Take a drive…in 90 minutes or less you can reach Lincoln

http://www.lincoln.gov.uk
http://www.visitlincolnshire.com

Steep winding streets, one of the most magnificent cathedrals in England and a story that goes back most probably to around 1BC. Historic, lively, lovely Lincoln has it all. It was in the Iron Age that people first settled here, evidence of their round wooden dwellings coming to light again some 35 years ago.
And their heritage is a magnificent county town that is a magnet for visitors from around the world.

Approach the city from any direction and you are struck by the towering Cathedral, high on a hill its crossing tower crowned by a spire once reputed to have succeeded the Great Pyramids of Egypt as the tallest man-made structure in the world.

Like York, Lincoln has played a definitive role in English history, once being among the wealthiest towns in the land, its cloth and wool a major export earner.

And proof of its standing still lies within the Guildhall that surmounts a city gate, for the ancient Council Chamber contains Lincoln's civic insignia, probably the finest collection of civic regalia outside London.

Modern Lincoln sees the old merge with the new, yet despite the changes the city still retains its essential character.

Walk the streets of central Lincoln and you walk through English history. There’s the old quarter around the Bailgate, Steep Hill and High Bridge, with its timbered housing, the upper stories jutting out over the river. Three ancient churches dedicated to St Mary le Wigford and St Peter at Gowts bear tribute to the builders of the 11th and 13th Centuries.

But despite its history Lincoln is a thriving modern university city with lively nightlife and an abundance of shops, among them famous High Street names and specialist establishments.

In December Lincoln is a magnet for visitors from all over the country, its famous Christmas market during the second week in Decemeber being held in and around the Castle grounds.



Getting there:
From the Humber Bridge follow the A15 to the roundabout at Barnetby Top, taking the third exit to join the M180 (singposted M180 Scunthorpe,Lincoln). At junction 4 take the first exit onto the A15 and follow the signs to Lincoln.
Distance from Humber Bridge – 34 miles. Estimated driving time 50 minutes.