Welcome to Visit Heckington Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Heckington
Visit Heckington places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Heckington places to visit. A unique way to experience Heckington’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Heckington as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
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Heckington is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire. It is situated between Sleaford and Swineshead Bridge, and south of the A17 road. The population of the civil parish including Boughton was 3,353 at the 2011 census. When you visit Heckington, Walkfo brings Heckington places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Heckington Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Heckington
Visit Heckington – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 14 audio plaques & Heckington places for you to explore in the Heckington area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Heckington places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Heckington history
Church and chapel
Heckington Grade I listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Andrew. It is of cruciform plan and in a complete Decorated style. The steeple is from 1360–70; it was rebuilt in 1888 as part of a restoration. The tall spire of the church reaches 176 feet (54 metres) high.
Windmill
Nearly 1,000-year-old village is best known for its windmill of the same name. It is the only 8-sailed example of its type still standing in the UK and Europe. RAF GR7 Harrier ZD430 of 3 Squadron crashed south-west of the village in 1993.
Heckington geography / climate
The £2.5 million 2+3/4-mile-long (4.5-kilometre) village bypass, built by Reed & Mallik of Salisbury, was opened by Lynda Chalker on 14 December 1982. The former route of the A17 is now the B1394, which also leads to Billingborough via Great Hale. Heckington falls within drainage area of Black Sluice Internal Drainage Board.
Why visit Heckington with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Heckington places with Walkfo Heckington to hear history at Heckington’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Heckington has 14 places to visit in our interactive Heckington map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Heckington, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Heckington places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Heckington & the surrounding areas.
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14 tourist, history, culture & geography spots
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Best Heckington places to visit
Heckington has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Heckington’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Heckington’s information audio spots:
Heckington Methodist Church
Heckington Methodist Church is in Heckington, Lincolnshire, England. It is located on the outskirts of Heckington in the county of Lincolnshire.
Heckington Windmill
Heckington Windmill is the only eight-sailed tower windmill still standing in the UK with its sails intact. It is located between Sleaford and Boston in Lincolnshire, England. The mill is designated a Grade I listed building.
Visit Heckington plaques
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here Heckington has 0 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Heckington plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Heckington using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Heckington plaque. Currently No Physical Plaques.