Gedney Hill

John Clare's grave

Helpston · 14 miles

The children of John Clare Primary School annually place 'midsummer cushions' around the grave. These are a Northamptonshire tradition recorded by Clare: a rectangle of greensward with summer flowers pushed into it.

Bourne Castle

Bourne · 16 miles

Bourne Castle was a Norman motte and double bailey castle. It was destroyed after being used by Oliver Cromwell's troops in 1645, and a farmhouse was built on its site

Ouse Washes (Norfolk)

Welney · 16 miles

Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve, SSSI/SAC/Ramsar/Environment Agency flood area/Internal Drainage Board,/Landscape Partnership & Historic landscape. Some have unclear or divergent borders. Atempts to plot all separately would be otiose and futile. See note.

Sibson Lake

Water Newton · 17 miles

Close to historic Stamford, Wansford and Peterborough. A short walk from the Nene Valley Railway, combining floating eco-retreats,safe & secure leisure moorings on a beautiful stretch of the Nene. The site was excavated and opened to the river 12/08/2018.

COVID-19 Rock Snake

Watlington · 17 miles

Rocks painted & inscribed during the COVID-19 outbreak that had appeared as a "rock snake" on the green spontaneously, made into a permanent monument.

Whale

King's Lynn · 18 miles

Monument of a whale made from wood with a seating area underneath. Is fairly worn however