Springfields Outlet Shopping & Festival Gardens
All Wellan Good - Antler - Autonomy - Bijoux - Christys - Claire's Accessories - Clarks - Coloroll - Costa Coffee - Cotton Traders - Denby - Domo - DSL - Edinburgh Woollen Mill - Event Jewellery - Farah - Fenscape - Festival Garden Centre with Springfileds Restaurant - Fox Sports - Game - Gap Outlet - Hallmark - Home Curtains & Bedding - Julian Graves - Klass - Leia Outlet - Famous - Marks & Spencer Outlet and cafe - Mountain Warehouse - MX Active - Orvis - Papermill - Past Times - Pavers - Petroleum - Playtex - Playbarn - Reebok - Roman Originals - Suits You - Tchibo - The Works - The Gardeners Arms Pub - Thorntons - Tog 24 - Tourist Information- Travelodge - Tula - Virgin Cosmetics - Whittards.
Springfields Outlet Shopping
Camelgate, Spalding, Lincolnshire. PE12 6EU.
Telephone 01775 760 909
www.springfieldsshopping.co.uk
Fenscape
The fens may be flat but they are definitely not boring. That's the message you get from Fenscape at Springfields Spalding.
Fenscape is an interactive tourist centre telling the story of the fens with interactive sculptures, audio visual displays, theatrical sets and graphics.
The tour takes the visitor through a bird hide to watch the plants and wildlife before the fens were drained.
There is a landscape and geology section showing how the fens were naturally formed. A judge presides over a 17th century courtroom where arguments rage for and against draining the waterlogged land.
An interview with an inhabitant of the fens who looks back to her childhood in the fens 80 - 90 years ago gives an insight into what life was like.
Fenscape has sections on the myths and legends of the fens, agriculture and horticulture from the past to the present. There is an apothecary shop with information on folk cures and medicines used to treat diseases and ills peculiar to the fens.
The David Bellamy Community Room at Fenscape has some state of the art technology to demonstrate the horticultural industry central to today's fenland economy.
Spalding's horticulture and community officer works with children and young people, and jobseekers to make them aware of the employment opportunities in the local horticultural industry.
Admission to Fenscape at Springfields is Free
Telephone 01775 764800
www.springfieldsgardens.co.uk
Springfileds Festival Gardens
The 25 acre festival gardens, including those designed by celebrity gardeners such as Charlie Dimmock, Chris Beardshaw and Kim Wilde, also include woodland walks, a childrens play barn, adventure golf, an arboretum and stainless steel sculptures. Display fountains combining music, water and lights are the latest attraction to have been added. New for 2009, Springfields Activity Walks designed for children, with the chance to win £25.00 in a regular prize draw.
www.springfieldsgardens.co.uk
Springfields Shops and Gardens opening hours.
Monday to Friday. 10am - 6pm.
Thursday 10am - 8pm (Late Night Shopping)
Saturday 9am - 6pm
Sunday and Holidays. 11am - 5pm.
Car parking. £1 up to 2 hours. £2 for the day.
Springfields Events Centre
Two multi function exhibition halls, and The Patio Room for presentations. A self service restaurant, outside arena and Marquee on the Lake. Free parking.
Springfields Events Centre
Camel Gate, Spalding, Lincolnshire. PE12 6ET
Telephone 01775 724843
www.springfieldseventscentre.co.uk
Travelodge,
Springfields Outlet Centre,
Camel Gate, Spalding, Lincolnshire. PE12
Tel 0871 984 6383
www.travelodge.co.uk
