English Heritage sites near Holland Fen with Brothertoft Parish

Tattershall College

TATTERSHALL COLLEGE

5 miles from Holland Fen with Brothertoft 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).

Sibsey Trader Windmill

SIBSEY TRADER WINDMILL

7 miles from Holland Fen with Brothertoft Parish

Built in 1877, this restored six storey mill with complete gear, sails and fantail still works today.

Bolingbroke Castle

BOLINGBROKE CASTLE

12 miles from Holland Fen with Brothertoft 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.

Lincoln Medieval Bishops' Palace

LINCOLN MEDIEVAL BISHOPS' PALACE

21 miles from Holland Fen with Brothertoft Parish

Standing almost in the shadow of Lincoln cathedral, with sweeping views over the ancient city and the countryside beyond.

Castle Rising Castle

CASTLE RISING CASTLE

31 miles from Holland Fen with Brothertoft Parish

One of the largest, best preserved and most lavishly decorated keeps in England, surrounded by 20 acres of mighty earthworks.

Longthorpe Tower

LONGTHORPE TOWER

32 miles from Holland Fen with Brothertoft Parish

Longthorpe Tower displays one of the most complete and important sets of 14th century domestic wall paintings in northern Europe.


Churches in Holland Fen with Brothertoft Parish

All Saints Church, Holland Fen

All Saints Church, Holland Fen Main Road Holland Fen Boston LN4 4QH
(01205) 750595

Our Mission:  Together in Christ. Called to love, to worship and to serve God.

The church is normally open every day during the daytime.

The church is a Listed Building Grade II.  It was a former Chapel of Ease dedicated as Parish Church in 1924. Originally built in 1812, the chancel was added in 1880.  The Chapel of Ease was originally built following a subscription raised by the patron and rector of Algakirk, to serve the inhabitants of the new settlements formed by the draining of the Fens under the Act of Parliament passed in 1767.

The church is dedicated to All Saints and was built as a chapel of ease to Fosdyke in 1812.  It was constructed of brick in Perpendicular style, with chancel and nave only, and bell turret.  In 1964 Pevsner noted the chancel dated 1880, a west gallery on iron shafts, a pulpit with fluted pilasters, and a chalice probably by William Bell.

Today, All Saints' Church is part of the Holland Fen with Brothertoft Group, also known as "Five in the Fen" which also includes:

Saint Gilbert Of Sempringham, Brothertoft

Christ Church, Kirton Holme

Saint Margaret of Scotland, Langrick

Saint Peter, Wildmore

Church Activity

The Brothertoft Group (5 churches) and The Sibsey and Carrington Group (4 churches) have one vicar. Services take place at all churches on a regular basis each month when the churches are open. Visitors are always welcome. Services are also led by lay readers and licensed lay preachers, other guest priests as well as Methodist ministers from time to time. Remembrance Services are also organised in November in conjunction with the Royal British Legion. Baptisms, confirmation, weddings, blessings, funerals, burial and interment of ashes may be arranged by the deceased's loved ones by contacting the Vicar or by contacting the Churchwardens.



St Gilbert of Sempringham Church, Brothertoft

St Gilbert of Sempringham Church, Brothertoft Main Road Brothertoft Boston PE20 3SW
(01205) 750595

Our Mission:  Together in Christ. Called to love, to worship and to serve God.

The present church was rebuilt in 1847 by Thomas Gee Esq, Lord of the Manor, and was a chapel of ease to the parish of Kirton until 1922 when it became the parish church and was dedicated to St Gilbert. There was a previous church and the parish records go back to the late 1600s.  The church is a Grade II listed building and has a small bell tower.  

The parish church is now part of the Church of England "Brothertoft Group" in the Diocese of Lincoln, known as the "Five in the Fen" that also includes:

• All Saints at Holland Fen

• Christ Church at Kirton Holme

• St Peter at Wildmore

• St Margaret of Scotland at Langrick

Church Activity

The Brothertoft Group (5 churches) and The Sibsey and Carrington Group (4 churches) have one vicar. Services take place at all churches on a regular basis each month when the churches are open. Visitors are always welcome. Services are also led by lay readers and licensed lay preachers, other guest priests as well as Methodist ministers from time to time. Remembrance Services are also organised in November in conjunction with the Royal British Legion. Baptisms, confirmation, weddings, blessings, funerals, burial and interment of ashes may be arranged by the deceased's loved ones by contacting the Vicar or by contacting the Churchwardens.



Pubs in Holland Fen with Brothertoft Parish

Boston West Golf Club & Hotel

Hubberts Bridge, Hubberts Bridge, PE20 3QX
(01205) 290670
bostonwest.co.uk

Westwoods Bar and Restaurant are located in the 19th not in the hotel. The bar is upstairs and has a balcony with views over the golf course. Although closing time is shown as midnight, they will stay open if people remain to be served.
Crown Lodge & Restaurant

Chapel Hill, LN4 4PX
(01526) 342262

Crown Lodge & Restaurant, Chapel Hill