contains a fairly comprehensive health encyclopaedia.
This site has a self help guide covering many of the common symptoms
which people call about for advice.
It does not cover all health problems but it is a handy reference for many common symptoms that could affect you or your family.
The NHS Gateway has been introduced to make finding health information
on the Internet, quicker and easier.
Providing answers to your most frequently asked questions about the NHS and general health issues, bringing together access to a wide range of health related websites through a simple to remember address - www.nhs.uk.
Recycle your junk directly within the communitySubscribe to Lincolnshire and WoodhallSpa FreeCycleYour local group This FreeCycle group is open to all who would rather recycle than throw things away. The place you can tell people about the items you'd like to give away. This must be a better solution than putting it all in a skip! Not from Lincolnshire? Look for your local group on this site |
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Lincoln Freecycle is open to all in Lincoln and the surrounding area and provides an internet based 'notice board' where anyone can recycle or rehome surplus or unwanted items they don't want anymore, for others to use.
Rachel's Clocks and Cushions, individual, hand crafted.
e mail
Baumber
Professional artists undertake individual commissions for paintings. Country Houses a speciality.
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www.patient.co.uk , directory of health websites in United Kingdom.
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AVMA , Action for Victims of Medical Accidents, the leading source of information for patients who have experienced clinical negligence.
Membership Secretary is listed as Mike Harrison, Baumber Park, Baumber
www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk/
Andrew Jackson, has been producing paintings in Lincolnshire since 1981
He has shown work in the Eastern Open Exhibition at King's Lynn.
The Gallery, Lincoln solo exhibition
Art on The Map Open Studios & Lincolnshire galleries
South Holland Open
Sheffield solo exhibition
Lincoln Library solo exhibitions
Usher Gallery Open Exhibition
Horncastle solo exhibition
Halesowen solo exhibition
Kidderminster joint exhibition
Other First Prize Lincoln Arts Festival Poetry Competition May 1982
www.britishpainters.co.uk/
Baumber Primary School is situated in the centre of the village.
Lincoln Road, Baumber, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, LN9 5ND,
Phone: 01507 578207
Phone: 01507 578287
Live music, bar meals, carvery.
email: Tourist Information
Tel: 01507 526636
Open: Easter-September
for transport in Lincolnshire
Pre booked taxi service
Oslinc Web Site, Home Of The Lincolnshire Ostrich.
FOOD FAIR
HORNCASTLE will host a third Tastes of Lincolnshire Spring Food Fair on Saturday April 8 at the town hall .
Horncastle Web Service:
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Lincolnshire and WoodhallSpa FreeCycle is your nearest group, "recycle" don't throw things away. To give away - or get.
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Lincoln Freecycle provides an internet based 'notice board' where anyone can recycle or rehome surplus or unwanted items they don't want anymore, for others to use.