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Snipe Dales Nature Reserve, near Hagworthingham Tel: 01522 552821.
North of the B1195 between Spilsby and Horncastle. Waymarked
trails lead through both the nature reserve and country park
where you can enjoy ponds, broad open, rides and steep sided
valleys and streams. About 3 miles west of Spilsby.
Bolingbroke Castle, Old
Bolingbroke. An interesting 13th century stone enclosure fortress.
Surrounded by a large moat are the remains of a hexagonal curtain
wall with a twin-towered gatehouse, an octagonal tower and semi-circular
towers, flanking the angles. The site is managed by the Heritage
Trust of Lincolnshire. www.bolingbrokecastle.com. About 3 miles
west of Spilsby.
St. Mary's Church, Horncastle. The Church of St. Mary's has the
13 scythe blades said to have been used in the Lincolnshire Rising
of 1536. On the South Aisle wall is a memorial to Sir Ingram
Hopton who was killed at the Civil War Battle of Winceby in 1643.
The Battlefield site lies near Snipedales Country Park and Nature
Reserve, east of the town. About 9 miles west of Spilsby.
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