Why so many visitors are flocking to see this Lincolnshire apple tree
Couldn’t resist this story, which demonstrates how my rural county is making the most of its tourism assets and heritage connections. After talking about Newton and his legacy the article goes on to profile many other tourism assets in the county. I’m genuinely amazed at the step change we have achieved in our tourism offer over the last 5 years. If you want to know more about this astounding story drop me an email.
In a secluded Lincolnshire orchard on a sunny afternoon, half a dozen people are posing for selfies in front of what is arguably the world’s most famous apple tree.
The tree may, in all honesty, look a bit past its best (gnarled, bush-like and propped up by a wooden support), but then, it’s very old – and very special.
Exactly 350 years ago, Sir Isaac Newton saw an apple fall from it and wondered, as he told a friend: “Why should it not go sideways or upwards but constantly to the Earth’s centre? Assuredly the reason is that the Earth draws it.” And so the concept of gravity was born, here at Woolsthorpe Manor, Newton’s birthplace and family home, between Grantham and Stamford in Lincolnshire.