English Heritage sites near Candlesby with Gunby Parish
BOLINGBROKE CASTLE
7 miles from Candlesby with Gunby 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.
SIBSEY TRADER WINDMILL
12 miles from Candlesby with Gunby Parish
Built in 1877, this restored six storey mill with complete gear, sails and fantail still works today.
TATTERSHALL COLLEGE
17 miles from Candlesby with Gunby 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).
CASTLE RISING CASTLE
29 miles from Candlesby with Gunby Parish
One of the largest, best preserved and most lavishly decorated keeps in England, surrounded by 20 acres of mighty earthworks.
CREAKE ABBEY
29 miles from Candlesby with Gunby Parish
The ruined church of an Augustinian abbey, reduced in size after fire and plague.
LINCOLN MEDIEVAL BISHOPS' PALACE
30 miles from Candlesby with Gunby Parish
Standing almost in the shadow of Lincoln cathedral, with sweeping views over the ancient city and the countryside beyond.
Churches in Candlesby with Gunby Parish
St Benedict, Candlesby
Church Street
Candlesby
Spilsby
01790 752344
The present church is a grade II listed building and was built by E.D. Rainey of Spilsby in 1838. This replaced an earlier church which had become derelict.
It is built of yellow/orange brick in Flemish Bond, with ashlar dressings and a slate roof.
There is a memorial and roll of honour inside church commemorating those who died in the Great War.
Pubs in Candlesby with Gunby Parish
Royal Oak
This large multi-roomed pub popular with diners has brewery prints on the walls along with photos of Bomber Command. Shelves above the bar contain pottery curios and plates with fighter aircraft from WW11. Look out for the CAMRA mirror behi...