Thorpe Park, Tattershall

#2 among attractions in Tattershall

Top attraction, Visitor center, Museum

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Facts and practical information

Thorpe Camp, officially known as the Thorpe Camp Visitor Centre, is the former Royal Air Force barracks for RAF Woodhall Spa. It exists 2.5 miles southeast from the site of RAF Woodhall Spa, in the civil parish of Tattershall Thorpe. Built in 1940 during the Second World War, the site included Officer, Sergeant and Airman messes, a NAAFI building, ration store, latrines and ablution blocks. The site closed in the 1960s. ()

Established: 1988 (36 years ago)Coordinates: 53°7'14"N, 0°11'1"W

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Tattershall United Kingdom

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Thorpe Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Jubilee Park Swimming Pool, Tattershall Castle, Viking Way, Cottage Museum.

2.9 miNW
Watersports, Sport complex, Swimming pool
Jubilee Park Swimming Pool, Woodhall Spa
74 min walk • Jubilee Park Swimming Pool, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, England is an open air heated lido.
1.4 miS
Medieval brick fortress
Tattershall Castle, Tattershall
36 min walk • Tattershall Castle is a castle in Tattershall, Lincolnshire, England, about 12 miles north east of Sleaford. Since 1925 it has been in the care of the National Trust.
7.7 miNW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Viking Way
196 min walk • The Viking Way is a captivating long-distance hiking trail that weaves through the picturesque landscapes of the United Kingdom. This renowned path stretches approximately 147 miles (237 kilometers), offering hikers an immersive experience into the natural beauty...
2.6 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum
Cottage Museum, Woodhall Spa
66 min walk • The Woodhall Spa Cottage Museum also known as Woodhall Spa. is a community museum managed by volunteers, located on Iddesleigh Road, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, England.
2.7 miNW
Nightlife, Specialty museum, Museum
The Kinema in the Woods, Woodhall Spa
70 min walk • The Kinema in the Woods is a cinema in the village of Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, England. It dates from 1922, and it is the only fully functioning cinema in the UK to employ back projection.
2.1 miNW
Monastery
Kirkstead Abbey
53 min walk • Kirkstead Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Kirkstead, Lincolnshire, England. The monastery was founded in 1139 by Hugh Brito, lord of Tattershall, and was originally colonised by an abbot and twelve monks from Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire.
2.6 miN
Golf
Golf Express, Woodhall Spa
66 min walk • Woodhall Spa Golf Club is a private golf club in England, that is located to the north of Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire. The club was founded in 1891.
1.2 miS
Historical place, Universities and schools
Tattershall College, Tattershall
30 min walk • Tattershall College was a grammar school in Tattershall, Lincolnshire. The college was established in 1439 and the building that still stands today was constructed between 1454 and 1460.
3.2 miNE
Church
St Benedict's Church
81 min walk • St Benedict's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Haltham-on-Bain, 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.
1.8 miS
53°5'42"N • 0°10'39"W
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, Coningsby
46 min walk • History museum, Museum
2.4 miS
Museum, Science museum
Dogdyke Engine
62 min walk • The Dogdyke Engine is a drainage engine near Tattershall, Lincolnshire, in England. The drainage of 2,500 acres of land around Tattershall was authorised in 1796, and came under the control of the Witham Third District commissioners in...