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Located at Woolsthorpe by Colsterworth (not Woolsthorpe by Belvoir), Woolsthorpe Manor is signposted from the A1. From Melton Mowbray, take B676 towards Colsterworth; 1 mile after Stainby, turn left onto Old Post Lane, then left onto Water Lane.
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- Woolsthorpe Manor's History
Woolsthorpe Manor is the birthplace of Isaac Newton who,...
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Address: Water Lane, Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, NG33 5PD. Attraction Type: Historic Building. Location: Off the A1. Website: Woolsthorpe Manor. Email: woolsthorpemanor@nationaltrust.org.uk.
- Isaac Newton’s Education
- Newton's First Experiment
- Isaac Newton, The Farmer?
- The Year of Wonders
Isaac’s mother and grandparents must have hoped that he would follow his father’s footsteps into sheep farming. However, the young farmer’s son wasn’t interested in the life of a 17th-century yeoman farmer. At 12 years old, Isaac was sent to King’s School, a weekly boarding grammar school with an excellent reputation in nearby Grantham. He lodged w...
The date 3 September 1658 remained etched in Newton's memory. It was marked by a great storm, which gave the 15-year-old Newton the opportunity to carry out what he later recalled as his first experiment: to calculate the speed of the wind. First, he measured how far he could jump against the wind. He then compared the results with the length of hi...
When Newton was almost 17, his mother Hannah decided it was time for him to come home and run the estate. It was a disastrous nine months. Newton proved incapable of learning how to be a gentleman farmer. Given the task of guarding sheep, he instead began designing ingenious waterwheels and didn’t notice his flock wandering off. He was eventually r...
Interestingly, in later life, Newton stressed that these periods at Woolsthorpe Manor, while escaping the plague, were the most intellectually fruitful of his entire life. That's why they're remembered as his 'Year of Wonders'.
Woolsthorpe Manor is the birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton, who was born there on 4 January 1643. It was also the family home and where he conducted experiments on light and optics. A descendent of the tree from which the famous apple is said to have fallen is in the gardens of the manor and fenced off, but otherwise seems to be well cared for.
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- Water Lane Woolsthorpe by Colsterworth
- Woolsthorpe Manor is open:Thu - Mon 11:00 - 17:00
- Hotels near Woolsthorpe Manor: (0.99 mi) Travelodge Grantham Colsterworth (6.31 mi) In The Stix (1.78 mi) The Cross Swords Inn (6.94 mi) Greetham V...
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Woolsthorpe Manor in Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, near Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, is the birthplace and was the family home of Sir Isaac Newton.
Woolsthorpe Manor is a typical early 17th-century yeoman’s farmhouse, built some time after 1623. This stone house has 2- and 3-light mullioned windows and stone copings to the gables of a steeply pitched roof.
Find out when Woolsthorpe Manor is open, how to book your visit, the things to see and do and more. Plan your visit. Explore Woolsthorpe Manor, Lincolnshire, where Isaac Newton was born and made huge scientific discoveries, while also trying your hand at your own experiments.
