Gainsborough Joins The Heritage Open Days Festival For Lincolnshire

Gainsborough continues to increase its profile in the world of heritage this September when some of our attractions feature in the Heritage Open Days Festival for Lincolnshire.  This festival takes place from 10th-19th September and has run for decades across the whole of the United Kingdom.  It features on many

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The Big Draw Festival

The Gainsborough Townscape Heritage Initiative have joined with English Heritage to create a one-day festival of drawing at Gainsborough Old Hall in September. Taking place in the grounds of the Old Hall on Saturday 25 September from 11am until 4pm This is a great day out for all the family

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Merrye Olde Market on Lord Street

We were delighted to finally say hello to Gainsborough at our belated launch event on Saturday 26 June.  As the first event in Gainsborough for some time The Merrye Olde Market on Lord Street was our chance to bring together all of Gainsborough’s Heritage visitor atractions as stall-holders in a

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Discover Gainsborough – A Walk Through Time

We are delighted to announce that our new ‘Discover Gainsborough’ heritage trail booklet which was launched in April is available in print and pdf form. The booklet was produced by the Townscape Heritage Initiative team in partnership with The Heritage Centre and it features a guided 90 minute walk around

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townscape heritage team on lord street

Townscape Heritage Initiative makes progress in Gainsborough

Work has begun this year to restore the ‘historic heart of Gainsborough’ with thanks to a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Last year, West Lindsey District Council was successful in being awarded a £1.25 million grant that will be invested as part of a major project to restore

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