Gainsborough is a town of 23,000 people (2019) in Lincolnshire.
Get in
[edit]Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- 1 All Saints Church. Church built in 1748 with a mediaeval tower housing eight bells.
- 2 Bransby Home of Rest for Horses, Bransby, LN1 2PH. Daily 9AM - 5PM.
- Dambusters Inn & Heritage Centre.
- Gainsborough Heritage Centre.
- 3 Gainsborough Old Hall, Parnell Street, DN21 2NB, ☏ +44 1522 782040. The Medieval Manor House is one of the best preserved medieval manor houses in England dating from the 15th century. Open 7 days a week from March to October, closing on a Sunday for the remainder of the year. Adults £6, children £4, concessions £4.
- Hewitt's Windmill.
- Model Railway Museum.
- 4 RAF Scampton Historical Museum.
Do
[edit]- Hemswell Craft & Design Centre.
- Trinity Arts Centre.
- 1 West Lindsey Leisure Centre.
Buy
[edit]- 1 Marshall's Yard, Beaumont St, DN21 2NA, ☏ +44 1427 810706. Features around 30 stores in the centre of the town.
- 2 Hemswell Antique Centre, Caenby Corner Estate, Hemswell Cliff, DN21 5TJ. Set on an old airfield at Hemswell Cliff, near Gainsborough which has over 300 dealers selling thousands of items.
Eat
[edit]Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- Hickman Hill Hotel, Cox's Hill, ☏ +44 1427 613639.
- The White Hart Hotel, 49 Lord Street, ☏ +44 1427 612018.
- Eastbourne House, Trinity St, ☏ +44 1427 679511, info@eastbournehouse.co.uk. AA four-star-rated guest house close to the Town Centre. £45-78 per room.
Connect
[edit]Gainsborough and its approach roads have 4G from all UK carriers. As of Nov 2022, 5G has not reached town.
- Gainsborough Tourist Information Centre, Caskgate Street, ☏ +44 1427 676666, fax: +44 1427 675170, tourism.info@west-lindsey.gov.uk. M-F 8:30AM-5PM.