History & heritage

Lincolnshire boasts an awe inspiring and enviable tapestry of historical achievement and creative industry. Visitors can trace the footsteps of their ancestors through the grand residences, imaginative museums, art workshops and working windmills.

There are numerous collections, exhibitions and locations that will transport you back to any era, from 50s rock’n’roll to the Romans. Journey through Lincolnshire’s opulent and fascinating past as you travel through the county.

Discover artefacts and curiosities from near and far, museums dedicated to transport, aviation, Lincolnshire life, farming and even fishing.

Lincolnshire has always been popular with visitors. Invaded by the Romans, Danes, Saxons and Normans, their legacy has given the county some imposing and impressive monuments for today’s more friendly visitors.

There’s an incredible wealth of castles and stately residences, some of the most incredible architecture you’ll see anywhere in England. Doddington Hall is a stunning Elizabethan edifice, while Belton House is described as “a compilation of all that is finest in Restoration architecture.”

Then there’s Lincoln Cathedral,  Lincoln Castle, Bolingbroke Castle, Tattershall Castle, Grimsthorpe Castle, Belvoir Castle, Boothby Pagnell, Burghley House, Gainsborough Old Hall, Grantham House, Gunby Hall, Harlaxton Manor… and not forgetting the Lincoln Bishop’s Medieval Palace – once home to the largest diocese in medieval England.

Follow in the footsteps of one of the most famous poetic voices of the 19th Century on the Tennyson Trail. The trail weaves in and around Lincolnshire's rolling landscapes and highlights hidden gems. The trail is over 130 miles long but visitors are able to pick and choose which sections why want to do. Important locations on the route like the Tennyson school, home village, family church and places that inspired his poetry are on the route displayed on information boards. 

Satisfy your desire for culture, take in concerts in castles, stroll around exhibitions and galleries, attend recitals and visit theatres.

Living history. Step into Lincolnshire and out of time.