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Hussey Tower

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📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.97355, -0.01953

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Blackbird
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 174m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· PaidPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +100 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +100 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Greater Plantain, Petty Spurge, Creeping Thistle +98 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Greater Plantain, Petty Spurge, Creeping Thistle +98 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Procumbent Yellow-sorrel +9 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Dasysyrphus tricinctus, Rose Chafer, Xanthogramma pedissequum +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dasysyrphus tricinctus, Rose Chafer, Xanthogramma pedissequum +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Sutton Bridge to SkegnessWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
South Terracepublic footpath · 42 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 42 mPath type: residential
Windsor Bankpublic footpath · 219 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 219 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Lister WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Marsh Lane Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
London Road Cycle Route (Boston)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hussey Tower, Boston: aerial 2020 (2)

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hussey Tower, Boston: aerial 2020 (2)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Central ParkUrban park1 km→🌱Art Decco GardenUrban park1 km→🌱Boston CrematoriumUrban park1.9 km→🌱Ingelow Urban MeadowUrban park300 m→🌱Fydell's Magical GardenUrban park300 m→⛪St Botolph's ChurchReligious grounds700 m→

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