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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Grantham

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Grantham, England

Updated January 10, 2013
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Grantham, England

Woolsthorpe Manor

Isaac Newton's former home, where the famous apple tree still stands.

Grantham, England

The Francis Trigge Chained Library

One of the oldest libraries in England, and one of the last of the great medieval chained collections.
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The mountain of mannquins.

Fulbeck, England

Mannakin Hall

This 20-foot mountain is made up of some 15,000 mannequins—if you visit, you can even take a piece home with you.
9 miles from Grantham
Byards Leap

Byards Leap, England

Byards Leap

According to legend, this is the site where a blind horse killed a local witch.
9 miles from Grantham
Lonely tower.

Sibthorpe, England

Sibthorpe Dovecote

This 600-year-old tower was built as a comfy residence for cherished pigeons.
10 miles from Grantham
Polish graves at Newark Cemetery.

Newark-on-Trent, England

Polish War Graves of Newark Cemetery

The final resting place of hundreds of Polish airmen who died fighting the Nazis in Britain.
12 miles from Grantham
The Preceptory Tower at Temple Bruer.

Lincoln, England

Temple Bruer

This lone tower casts an outstretched shadow over the site of a once-wealthy Knights Templar preceptory.
12 miles from Grantham
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