Scunthorpe Places of Interest

Barton Clay Pits Nature Reserve

c/o Lincolnshire Trust, Far Ings Nature Reserve, Far Ings Road, Barton-on-Humber, Scunthorpe

Tel: 01724 297388

Walk through this nature reserve in any season, or weather, and see all kinds of wildlife, flora and fauna. There's even water-based recreation available on the man-made lakes.

Baysgarth House Museum

Caister Road, Barton-upon-Humber

Tel: 01652 632318

The museum includes displays of archaeology and geology, 17th Century Georgian and Victorian period rooms and 18th and 19th Century English and Oriental pottery and porcelain. Open: Thurs - Fri, 10.30 - 15.30, Sat - Sun 10.30 - 16.30.

Elsham Hall Country and Wildlife Park

Brigg, North Lincolnshire

Tel: 01652 688698

Various places to keep you interested within the grounds including exhibition galleries, children's farm and adventure playground. Various opening times.

Epworth Old Rectory

1 Rectory Street, Epworth, North Lincolnshire

Tel: 01427 872268

The house in which John and Charles Wesley, the founders of Methodism, grew up - contains memorabilia and information. Various opening times.

The Humber Bridge

Opened in 1981 by the Queen, this is Europe's longest single span suspension bridge.

Normanby Hall Country Park

Normanby, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire

Tel: 01724 750588

A Regency mansion offering an insight into 19th Century life, located in tranquil countryside. Also including a farming museum, Victorian walled garden and a deer park. Open daily: March to October 13.00 - 17.00 (last admissions 16.30).

Normanby Hall Farming Museum

Normanby Hall Country Park, Normanby, Scunthorpe

Tel: 01724 750588

Features examples of rural life in the age of the heavy horse. Open daily: March to October, 13.00 - 17.00 (last admissions 16.30).

North Lincolnshire Museum and Art Gallery

Oswald Road, Scunthorpe

Tel: 01724 843533

The collection includes archaeology, geology, biology and present day local and social history.

Open: Tue - Sat and Bank Holidays 10.00 - 16.00, Sun 14.00 - 17.00, closed on Mondays.

Sandtoft Transport Centre

Belton Road, Sandtoft, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Tel: 01724 711391 (24hr information line)

The home of Britain's largest trolleybus and motorbus collection. Open: April to October 12.00 - 17.00.