Showing 1–5 of 5 free attractions in Lincoln
MuseumsMuseum of Lincolnshire Life
Parks and PlaygroundsHartsholme Country Park
MuseumsThe Collection Museum
AnimalsBransby Horses
SightseeingRAF Scampton Heritage Centre
Free Family Days Out in Lincoln
For a list of five, Lincoln's free entries are remarkably varied: an RAF heritage centre, a horse sanctuary, a country park and two museums. RAF Scampton Heritage Centre and Bransby Horses both record indoor and outdoor space, as does Museum of Lincolnshire Life, which makes them unusually weather-proof. Hartsholme Country Park is the open ground and The Collection Museum the archaeology. Four entries have a roof somewhere and four have outdoor space.
Three of these five work whichever way the weather goes, which is a better position than most short lists on this site can offer. Confirm opening days at the heritage sites first.
Free days out in Lincoln: FAQs
What is Bransby Horses like with children?
Bransby Horses is a rescue and welfare charity rather than an attraction built for entertainment, and that difference shapes the visit. Children who like animals get a great deal from seeing them close up in a working environment; children expecting rides or handling sessions may not get what they imagined. Charity sites usually welcome donations and run a cafe and shop, which is where the day acquires its cost.
Do the aviation and history sites need booking?
RAF Scampton Heritage Centre is the entry on this list most likely to run to restricted opening, since heritage centres on or beside operational and former military sites often admit visitors on specific days or by arrangement. That is not a reason to skip it, only a reason to check before travelling. The city museums keep more conventional hours, though these change on public holidays.
Which entry is best in poor weather?
The Collection Museum and Museum of Lincolnshire Life are the two most reliably indoor, and the second of those covers social and industrial history in a way that gives children physical objects rather than documents to look at. Hartsholme Country Park should be treated as a fair-weather option. Having one indoor and one outdoor choice ready is the sensible approach to any day here that starts uncertain.