350 years ago during the Great Plague, Sir Isaac Newton left his studies at Cambridge to return to the healthier Lincolnshire air at Woolsthorpe Manor. It was here that he accomplished his best-known work on calculus and optics, scribbling notes in charcoal on his bedroom walls and also experiencing the famed eureka moment as an apple fell from a tree in the orchard in the back garden. Local MP Gareth Davies recently had a great experience being shown around the Manor grounds hearing all about the work the National Trust is doing to develop it into an interactive space where visitors of all ages can exercise their scientific curiosities.
