Birthplace of Incredible Scientist in God's County.

Woolsthorpe.

Lincolnshire

This small grey stone farmhouse set in a quiet Lincolnshire valley was the birthplace, on Christmas Day 1642, of the man who gave the world the fundamental laws of science, Isaac Newton. In a small upstairs room Newton laid the foundations of calculus, discovered how light and colour worked, invented the reflecting telescope and set down the principles of motion.

Isaac Newton’s home at Woolsthorpe Credit: John Robertson

Today you can explore the humble rooms where the origins of the modern world were conceived and wander through the orchard where Newton famously saw an apple drop, inspiring his discovery of the laws of gravity. If you visit at the right time of year, you can watch an apple drop from the very same tree, which still flourishes in the orchard. DT.