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Travelling
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A1104 from Mablethorpe, A1028 then east on A1104 from Skegness |
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Lincolnshire
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Lincolnshire
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 Alford
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| Alford, a small town with some thatched
houses, famous for it's Oxley's Mill windmill, the last of the towns mills, there were
four in 1909. The town has a craft market
on Friday in the summer and hosts an August Festival.
Tourist Information centre in the town. |
| Location
Map of Alford |
What
To See -
Alford Tourist Attractions
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 Oxley's Mill, East Street, the last of the towns commercial
windmills, 57 ft high with 5 sails, still produces flour. |
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Alford
Manor House Museum,LN13
9HT, thatched building, shows local life with some recreated
rooms and shops, 
Open: Easter - Oct Closed until 2006 for restoration work Tel:
01507 463073 |
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| A few more windmills in the area, try the A111 towards Sutton-on-sea |
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| Claythorpe Watermill and Wildfowl Gardens, at Aby, 18th century watermill the centrepiece of
grounds with wildfowl, woods, walks, shop, etc, Tel: 01507 450687 Open: Mar - Oct |
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Days Out in and around Alford
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| Try a trip to Mablethorpe
on the coast, a small holiday resort, or the much larger resort
of Skegness, inland Louth
to the north is worth a look. |
Towns near Alford To Visit - straight line distance:
Stamford Tourist Information (8.86 miles) Spalding Tourist Information (9.85 miles) Wansford Tourist Information (12.98 miles) Rutland Water Tourist Information (14.04 miles) |
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Area
Telephone Code
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