English Heritage sites near Willoughby with Sloothby Parish
BOLINGBROKE CASTLE
9 miles from Willoughby with Sloothby Parish
The remains of a 13th-century hexagonal castle, birthplace in 1367 of the future King Henry IV, with adjacent earthworks. Besieged and taken by Cromwell's Parliamentarians in 1643.
SIBSEY TRADER WINDMILL
15 miles from Willoughby with Sloothby Parish
Built in 1877, this restored six storey mill with complete gear, sails and fantail still works today.
TATTERSHALL COLLEGE
19 miles from Willoughby with Sloothby Parish
Remains of a grammar school for church choristers, founded in the mid-15th century by Ralph, Lord Cromwell, the builder of nearby Tattershall Castle (National Trust).
CREAKE ABBEY
30 miles from Willoughby with Sloothby Parish
The ruined church of an Augustinian abbey, reduced in size after fire and plague.
CASTLE RISING CASTLE
31 miles from Willoughby with Sloothby Parish
One of the largest, best preserved and most lavishly decorated keeps in England, surrounded by 20 acres of mighty earthworks.
LINCOLN MEDIEVAL BISHOPS' PALACE
32 miles from Willoughby with Sloothby Parish
Standing almost in the shadow of Lincoln cathedral, with sweeping views over the ancient city and the countryside beyond.
Churches in Willoughby with Sloothby Parish
St Helena
Church Lane
Willoughby
Alford
01507464855
http://www.alfordgroup.org.uk
The parish church of St Helena dates mainly to the 14th century. The most famous name associated with Willoughby is Captain John Smith, a leader of the Virginia Colony in the "New World" who famously claimed to have been saved from death by Pocahontas. Smith was christened in this church in 1580 and two windows now commemorate his links with the village.
Services are held here twice a month (Morning Prayer on the 2nd Sunday and the Eucharist on the 4th Sunday), and the church is available for weddings, christenings, and funerals. Concerts are sometimes held here, and the church is also used on an occasional basis by the students of St Helena's Church of England School, nearby.
Pubs in Willoughby with Sloothby Parish
Willoughby Arms
Church Lane, Willoughby, LN13 9SU
(01507) 462974
willoughbyarms.com