Isaac Newton was born at Woolsthorpe Manor on 25 December 1642 and returned here in 1666 when Cambridge University closed due to the plague. He performed many of his most famous experiments, most notably his work on light and optics. This is also said to be the site where Newton, observing an apple fall from a tree, was inspired to formulate his law of universal gravitation. A very dark house to photograph but here some cameos from his study/bedroom and the scullery; also an exterior view. We intended to lunch at Belton House nearby but there were so many cars we abandoned that but did photograph a very obliging deer in the Park before heading for Sleaford.
