Lincolnshire Wolds Railway, Louth

Name: Lincolnshire Wolds Railway
Address: Station Road, Louth, DN36 5SQ, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1507 363881

#4 among attractions in Louth

Scenic railroads, Tours, Museum

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Facts and practical information

The Lincolnshire Wolds Railway is a heritage railway based at Ludborough station, near Louth, Lincolnshire, England and the only standard gauge steam railway in Lincolnshire open to the public. The line is part of the original Great Northern Railway, a rail system that opened in 1848 and once linked Grimsby, Louth and East Lincolnshire with London. In early 2002, 2009 and 2013 the Lincolnshire Wolds Railway received a top national award from the Heritage Railway Association for its heritage railway efforts. ()

Coordinates: 53°26'41"N, 0°1'55"W

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Station RoadLouth DN36 5SQ United Kingdom

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+44 1507 363881

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Lincolnshire Wolds Railway – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St James, Louth Town Hall, Waltham Windmill, St Martin's Church.

5.5 miS
Church
St James, Louth
140 min walk • St James' Church, Louth is the Anglican parish church of Louth in Lincolnshire, England. It is notable for having the third tallest spire in the whole of the United Kingdom and being the location of the Lincolnshire Rising.
5.5 miS
City hall
Louth Town Hall, Louth
140 min walk • Louth Town Hall is a municipal building in Eastgate in Louth, Lincolnshire, England. The structure, which was the meeting place of Louth Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.
5.4 miNW
Historical place, Museum, Windmill
Waltham Windmill, Waltham
139 min walk • Waltham Windmill is a six-sailed windmill located in the village of Waltham, five miles from Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire, England.
3.3 miNW
Church
St Martin's Church
84 min walk • St Martin's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Waithe, Lincolnshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
4.7 miSE
Church
St Mary's Church
120 min walk • St Mary's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Alvingham, adjacent to the village of North Cockerington, Lincolnshire, England.
2.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Covenham Reservoir
61 min walk • Covenham Reservoir, located in East Lindsey is a 200-acre reservoir and treatment works constructed between 1963 and 1978 by W. & C. French.
5.4 miS
53°22'4"N • 0°0'25"W
Spout Yard Park Louth, Louth
138 min walk • Museum, Art gallery
5.6 miNW
Memorial
Ancient Monuments Society, Waltham
143 min walk • The Ancient Monuments Society is a learned society and registered charity in England and Wales, founded in 1924 "for the study and conservation of ancient monuments, historic buildings and fine old craftsmanship". Since October 2021, the organisation's working name has been Historic Buildings & Places.
7 miSW
Village, Archaeological site
East Wykeham, Lincolnshire Gate
179 min walk • East Wykeham is a deserted medieval village or DMV, seen as earthworks, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The earthworks are situated about 7 miles north-west of the town of Louth, and 9 miles east of the town of Market Rasen.
4.3 miN
Village
Holton-le-Clay
111 min walk • Holton-le-Clay is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the extreme north of the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, 5 miles south of Grimsby on the A16. The village is twinned with Sargé-lès-le-Mans, Sarthe, France.
3.2 miN
Village
Tetney
81 min walk • Tetney is a village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, and just west of the Prime Meridian.