List of museums in Lincolnshire

This list of museums in Lincolnshire, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

Name Image Town/City Region Type Summary
20-21 Visual Arts CentreScunthorpeNorth LincolnshireArtwebsite, visual arts centre
50 and 61 Squadron MuseumLincolnLincolnMilitaryHistory of No. 50 Squadron RAF and No. 61 Squadron RAF and RAF Skellingthorpe in World War II
Alford Manor HouseAlfordEast LindseyHistoric house17th-century thatched manor house, gardens, art gallery
Anderby Drainage MuseumAnderbyEast LindseyTechnologywebsite, located in a drainage board pumping station, includes engines and tools
Ayscoughfee Hall MuseumSpaldingSouth HollandHistoric house15th-century medieval Tudor merchant's house, includes an art gallery, gardens
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Visitor CentreConingsbyEast LindseyAviationTours of historic World War II aircraft used in flight shows
Baysgarth House MuseumBarton-upon-HumberNorth LincolnshireLocalLocal history, culture
Belton HouseBeltonSouth KestevenHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, 17th-century Restoration style country house with opulent decor, silverware, paintings, gardens
Boston GuildhallBostonBostonLocalHistory of the medieval guildhall, courtroom and the town, also art exhibits
Bourne Heritage CentreBourneSouth KestevenLocalLocated at Baldock's Mill, local history, culture, auto racing driver Raymond Mays, fashion designer Charles Frederick Worth
Browne's HospitalStamfordSouth KestevenHistoryMedieval almshouse, tours by appointment
Bubble Car MuseumCranwellNorth KestevenTransportationwebsite, collection of bubble cars and microcars, 1950's memorabilia, Bakelite items
Burgh le Marsh Heritage CentreBurgh Le MarshEast LindseyMillwebsite, also known as Dobson's Mill, early-19th-century tower windmill, exhibits of local history
Burgh MuseumBurgh Le MarshEast LindseyLocalwebsite, local history
Burton Fen CollectionPinchbeckSouth HollandMusicwebsite, music hall with pipe organ collection, movie posters and old advertisements
Caistor Arts & Heritage CentreCaistorWest LindseyLocalwebsite, local history, includes the Caistor Library, exhibition space
Chain Bridge ForgeSpaldingSouth HollandTechnology, living museum that provides blacksmithing demonstrations, local history, innovation 3D printing and scanning
Cleethorpes Discovery CentreCleethorpesNorth East LincolnshireArtwebsite, art exhibition gallery
Cogglesford MillSleafordNorth KestevenMillLate-18th-century working watermill
The CollectionLincolnLincolnMultipleArchaeology, fine and decorative arts, contemporary visual arts in the Usher Gallery
Cottage MuseumWoodhall SpaEast LindseyLocalwebsite, local history, culture
Cranwell Aviation Heritage CentreCranwellNorth KestevenAviationwebsite, history of Royal Air Force College Cranwell
Discover StamfordStamfordSouth KestevenLocalwebsite, heritage display in Stamford Library
Doddington Hall & GardensDoddingtonLincolnHistoric houseLate-17th-century house with Georgian interiors, collections of furniture, paintings, ceramics, textiles, porcelain, household objects, gardens
Dogdyke Steam Drainage StationTattershallEast LindseyTechnologyRestored steam drainage engine and museum
Epworth Old RectoryEpworthNorth LincolnshireHistoric housewebsite, early-18th-century Queen Anne rectory, birthplace of John Wesley and Charles Wesley, founders of Methodism
Gainsborough Old HallGainsboroughWest LindseyHistoric houseOperated by English Heritage, timber-framed and brick medieval manor house
Gayton Engine Pumping StationTheddlethorpeEast LindseyTechnologywebsite, 1930s pumping station with engine and exhibits about land drainage
Gordon Boswell Romany MuseumSpaldingSouth HollandTransportationCollection of Romani wagons
Grantham HouseGranthamSouth KestevenHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, townhouse reflecting different eras, open by appointment and on a limited basis, gardens
Grantham MuseumGranthamSouth KestevenLocalLocal history, culture, Sir Isaac Newton, Margaret Thatcher and the World War II raid Dambusters
Grimsby Fishing Heritage CentreGrimsbyNorth East LincolnshireMaritimeArea 1950s fishing industry, also art exhibits
Grimsby Town Hall Time Trap MuseumGrimsbyNorth East LincolnshirePrisonwebsite, local history and prison, located in town hall
Grimsthorpe CastleBourneSouth KestevenHistoric houseLarge country estate with paintings, furniture, tapestries and objets d'art, gardens, parklands designed by Capability Brown
Haywain Farm MuseumEpworthNorth LincolnshireAgricultureinformation
Heckington Railway and Heritage MuseumHeckingtonNorth KestevenRailwayPreserved Victorian railway station with artifacts, working model railways, local history displays, operated by Heckington Village Trust
Heckington WindmillHeckingtonNorth KestevenMill8-sailed tower windmill
Immingham MuseumImminghamNorth East LincolnshireRailwaywebsite, Great Central Railway, LNER and British Rail exhibits, building of the Immingham Dock, local history
Lincoln CastleLincolnLincolnMultipleMedieval castle, courtroom and prison, exhibition about the Magna Carta and the Charter of the Forest
Lincoln Medieval Bishop's PalaceLincolnLincolnHistoric houseOperated by English Heritage, remains of the medieval palace with visitor centre and audio tour
Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage CentreEast KirkbyEast LindseyAviationHistory of the RAF Bomber Command in World War II
Lincolnshire Road Transport MuseumNorth HykehamNorth KestevenTransportationwebsite, vintage cars, buses and commercial vehicles, road transport history and memorabilia, model vehicles, 1950s/60s village garage workshop
Lincolnshire Wolds RailwayLudboroughEast LindseyRailwayHeritage railway and museum
Louth MuseumLouthEast LindseyLocalwebsite, local history, culture, archaeology, geology, natural history
Magdalen College MuseumWainfleet All SaintsEast LindseyLocalwebsite, information, local history, culture
Maud Foster WindmillBostonBostonMillSeven story, five sail working windmill
Metheringham Airfield Visitor CentreMetheringhamNorth KestevenAviationHistory of the World War II RAF 106 Bomber Squadron at RAF Metheringham
Moulton WindmillMoultonSouth HollandMillEarly-19th-century tower windmill
Mrs Smith's CottageNavenbyNorth KestevenHistoric houseEarly Victorian brick built cottage with few modern amenities
Museum of Lincolnshire LifeLincolnLincolnLocalLocal and social history, Victorian rooms, period shop displays, exhibits about the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment and Lincolnshire Yeomanry, agriculture equipment and tools
Museum of RAF FirefightingRAF ScamptonLincolnMilitary, Transportationwebsite Museum containing Military Fire Engines, Civilian Fire Engines and various kinds of pumps. Museum with over 40+ vehicles dating back to wartime.
Museum of TechnologyThrockenholtSouth HollandTechnologyEvolution of electrical, electronic and warfare technology between the period 1850 and 1980 (Reopening anticipated in 2015 moved from Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire)
National Centre for Craft & DesignSleafordNorth KestevenArtContemporary craft and design centre, formerly The Hub
Natural World CentreThorpe on the HillNorth KestevenNatural historyNature discovery centre for Whisby Nature Park
Navigation HouseSleafordNorth KestevenTransportationDevelopment and heritage of the Sleaford Navigation, a 12.5 mile (20.1 km) canalisation of the River Slea
Normanby Hall Museum and Country ParkBurton upon StatherNorth LincolnshireMultipleEarly-19th-century Regency mansion with a farming museum, Victorian walled garden, stableyard, duck ponds, deer sanctuary, miniature railway
North Ings Farm MuseumDorringtonNorth KestevenTechnologyTractors, agricultural machinery, commercial vehicles, a narrow gauge railway, portable steam pumps, a fairground organ
North Lincolnshire MuseumScunthorpeNorth LincolnshireLocalLocal history, culture
Owston Ferry SmithyOwston FerryNorth LincolnshireLocalwebsite, local history, blacksmith shop
Pinchbeck EnginePinchbeckSouth HollandTechnologySteam powered drainage engines
RAF Digby Sector Ops Room MuseumDigbyNorth KestevenMilitaryRestored World War II Sector Operations headquarters
RAF Scampton MuseumScamptonWest LindseyMilitarywebsite, history of RAF Scampton
RAF Skellingthorpe Heritage RoomSkellingthorpeNorth KestevenMilitaryHistory of RAF Skellingthorpe
RAF Waddington Heritage CentreLincolnLincolnMilitarywebsite, history and memorabilia of RAF Waddington, open by appointment
RAF Wickenby Memorial CollectionLangworthWest LindseyMilitarywebsite, history and memorabilia of RAF Wickenby
The RopewalkBarton-upon-HumberNorth LincolnshireArtArts centre with four exhibit galleries, artist studios, museum about the former rope factory, theatre
Scawby HallScawbyNorth LincolnshireHistoric housewebsite, early Jacobean manor house
Sibsey Trader MillSibseyEast LindseyMillLate-19th-century six-story windmill, owned by English Heritage
South Lincolnshire Military MuseumGosbertonSouth HollandMilitaryinformation
Spalding Flower Bulb MuseumPinchbeckSouth HollandAgriculturewebsite, local flower bulb growing industry
St Katherine’s Heritage and Cultural CentreLincolnLincolnLocalLocal heritage and culture exhibits and programs of St Catherine's, Lincoln
St Peter's Church, Barton-upon-HumberBarton-upon-HumberNorth LincolnshireArchaeologyOperated by English Heritage, remains and artifacts from the 10th-century Anglo-Saxon church
Tattershall CastleTattershallEast LindseyHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, 15th-century medieval castle
Thornton AbbeyThornton CurtisNorth LincolnshireReligiousOperated by English Heritage, gatehouse and remains of a medieval priory
Thorpe Camp Visitor CentreThorpe ParkEast LindseyMilitaryHistory and artifacts of RAF Woodhall Spa in World War II and after, includes aircraft and missiles, models, dioramas, photos
Trolleybus Museum at SandtoftSandtoftNorth LincolnshireTransportationPreserved trolleybuses, 1950s/1960s street scene and period home
The Village Church FarmSkegnessEast LindseyOpen airLocal history, agriculture tools and equipment, traditional indigenous buildings including a cottage, 18th-century farmhouse, 19th-century stable block and cowshed
Waltham WindmillWalthamNorth East LincolnshireMillLate-19th-century six-sailed windmill
Welbourn ForgeWelbournNorth KestevenHistoryinformation, information, working forge and blacksmith shop
Wilderspin National SchoolBarton-upon-HumberNorth LincolnshireEducationwebsite, life and works of education pioneer Samuel Wilderspin, recreation of his mid-19th-century classroom and a late Victorian classroom
Woolsthorpe ManorWoolsthorpe-by-ColsterworthSouth KestevenHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton, 17th-century yeoman's farmhouse, hands-on science activities
Wrawby WindmillWrawbyNorth LincolnshireMillMid-18th-century four-sailed windmill
Ye Olde Curiosity MuseumMablethorpeEast LindseyHistoryinformation, collectibles include lampshades, old Christmas decorations and lights, kitchen and brewery memorabilia

Defunct museums
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See also
  • Category:Tourist attractions in Lincolnshire

References
  1. http://www.raf-lincolnshire.info/museums.htm RAF-Lincolnshire.info "This museum has closed and the assets have been sold and dispersed."
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