Lincolnshire Travel Forum

I am going on holiday this May to Lincoln staying at a friends house, and I have thought of going for a couple of days to Edinburgh. I have searched on how to get to Edinburgh but the only route I have found is, to travel to Manchester, and then to Edinburgh. I will be hiring a car, but prefer to go via train. What do think, is Manchester the only route?

Also welcomed are ideas of cities or places to visit near Lincoln.

Thanks.

I thought I'd try the Travel Forum from the point of view of a questioner, rather than an answerer!

I'm planning to spend a couple of days at the end of this week to visit the village in southern Lincolnshire where my surname originated. While I'm up there, it would be nice to stop somewhere for a bit of indulgent sightseeing. At most, I could probably spend a couple of hours each at two locations, or maybe half day at one. Any suggestions for good places to stop? Lincoln is an obvious option which I'm not ruling out, but I know it is quite far north in the county.

As a second question, does anyone know of any nice B&B's for a Friday night, or locations with a good choice of options?

Does anyone know if the rebuild work has been started on The Dunes pub & arcade?We come to Skeggy every year & used it regulary but we were gutted when we saw the devistation after the fire.We are going to buy a caravan in 2008 so we are hoping it will be back ,better than before.Also has any work been done on skeggys prom after the august fire? many thanks.

can anyone tell me of any genuinely old (such as 16, 17th century) but reasonably priced antique bookshops that are within a 3-4 hour drive of Lincolnshire? Actually, any in the whole of England would be ok. My budget would be about £100 for a good condition book up to the mid 1600s.

Thanks for any help
supercarys

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Could anyone tell me how far it is to nocton from lincoln central station, would it be too expensive in a taxi, or is there a bus i can get, if so, how long does it take by bus, any info at all would be great, thanks

Hi Guys,

i am looking at buying a new development apartment in Grantham, can anyone tell me anything about the town? Is it lively? Is property let easily there? Is there a uni? Any info would be much appreciated as it would save me the flight over!!

Thanks,

Mercury

Can anyone tell me what the university is like? Anything will be helpful.

can anyone tell me some direction to this place in lincoln?? eg direction from lincoln railway station, or coach station
some info on nearby affordable accommodation as well,
is there any travelodge near by??
thanks in advance
riaz

Can anyone tell me of a Christian (not Catholic) church in the Lincoln area? I mean one to go to services in on Sundays, not to marvel at the architecture of...
I've tried searching the net but I can't seem to find any.

Hi people,
Are you able to offer some assistance? We are arriving at Heathrow Airport on Malaysia Airlines in July and require transport to Lincoln. Any ideas??
We were hoping to arrive stright into Humberside Airport howevere KLM are the only airline to do this and they are booked out. Does anyone know how easy it would be to get train or aflight to Humberside/Linclon?
Thanks

Hi, looking for some help, we are flying to the UK arriving at possibly Manchester Airport which I think is the closest Airport to Lincoln that receives International flights, can anybody let me know how far is it from Manchester Airport to Lincoln?
Also what would be the best way to get there, ie - one way car rental, taxi etc and the approx cost.
Thanks so much
Suzanne

I am going to Lincoln on an exchange in September and I wanted to know a little about the area. Are there any interesting historical sites around? Would you suggest hiring a car to drive around Scotland/Wales/general area? Is it relatively easy to get a job there - I'm looking for part time work (bloody Australian dollar being 40p) something in the retail industry, probably. I can get a british passport too as my mother was born in the UK, would anyone advise getting the British one instead of using my Aussie one?

Where can I hire bicycles in the Boston area? We're looking for something similar to the lovely old fat tire cruisers we ride at home. Have toured on a sleeker model, but that was years ago, when - alas - I was sleeker as well. Any suggestions? We're planning a week or so in late April.

I need to visit friends and find somewhere to stay , not too expensive, can anyone advise?

I have as yet been unable to find out what Graham Norton said about Skegness that so upset the locals. I'm upset that he taking my Job !

If you know what he said or where I can find out please post it soon.

I am thinking to coming back from the Middle East to live in Lincoln next year.
I would appreciate any comments people may have about living in Lincoln, the good things, the bad things, and any general comments

This city has been nominated by some as the world's worst place that promotes itself as a tourist resort on the World Forum.

Wahat are you views on this. Please also feel free to e-mail pictures to VT memeber Sourbugger.

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