Chris’s guide to Skegness Attractions
Sightseeing
Gibraltar Point is a wintering nest for Arctic waterfowl and shorebirds like red knots, grey plovers, bar-tailed godwits and Eurasian oystercatchers, while little terns breed in this environment.
The reserve is laced with walking trails and have hides and artificial lakes to help you get a closer look at these birds.
The Visitor Centre is equipped with terrariums and tanks with species from the Lincolnshire coast, and detailed information about the unique habitat of Gibraltar Point.
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Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve
Gibraltar RoadGibraltar Point is a wintering nest for Arctic waterfowl and shorebirds like red knots, grey plovers, bar-tailed godwits and Eurasian oystercatchers, while little terns breed in this environment.
The reserve is laced with walking trails and have hides and artificial lakes to help you get a closer look at these birds.
The Visitor Centre is equipped with terrariums and tanks with species from the Lincolnshire coast, and detailed information about the unique habitat of Gibraltar Point.
An annual Blue Flag winner, Skegness Beach has also been handed the “Quality Coast Award”. The breach is a gigantic and spotless belt of flaxen sand, and it can take a couple of minutes of walking just to get your feet wet.
On the horizon, eight kilometres from the shore are the 75 turbines of the Lincs Wind Farm, with a capacity of 750MW. At low tide there’s a long lagoon where kids can search for beach wildlife.
A small promenade starts south of Skegness Pier, with shelters to escape the force of the raking wind in winter, and donkey rides and ice cream vans in summer.
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Skegness Bowl
Grand ParadeAn annual Blue Flag winner, Skegness Beach has also been handed the “Quality Coast Award”. The breach is a gigantic and spotless belt of flaxen sand, and it can take a couple of minutes of walking just to get your feet wet.
On the horizon, eight kilometres from the shore are the 75 turbines of the Lincs Wind Farm, with a capacity of 750MW. At low tide there’s a long lagoon where kids can search for beach wildlife.
A small promenade starts south of Skegness Pier, with shelters to escape the force of the raking wind in winter, and donkey rides and ice cream vans in summer.
Pleasure piers are a linchpin of most English seaside resorts, and the pier in Skegness has been here since 1881. It was inaugurated by the Duke of Edinburgh and in its glory days received 100,000 visitors a year, and was the base for a steamboat company that offered cruises down the coast to the Wash.
In 1978 the pier was shortened dramatically from half a kilometre to 118 metres by storm damage.
You can walk these remaining boards to stare out at the North Sea and survey the massive sandy carpet of Skegness Beach.
The pier has a soft play area, trampolines for children and an amusement arcade where kids can earn tickets for prizes.
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Skegness Bowl
Grand ParadePleasure piers are a linchpin of most English seaside resorts, and the pier in Skegness has been here since 1881. It was inaugurated by the Duke of Edinburgh and in its glory days received 100,000 visitors a year, and was the base for a steamboat company that offered cruises down the coast to the Wash.
In 1978 the pier was shortened dramatically from half a kilometre to 118 metres by storm damage.
You can walk these remaining boards to stare out at the North Sea and survey the massive sandy carpet of Skegness Beach.
The pier has a soft play area, trampolines for children and an amusement arcade where kids can earn tickets for prizes.
The resort’s most visible landmark is this Neo-Gothic clock tower, which was put up in 1899 to mark Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee two years before.
Along with the Jolly Fisherman, the tower has helped put Skegness on the map, and has blind arches flanked by pinnacles below an octagonal shaft capped with a four-faced clock under a slate roof and weather vane.
With the resort’s entertainment and attractions on all sides, the tower is at the intersection of Grand Parade and Lumley Road.
Over the years the ground has subsided a little, causing the tower to lean slightly towards the town.
Skegness Clock Tower
The resort’s most visible landmark is this Neo-Gothic clock tower, which was put up in 1899 to mark Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee two years before.
Along with the Jolly Fisherman, the tower has helped put Skegness on the map, and has blind arches flanked by pinnacles below an octagonal shaft capped with a four-faced clock under a slate roof and weather vane.
With the resort’s entertainment and attractions on all sides, the tower is at the intersection of Grand Parade and Lumley Road.
Over the years the ground has subsided a little, causing the tower to lean slightly towards the town.
Close to the Clock Tower on Grand Parade, the Grade II listed Tower Gardens were drawn up in the 1870s as part of the new town plans of 1868. Previously this land had been owned by Lord Scarborough, and on their unveiling in 1878 they were presented to the people of Skegness as a place to unwind.
Before then this space had been a cargo depot for the port and later a coal yard.
The gardens were reworked in the 1920s, and the pavilions, bridges, sunken formal gardens, mock castles and bowling green from that time are all characteristic of English seaside resort parks.
When summer comes there’s lots of free entertainment in Tower Gardens, from Punch and Judy puppet shows to jazz bands.
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111 Lumley RdClose to the Clock Tower on Grand Parade, the Grade II listed Tower Gardens were drawn up in the 1870s as part of the new town plans of 1868. Previously this land had been owned by Lord Scarborough, and on their unveiling in 1878 they were presented to the people of Skegness as a place to unwind.
Before then this space had been a cargo depot for the port and later a coal yard.
The gardens were reworked in the 1920s, and the pavilions, bridges, sunken formal gardens, mock castles and bowling green from that time are all characteristic of English seaside resort parks.
When summer comes there’s lots of free entertainment in Tower Gardens, from Punch and Judy puppet shows to jazz bands.
Ten minutes outside Skegness on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Gunby Hall is a Grade I listed country house built around 1700. It sits at the end of a long, half-mile drive, and both the hall and its spacious grounds are run by the National Trust.
On a visit you’ll learn about the Massingberd Family, who lived here from 1700 to 1967, and will make your way through three floors of the house: You’ll go up a 300-year-old oak staircase and into bedrooms, a dining room, a wonderful library, bathrooms (the “loo with a view” is a joy) and a study with bits and pieces brought back from India by Field Marshal Sir Archibald Montgomery –Massingberd.
Also allow some time for the gardens, which have pristine clipped lawns, a wildflower walk, canal and a walled kitchen garden with seasonal produce sold at the tea room.
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Ten minutes outside Skegness on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Gunby Hall is a Grade I listed country house built around 1700. It sits at the end of a long, half-mile drive, and both the hall and its spacious grounds are run by the National Trust.
On a visit you’ll learn about the Massingberd Family, who lived here from 1700 to 1967, and will make your way through three floors of the house: You’ll go up a 300-year-old oak staircase and into bedrooms, a dining room, a wonderful library, bathrooms (the “loo with a view” is a joy) and a study with bits and pieces brought back from India by Field Marshal Sir Archibald Montgomery –Massingberd.
Also allow some time for the gardens, which have pristine clipped lawns, a wildflower walk, canal and a walled kitchen garden with seasonal produce sold at the tea room.
Back to Nature
By the beach on north parade, Natureland Seal Sanctuary is an animal attraction that has been around since 1965. Above all else, it’s a rescue centre for injured harbour seals and lost pups found washed up on Lincolnshire’s beaches.
You can see rehabilitation in progress, as the seals are readied to be released back into the North Sea.
The seals are kept stimulated at the Sanctuary Bay Pool, where open feeding times take place.
The park has an array of other animals like alpacas, penguins, meerkats and farmyard animals, along with a tropical house for crocodiles, snakes and scorpions.
The humid Floral Palace has an array of tropical and Mediterranean plants and is inhabited by vibrant tropical butterflies.
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Natureland 海豹保護區
North ParadeBy the beach on north parade, Natureland Seal Sanctuary is an animal attraction that has been around since 1965. Above all else, it’s a rescue centre for injured harbour seals and lost pups found washed up on Lincolnshire’s beaches.
You can see rehabilitation in progress, as the seals are readied to be released back into the North Sea.
The seals are kept stimulated at the Sanctuary Bay Pool, where open feeding times take place.
The park has an array of other animals like alpacas, penguins, meerkats and farmyard animals, along with a tropical house for crocodiles, snakes and scorpions.
The humid Floral Palace has an array of tropical and Mediterranean plants and is inhabited by vibrant tropical butterflies.
Hardys Animal Farm is a great day out for all ages set in over 7 acres of Lincolnshire countryside.
With a variety of both indoor and outdoor activities coupled with different animals for you to meet, feed and make friends with… it’s a great day out, whatever the weather!
They offer a unique experience which allows your child to learn about modern farming and interact with our animals in a safe and fun environment.
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哈迪動物農場站
Anchor Lane
Hardys Animal Farm is a great day out for all ages set in over 7 acres of Lincolnshire countryside.
With a variety of both indoor and outdoor activities coupled with different animals for you to meet, feed and make friends with… it’s a great day out, whatever the weather!
They offer a unique experience which allows your child to learn about modern farming and interact with our animals in a safe and fun environment.
Transport yourself into the underwater world of Treasure Island at Skegness Aquarium. With “buccaneers and buried gold” aplenty, you will enter an aquatic universe of dangerous sea creatures, mesmerising sea life and creepy crawlies – just keep a watchful eye out for mutinous pirates along the way!
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Tower EsplanadeTransport yourself into the underwater world of Treasure Island at Skegness Aquarium. With “buccaneers and buried gold” aplenty, you will enter an aquatic universe of dangerous sea creatures, mesmerising sea life and creepy crawlies – just keep a watchful eye out for mutinous pirates along the way!
Close to Skegness railway station is the only open-air farm museum in Lincolnshire.
You’ll find it on the site of a former farm, preserving its 18th-century farmhouse.
Some buildings have also been saved from local villages and moved here, like a cosy “mud and stud” thatched cottage.
These buildings hold exhibitions about agriculture and rural domestic life in the 19th and 20th century, with home interiors, machinery and manual tools, as well as details of regional breeds like longwool sheep and red poll cattle.
The Havenhouse tea room has home-baked cakes and freshly cooked food, while you can also time your visit for one of the weekly activities like archery or painting classes.
The Village Church Farm Skegness
Church Road SouthClose to Skegness railway station is the only open-air farm museum in Lincolnshire.
You’ll find it on the site of a former farm, preserving its 18th-century farmhouse.
Some buildings have also been saved from local villages and moved here, like a cosy “mud and stud” thatched cottage.
These buildings hold exhibitions about agriculture and rural domestic life in the 19th and 20th century, with home interiors, machinery and manual tools, as well as details of regional breeds like longwool sheep and red poll cattle.
The Havenhouse tea room has home-baked cakes and freshly cooked food, while you can also time your visit for one of the weekly activities like archery or painting classes.
Sports
Established 1895
Seacroft is known as a hidden gem among the top courses of Great Britain and Ireland. It is a traditional links course tucked away on the Lincolnshire coast at the south end of Skegness. Because of its situation on the coast and its fast draining soil the full course with normal tees and greens is virtually certain to be open.
It is adjacent to the Gibraltar Point Nature Reserve with glorious views over the Wash to the Norfolk Coast. A great deal of the course is also a Natural England Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) where golf and the environment join together in harmony.
The championship course plays host to several amateur championships but as a member’s owned club it also prides itself on being suitable for golfers of all abilities.
Seacroft Golf Club
Drummond RoadEstablished 1895
Seacroft is known as a hidden gem among the top courses of Great Britain and Ireland. It is a traditional links course tucked away on the Lincolnshire coast at the south end of Skegness. Because of its situation on the coast and its fast draining soil the full course with normal tees and greens is virtually certain to be open.
It is adjacent to the Gibraltar Point Nature Reserve with glorious views over the Wash to the Norfolk Coast. A great deal of the course is also a Natural England Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) where golf and the environment join together in harmony.
The championship course plays host to several amateur championships but as a member’s owned club it also prides itself on being suitable for golfers of all abilities.
Lincolnshire’s countryside may be flat, but can be very bucolic, and is great to traverse on horseback.
There are four equestrian centres inside a few minutes of Skegness, providing lessons for newcomers and hacks into farmland and on the coast.
If you have a little experience with horses you could enquire about a trek along a beach, with the surf lapping at your mount’s hooves.
Orchard Farm Riding Centre, 15 minutes from Skegness, offers 18-mile whole day rides into the Lincolnshire Wolds, stopping for picnics and ending a natural spring where the horses will cool off in summer.
Orchard Farm Riding Centre
Lincolnshire’s countryside may be flat, but can be very bucolic, and is great to traverse on horseback.
There are four equestrian centres inside a few minutes of Skegness, providing lessons for newcomers and hacks into farmland and on the coast.
If you have a little experience with horses you could enquire about a trek along a beach, with the surf lapping at your mount’s hooves.
Orchard Farm Riding Centre, 15 minutes from Skegness, offers 18-mile whole day rides into the Lincolnshire Wolds, stopping for picnics and ending a natural spring where the horses will cool off in summer.
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