St Mary and St Nicholas Church
Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.78491, -0.14763
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Starling
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Sunshine Cafe Restaurant — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Starling
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Sunshine Cafe Restaurant — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ST NICHOLAS; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Tower Lanepublic footpath · 73 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 73 mPath type: residential
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Deepings (Lincolnshire Cycle Routes)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Spalding/SpringfieldCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km▾
Named routeRef 12Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Matmore Gatebridleway · 187 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 187 mPath type: unclassified
Photos
Spalding, St. Mary and St. Nicholas Church: The chancel roof painted in 1959
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