1940s Day at Dogdyke Pumping Station
On Sunday 4 October from 12.30 to 4.30pm
Come and enjoy a 1940s day at the Dogdyke Pumping Station with a display of British and American military vehicles and equipment. There will be period re-enactors, military displays, classic cars of the period and vintage swing dancing to music of the era, visitors can even take part and learn to jive the Lindy Hop.
See the unique 1856 steam driven land drainage beam engine and the 1940 Ruston and Hornsby 7XHR 40hp oil engine at work. These engine were once the mainstay for keeping peoples’ homes and the farmland dry in the Lincolnshire Fens.
Have an enjoyable day out for all the family.
Admission to the site is free.
Donations welcomed
The pumping station is east of Tattershall Bridge on the A153 Sleaford to Horncastle road, with an access road to the car park through Bridge Farm, LN4 4JG, (What3Words: shuttling.unopposed.stunning). Refreshments and a museum of drainage in the cottage and bric-a-brac, tombola and plant stalls are found in the attractive grounds.
This is our last open day for 2026, we will reopen on Sunday 2 May 2027
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