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Lincolnshire - Historic County - England

Key Towns - Alford Boston Bourne Cleethorpes Gainsborough Grantham Grimsby Holbeach Lincoln Louth Mablethorpe Scunthorpe Skegness Spalding Stamford

Lincolnshire - Historic County - England Lincolnshire is the second largest county in England. Largely rural, with big skies, lots of history and heritage and some of the richest farmland in the country. To the southeast there are the marshland of the Fens, to the north the hills of the Lincoln Wolds. Sometimes known as Bomber County, home to the world's first military air academy, RAF Cranwell; The Dambusters - 617 Squadron - were stationed near Woodhall Spa; and RAF Coningsby is home to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. Lincolnshire Wolds designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; A swath of wide and rolling hills, which run from the Humber Estuary in the north to Spilsby in the south, punctuated by quaint villages and the market towns of Alford, Horncastle, Louth, Spilsby, Tattershall and Coningsby. Towering above the city of Lincoln, is it's Cathedral, one of the finest medieval buildings in Europe, a prominent landmark for miles around; There are walking tours of the city as well as guided ghost walks, boat trips and parks and gardens to relax in. The quaint market town of Louth set beside the River Lud is one of the most perfectly preserved Georgian Market towns in England, known as the 'capital of the Wolds'. Explore thirty miles of sandy beaches with the popular seaside resorts of Skegness, Mablethorpe and Sutton-on-Sea. Hemswell Antique Centres brings together Europe's largest selection of dealers, who can offer you the widest possible range of antiques and collectable items here in the UK. St James' Church, built in the 15th century, is the tallest parish church in England its spire stands at 295 feet. The Magna Carta is housed in Lincoln Castle. Gainsborough Old Hall is one of the best-preserved late medieval manor houses in England.
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Bathing Beauties The beach hut is perceived as a treasured feature of our coastal landscape, as quintessentially British as fish and chips. The Bathing Beauties project of 2007 was conceived by Michael Trainor, lead artist on the Lincolnshire coast. His big idea was to create a series of dramatic and beautiful new seaside architecture for a superb but partly forgotten 10 mile stretch of Lincolnshire coastline, from Mablethorpe to Anderby Creek. The new designer beach huts built as a result of the international Bathing Beauties Competition have now been installed, they include: Jabba by i-am associates, in the dunes at Seaview Carpark North Mablethorpe; The Mablethorpe Camera Obscura by Willett and Patteson; Come Up and See Me by Michael Trainor; Eyes Wide sHut by Feix and Merlin at 37 Mablethorpe South Promenade and Halcyon Hut by Atelier NU at 68 Sutton South Promenade.		Explore the Wolds The Lincolnshire Wolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is renowned for it spectacular skies, breathtaking views and has some of the best walking and cycling countryside in the county. Anyone walking the Lincolnshire Wolds for the first time will be very pleasantly surprised. Well signposted and maintained rights of way run through this lush and varied countryside. Sparsely settled, it is a historical landscape with prehistoric barrows, ancient tracks and the distant spires of some fine medieval churches. Punctuated by picture postcard villages and the friendly market towns of Alford, Louth, Spilsby, Horncastle, Spilsby, Tattershall and Coningsby.
Walking Walking in Lincolnshire Macmillan Ways Peter Scott Walk	Locations Donna Nook Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Reserve Boston in Lincolnshire Brayford Waterfront	Events Appleby Horse Fair Battle Proms Concert Burghley House Burghley Horse Trials Corby Glen Sheep Fair	Snippets Peter Scott Walk Sutton Bridge East Lighthouse Harlaxton House