Hotels in Lincolnshire

The county is said to provide one-eighth of all the food that is consumed in Britain today: meat, dairy and cereal. Its vast farms and huge horizons are testament to this. It is also England’s second largest county after Yorkshire.

Lincoln city dominates the landscape and the three spires of its cathedral can be seen from miles around. The old city also has the Newport Arch, the oldest Roman arch still used by traffic, William the Conqueror’s castle, and the Jew’s House and Norman House, dating from the 12 th century when Jews provided financial services.

Signpost has member hotels near the city and also now at The Lawns, opposite the castle.

To the East, the Lincolnshire Wolds and their broad and lonely horizons inspired the poetry of Alfred Lord Tennyson, born in Somersby and later resident at Gunby Hall. Louth is the Wolds’ market town and has, in the 16 th century church of St James, the county’s tallest spire.

The resort of Skegness (‘So Bracing’) has a model village and the Natureland Marine Zoo, whereas, to the south, Spalding has a Bulb Festival to rival any in Holland. The town’s 25-acre Springfields Gardens are home to tulips, narcissi, hyacinths and roses Woodhall Spa prospered in Victorian times and is popular today with golfers.

Burghley House at Stamford, further south, was built for Queen Elizabeth I’s chief minister, Lord Burghley. It is the grandest Elizabethan house in the country with rare furniture and over 400 Old Master paintings on display. Horse Trials are held in the park here every September. Stamford itself is a picturesque Georgian town which has been the set for many period dramas.