The Windmill Hotel
Former 18th-century coaching inn on Alford's market square, now a small boutique hotel.
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Alford Manor House
Said to be the largest thatched manor house in England, this Grade II* listed house was built in 1611 and restored in the 2000s. Volunteers show visitors through the rooms, and there is a museum of rural life, gardens and tearooms you can visit without taking the house tour. Alford is a quiet market town inland from Sutton-on-Sea.
Highlights
- Thatched house built 1611
- Museum of rural life
- Tearooms open to all
About Alford
A market town a few miles inland, known for its working five-sailed windmill and Friday market. More in Alford.
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Details last checked October 2026. Opening times can change with the seasons, so check with Alford Manor House before you travel.
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Alford Craft Market
Running since 1974, this makers' collective has a permanent shop on West Street stocking work by more than 30 Lincolnshire craftspeople.
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Eastfield Farm Plants
A working sheep farm at Maltby le Marsh, between Alford and Mablethorpe, now run by the fourth generation of the same family.
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T & L Garage Services
Garage on Alford's Beechings Way Industrial Estate offering MOTs and repairs.
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Woodthorpe Garden Centre
Big rural garden centre just outside Alford and the original site of the British Garden Centres group.
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Gunby Estate, Hall and Gardens
A National Trust country house near Spilsby, built in 1700 and home to the Massingberd family for more than 250 years.
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