Seaside fun & awesome wildlife on the Lincolnshire coast

Buzzing entertainment and beautiful beaches make this coast a magnet for families and there’s accommodation for all budgets, from holiday parks to comfy hotels and B&Bs. 

For sheer entertainment, all the fun of the fair and great value accommodation and dining, look no further than the Lincolnshire coast. 

Candyfloss, doughnut stalls, amusement arcades and fish ‘n’ chips galore – Skegness is the quintessential traditional seaside holiday experience.  Stroll its pier, visit Botton’s Pleasure Beach and pristine Blue Flag beach by day and stay out late at nightclubs, bars or the Embassy Theatre when darkness falls.  

Skegness has been welcoming visitors for more than 100 years and offers plenty of attractions whatever the weather. Visit the Aquarium or Natureland Seal Sanctuary for great family fun days out, nearby is Gunby Hall a beautiful former country house with eight acres of sweeping gardens. 

Half an hour up the coast, two miles of soft golden sand await at Mablethorpe, this family-friendly town is ideal for all ages with donkey rides, crazy golf and adrenalin-fuelled action, try kite buggying, jet skiing or head to the Aquapark for water sports, climbing walls, trampolines and more. 

Visit Mablethorpe Seal Sanctuary and Wildlife Centre to get up-close to seals, meerkats, reptiles, primates and more, and for fun ‘Be a Keeper for a Day’ experiences. 

Feeling thirsty? For adults there’s gin and vodka tasting at Coastal Distillery, entertaining tours at Bateman’s Brewery while trying a Jolly Fisherman Skegness Gin is a must on this stretch of coast! 

Discover unspoilt coastal villages, miles of hiking and biking trails and some of the best places to spot sea-life anywhere in the UK 

If you’re seeking peace and quiet, just outside Mablethorpe is Sutton on Sea, a pretty, well-kept coastal village with lovely beach. Come here to swim, picnic and walk the dog and just relax. 

On the north east Lincolnshire Coast and closer to Grimsby you’ll find Cleethorpes. Munch fresh fish ‘n’ chips at Papa’s Restaurant on the pier, hop aboard the Cleethorpes Light Railway, one of the oldest seaside miniature railways in the country, take an alpaca for a walk or create your own jewellery at a silversmithing workshop. With Central Prom offering plenty of food and drink choices and stunning views, this is the place to come for history, award-winning gardens and traditional seaside fun. 

But there’s so much more to Lincolnshire’s Coast! Perhaps you want to feel the sand between your toes, gaze at vast, open skies and feel the wind in your hair? 

Lincolnshire’s Natural Coast offers miles of unspoilt sands and walking and cycle trails to allow you to switch off and immerse yourself in nature. 

Depending on the season and ever-changing tides, you’ll encounter breeding seals, vast flocks of migrating birds and huge swathes of wildflowers. 

It also boasts a clutch of pretty, unspoilt villages.  Visit the pastel-coloured row of beach huts at peaceful Chapel Point where you’ll find the North Sea Observatory providing panoramic sea views.  Stroll the sands of Anderby Creek and the sand dunes of Huttoft or Saltfleet and chase the dog on Sandilands Beach. 

Running the length of the Lincolnshire Coast is a series of stunning nature reserves, some internationally acclaimed for their wildlife. 

Gibraltar Point is one of the best, its huge mudflats, salt- and fresh-water attract thousands of birds migrating in spring, little terns and skylarks in summer, flocks of waders in the autumn and brent geese, shorelark, redwing and many more in winter. 

Donna Nook is known to be one of the UK’s largest breeding colonies of grey seals, around 2k pups are born here between October and December.  Explore some of its 1,150 hectares of dunes and shoreline. 

Three bird hides at Frampton Marsh present the perfect observation points for spotting avocets, redshanks, skylarks and whimbrels in summer and scores of species of duck in winter. 

Take your pick from RSPB Freiston Shore, Far Ings and Alkborough Flats Nature Reserves, you’ll encounter wildfowl, waterbirds and acres of wildflowers. 

From a bird trail to walking and cycling trails, re-energise and feed the soul on this spectacular Natural Coast.