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Lincolnshire holidays

March 2024

  • Yoga teacher Ravi Dixit all in white with one leg stretched out to his side

    Connecting with my south-Asian roots on a traditional Indian yoga retreat in the UK

    On a weekend break in rural Lincolnshire, the ‘smiling yogi’ takes this ancient practice back to its origins, with an emphasis on mantras and mindfulness

December 2023

  • Free range pigs at Anna’s Happy Trotters, Yorkshire.

    Country diary
    Country diary 1948: a twist in the tail

    16 December 1948: My Lincolnshire curly coats uphold the theory that a pig will do well if its tail has a clockwise twist, badly if anti-clockwise

November 2023

  • Burghley House on a frosty day with the sun low in the sky

    Car-free UK
    Car-free east of England: a Christmas castle, winter walks and fairytale villages

    There’s so much to see in and around Lincolnshire and Leicestershire this Christmas – from nature reserves to medieval towns – and it can all be done without a car

October 2023

  • A walker heading towards the Ramblers Church at Walesby, Lincolnshire Wolds<br>2GXC0K8 A walker heading towards the Ramblers Church at Walesby, Lincolnshire Wolds

    The pub walk
    On the trail of vikings: a stroll under vast Lincolnshire skies to a 14th-century pub

    A walk on the wolds side to a haunted foodie pub through historic, rolling Tennyson country

May 2023

  • The view towards Lincoln Cathedral from the Viking Way, near Walesby in the Lincolnshire Wolds.

    ‘As good as Yorkshire but without the tourists’: the pure poetry of Lincolnshire’s Tennyson country

    The Lincolnshire Wolds are marking their 5oth anniversary as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with events from hedge-laying to star gazing

March 2023

  • The village of Bucknell, Oxford, does not have a pub so locals have to purchase their beer at the off-licence – but must not drink it on the premises, 1946.

    Country diary
    Country diary 1948: role of the bike in rural life

    18 March 1948: The work of the farm labourer, ditcher, hedger, market gardener or teacher could not go on if it were not for the ordinary safety bicycle

February 2023

  • Bedford OB coach in a narrow street, 1952.

    Country diary
    Country diary 1948: a lively bus ride to market

    4 March 1948: On a recent visit to town a man boarded the bus with a couple of live cockerels tied together and laid them on the floor

October 2021

  • Cleethorpes pier UK England building exterior beach, Cleethorpes pier, Cleethorpes pier building, Cleethorpes pier front, Cleethorpes, pier, UK,<br>JJMFAW Cleethorpes pier UK England building exterior beach, Cleethorpes pier, Cleethorpes pier building, Cleethorpes pier front, Cleethorpes, pier, UK,

    Car-free coast
    Gourmet haddock and lilac skies: a car-free break in Grimsby and Cleethorpes

    Forget its tacky reputation, this Lincolnshire seaside conurbation is enjoying a renaissance based on its miles of golden sands

June 2021

  • Pleasure Beach fairground by the beach at Skegness, Lincolnshire, England, UK<br>F5J679 Pleasure Beach fairground by the beach at Skegness, Lincolnshire, England, UK

    UK seaside revival
    My return to the Fens and their coast – a land of brooding intensity

    Revisiting his childhood haunts of Skegness and Mablethorpe, our writer finds the epic landscape surrounding them a good place to be alone yet still connected

March 2021

  • The beach and beach Huts at Chapel Point, Chapel St Leonards, Lincolnshire.

    Observer special: Secret Britain
    Sun, sea and perfect crowd-free sands on the Lincolnshire coast

    This flat edge of England offers beaches, big skies, windswept walks and towns steeped in history

January 2021

  • A flock of waders, (predominantly knot) swirl above the Wash estuary as the tide recedes revealing mudflat below.

    Country diary
    Country diary 1971: orange streak signals the coming of dawn

    18 January 1971 Across the Wash, the colours are a symphony of green and grey as marsh merges into mud flats and sea and sky on the distant horizon

October 2020

  • winter sunset at Sutton Bank.

    Walk back in time: four historic hikes in England’s woodlands

    Walking in the footsteps of Oliver Cromwell and James Herriot, and taking in ancient forests, high moors and spectacular timeless views

June 2018

  • The Glamorous Grandmother competition.

    Observer picture archive
    Observer picture archive: Butlin's holiday camp, Skegness, 5 June 1983

    Photographer Barry Lewis travelled to the pleasure palace on the east coast of England, to document Brits having fun.

December 2017

  • Grey Seals on the beach at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire

    Seals the deal: a winter wander on the Lincolnshire coast

    In winter, visitors can get close to hundreds of mating and pupping seals on the coast between Grimsby and Skegness, while sandy shores offer bracing walks and some of the UK’s finest seafood

November 2017

  • Masons Arms, Louth

    British boltholes
    The Masons Arms, Louth, Lincolnshire: hotel review

    This 18th-century pub, in one of Britain’s favourite market towns, has been spruced up – all modern angles and bold statements. But a few rough edges remain

April 2017

  • The Jurassic Way on the outskirts of Stamford

    Country diary
    First steps on the stone road to Banbury

    Country diary: Stamford, Lincolnshire Discovering that the Jurassic Way not only glanced my door but set off from it, I decided to walk it piecemeal

December 2016

  • Elm Tree, Hundleby, Lincolnshire

    British boltholes
    The Elm Tree, Spilsby, Lincolnshire: hotel review

    A new five-star B&B on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds offers bags of comfort and a chance to explore one of the country’s underappreciated rural areas

May 2016

  • Cleethorpes’ revamped structure has been voted pier of the year 2016, England UK

    Off to Cleethorpes, for sea, sand and style

  • The Bull & Swan at Burghley, Stamford

    British boltholes
    The Bull & Swan, Stamford, Lincolnshire: hotel review

April 2016

  • The New Inn, Great Limber

    British boltholes
    The New Inn, Great Limber, Lincolnshire: hotel review

    Our reviewer puts aside his political prejudices and laps up the Downton Abbey-dreamscape, top food and idyllic setting of this swanky country pub on a posh estate
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