Lincolnshire

This eastern county offers on one side the tranquillity, the history, and the natural beauty of the Lincolnshire Wolds, poachers country its called, and on the other side you have the largest concentration of holiday caravan accommodation of any English county, known as the funcoast.

The county of Lincolnshire is a fine example of a thriving rural community steeped in local history, blessed with natural beauty and filled with vibrant market towns. The peace and tranquillity of the open countryside seems endless and only gives way to a slightly faster pace of life when you head to its east coast, to the sea edge, here you have miles of unspoilt clean sandy beaches waiting to be seen and used.

The Lincolnshire Wolds, designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1973, has some of the highest ground in Eastern England. Having been moulded this way over thousands of years it now offers us some of the most wonderful scenic views, with rolling hills and intimate valleys, of anywhere in England. Nature reserves now protect the many varieties of birds, flowers, plants, trees and wildlife that is abundant throughout the 6,000 square kilometres of the county.

On your journey through or around the Wolds, whether walking, cycling or by car take the opportunity to stop off and visit some of the traditional market towns, villages and hamlets. Here you will find wonderful architecture, windmills and watermills, history and heritage, traditional pubs serving good food, open-air markets, country parks and of course a warm Lincolnshire welcome. Lets not forget the National Trust properties in and around the county, the historical Lincoln Cathedral, once the tallest building in the world, and the unforgettable  Lincoln Castle, which houses a copy of the Magna Carta, to mention just a couple.

Some of the famous people that were born in the county include Alfred Lord Tennyson,  Sir Isaac Newton, Sir John Franklin and Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first woman Prime Minister.