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Gainsborough Heritage Centre

Experience the heritage of Gainsborough with period displays of life in the 1940s and beyond.

Gainsborough Heritage Centre includes a working research library, gift shop, tea room, and permanent exhibitions including industrial exhibits, a period street scene, vintage post office, shops, house and yard as well as temporary exhibitions. The Centre also holds regular events, talks and exhibitions (see the Centre's what's on page for details).

The Centre has an extensive archive of local history information, including a research service available as well as permanent and temporary exhibitions that promote Gainsborough's heritage.

Gainsborough Heritage Association is a registered charity founded in 1994. The Association's mission is to protect, preserve and promote Gainsborough's rich and vibrant past for future generations.

Location

Gainsborough Heritage Association
12 North Street
Gainsborough
Lincolnshire
DN21 2HS
Contact

01427 610526 chairman@gainsboroughheritage.com Gainsborough Heritage Centre
Ticket Information

Adults: £3;
Children (under 16): free;
Members: free.

Group visits to the Heritage Centre can be arranged with staff who will organise to open the Centre for a weekday or evening session.

Gainsborough Model Railway

Visitor Attraction

See one of the largest hand built model railways depicting the East Coast Main Line from Kings Cross to Leeds Central.

Free, donations welcome

Glentworth, St Michael

Church or religious building

St Michael's Church in the rural village of Glentworth in Lincolnshire is home to a remarkable Elizabethan memorial to the Wray family - influential supporters of the early Separatists.

Adults from £9.60

Gainsborough Old Hall

Visitor Attraction

The Separatist congregation of local preacher John Smyth worshiped in secret in the Old Hall.

Old Nick Police Museum, Gainsborough

Museum

Victorian Police Museum and Magistrates' Court. Originally built in 1860. Dedicated to the history of Lincolnshire Police.

Price on application

Pilgrims and Prophets Tours

Driving Tour

Adrian Gray is a well known local historian. With an MA in history from Cambridge University, he is the author of more than twenty books including several titles on Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.