What's Lincoln like?
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The cathedral is well worth a visit. The 'castle' is not as interesting as the cathedral, though the part of it which was a prison is a fairly interesting museum.
The walk from the station up to the cathedral and castle is up the accurately named Steep Hill. It's OK. I'm not fit and I've had no difficulty with it. You can always stop for a break. There are plenty of pubs, cafes and restaurants along the way. There is also at least one tempting second-hand bookshop on Steep Hill. It's at Jews' Court.
The most tempting pubs I've come across in Lincoln are beside the canal.
The walk from the station up to the cathedral and castle is up the accurately named Steep Hill. It's OK. I'm not fit and I've had no difficulty with it. You can always stop for a break. There are plenty of pubs, cafes and restaurants along the way. There is also at least one tempting second-hand bookshop on Steep Hill. It's at Jews' Court.
The most tempting pubs I've come across in Lincoln are beside the canal.
JHE
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I think it'd be a nice place to spend a few unhurried days in, but if you just wanted to visit the tourist highlights (which is all I've done - and have done it a couple of times), it could be done in a day. A round trip from Kent to Lincoln and home sounds a bit much for one day, though, so I'd suggest a couple of days.
dessiato
🇪🇸 españa te quiero
Apart from the Minster, and the castle there are a lot of other old buildings. Around the station there are some, along the road to Steep Hill too. There are a lot of places dotted around the city, most people forget these but they are worth looking out for. The area around the university campus used to be quite nice, although I haven't been there for a couple of years so it might have changed.
As you start the walk up Steep Hill there are some interesting buildings, but you need to keep your eyes open to spot them. Then as you start to go up the Hill you can turn to your right and cut across to the gallery which has some interesting art in. Nothing is outstanding, but it is, non-the-less worth a visit. Passing the minster there is a hotel which is quite nice and is old. Further along is the whiskey shop. Along from that is a road running to the right which has some Roman dig. Along that road you go past the outside of the castle. Continuing along is a former mental health hospital which is worth a visit. It has an interesting, but small, glass house. If you then go further along the same road there is the Lincolnshire life museum.
That is pretty much all I can remember about Lincoln. It is a nice place to visit for a long weekend. There are other places of interest outside the city too.
Anyway, take a look at these photos on a thread I started earlier:
http://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/amazing-photos-of-lincoln-from-the-minster.280509/
As you start the walk up Steep Hill there are some interesting buildings, but you need to keep your eyes open to spot them. Then as you start to go up the Hill you can turn to your right and cut across to the gallery which has some interesting art in. Nothing is outstanding, but it is, non-the-less worth a visit. Passing the minster there is a hotel which is quite nice and is old. Further along is the whiskey shop. Along from that is a road running to the right which has some Roman dig. Along that road you go past the outside of the castle. Continuing along is a former mental health hospital which is worth a visit. It has an interesting, but small, glass house. If you then go further along the same road there is the Lincolnshire life museum.
That is pretty much all I can remember about Lincoln. It is a nice place to visit for a long weekend. There are other places of interest outside the city too.
Anyway, take a look at these photos on a thread I started earlier:
http://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/amazing-photos-of-lincoln-from-the-minster.280509/
ericjarvis
give a feck for the feckless
If New York is the city that never sleeps, Lincoln is the city that never wakes up.
Should be ideal. So long as you can cope with the transition to Lincoln time. Which is exactly the same as GMT but 50 years ago.
goldenecitrone
post tenebras lux
I remember passing through on a boating holiday over ten years ago. A young guy who worked in Lincoln's then only porn shop sold us some dope and wanted to come away with us on our boat to see the world. We were only heading up to Boston, though, as it was nearly the end of our trip. So we left him with his porn and his dope in Lincoln. I wonder if he ever managed to get away.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
Lived in Lincoln for 10 years (until about 10 years ago) and still get there 3 or 4 times a year. I'd second most of what Dessiato says.
The 'tourist trail' has Steep Hill (does what it says) with a variety of indepedent sort of shops and so on, there's the Cathedral and Castle, Lincolnshire Life Museum just a bit further out (not open Sundays these days) - 'The Collection' is just off the main tourist trail. The former mental hospital is now 'The Lawn' complex - on Union Road opposite the Castle - although last time I went, most of the shops etc had shut.
For pubs, I'd suggest the Victoria on Union Road, close to Castle / The Lawn. The ones by the River Witham (presume that's what JHE means) in the city centre were a bit touristy.
Slightly further off the trail but worth a visit is the Dog & Bone (formerly the "gay dog") off Monks Road just to the east of the City centre - purveyors of Lincolnshire's Batemans beer. It seems to have changed hands since I last went, so don't know if they still do Salem Porter straight from a barrel in the cellar...
There's also a transport museum on the southern edge of the city - do-able by bus, and with a special event on Sunday 2 November which will involve lots of buses to and from the city centre.
Much more here on Visit Lincolnshire
There's quite a bit more night-life (if that's your thing) than there was 10 years ago, what with the university growing.
You could probably do a very quick visit to the Castle and Cathedral and such in a day, but it will be a heck of a rush if you're coming all the way from Kent.
Newark is possibly also worth a few hours' mooch - market town with Castle (remains of - not quite been the same since the civil war) lots of antique shops and Gannets Cafe (35 Castle Gate) - purveyor of rather good cakes.
The 'tourist trail' has Steep Hill (does what it says) with a variety of indepedent sort of shops and so on, there's the Cathedral and Castle, Lincolnshire Life Museum just a bit further out (not open Sundays these days) - 'The Collection' is just off the main tourist trail. The former mental hospital is now 'The Lawn' complex - on Union Road opposite the Castle - although last time I went, most of the shops etc had shut.
For pubs, I'd suggest the Victoria on Union Road, close to Castle / The Lawn. The ones by the River Witham (presume that's what JHE means) in the city centre were a bit touristy.
Slightly further off the trail but worth a visit is the Dog & Bone (formerly the "gay dog") off Monks Road just to the east of the City centre - purveyors of Lincolnshire's Batemans beer. It seems to have changed hands since I last went, so don't know if they still do Salem Porter straight from a barrel in the cellar...
There's also a transport museum on the southern edge of the city - do-able by bus, and with a special event on Sunday 2 November which will involve lots of buses to and from the city centre.
Much more here on Visit Lincolnshire
There's quite a bit more night-life (if that's your thing) than there was 10 years ago, what with the university growing.
You could probably do a very quick visit to the Castle and Cathedral and such in a day, but it will be a heck of a rush if you're coming all the way from Kent.
Newark is possibly also worth a few hours' mooch - market town with Castle (remains of - not quite been the same since the civil war) lots of antique shops and Gannets Cafe (35 Castle Gate) - purveyor of rather good cakes.
geminisnake
a complex mass of conflicting ideas
I <3 the catherdral and the imp. Steep Hill was full of interesting(imo) shops. I could definetly spend a couple of days in Lincoln just wandering around looking at stuff. Go and see 
GarfieldLeChat
fucking awesome but wrong
had a big hat called a stove pipe, a beard called a Lincon (not sure of the chronology of that but bloody convenient to remember it's name) and was said to be a terrible liar...
spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
including travel from kent i'd say two days, three if you don't want to get up early / come home late.
there's a biggish antiques arcade type deal up on Bailgate (-? - one of the 'gates), and around there there are lots of little independant shops if that's your thing. Handmade chocolate shop towards the top of steep hill. Not much down the hill except normal town centre stuff, and the waterfront - which has character-free pubs etc.
I got married at Lincoln register office, cos it's the nearest real place to the arse end of nowhere, which is where Grinder's family (my in-laws) live.
there's a biggish antiques arcade type deal up on Bailgate (-? - one of the 'gates), and around there there are lots of little independant shops if that's your thing. Handmade chocolate shop towards the top of steep hill. Not much down the hill except normal town centre stuff, and the waterfront - which has character-free pubs etc.
I got married at Lincoln register office, cos it's the nearest real place to the arse end of nowhere, which is where Grinder's family (my in-laws) live.
First politician to have a 'photo opportunity' in his election campaign.
I was thinking of three nights. One day to get there, two to explore, and one to get home.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
to be fair, Lincolnshire has quite a few places that qualify for that title.
Thanks, guys. I'm this close >.......< to booking it.
Mum-Tat recommends this guest house, just north of Bailgate by the way (since I no longer live there, our visits are more complicated than they used to be)
GarfieldLeChat
fucking awesome but wrong
hated cherry trees tho..
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
Is this the kind of thing you admit on U75?!
you'll be talking about getting a cleaner next
seriously - don't think i know any hotels well enough to suggest anything. tends to be the way once you've lived somewhere...
Monkeygrinder's Organ
Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
I <3 the catherdral and the imp. Steep Hill was full of interesting(imo) shops. I could definetly spend a couple of days in Lincoln just wandering around looking at stuff. Go and see
Your idea of interesting shops might not be shared by that many others tbf.
I'm there now. I've got a lovely view of the Cathedral from my hotel room.
I've done The Collection, the castle and a walk looking at the Roman ruins so far. I need to go back to both of the first two though, because I didn't get to see everything. I have a Lincoln Pass so I can get back into the castle for free.
I've done The Collection, the castle and a walk looking at the Roman ruins so far. I need to go back to both of the first two though, because I didn't get to see everything. I have a Lincoln Pass so I can get back into the castle for free.
geminisnake
a complex mass of conflicting ideas
Your idea of interesting shops might not be shared by that many others tbf.
I'm sure your better half and I could agree on interesting shops
Hope you enjoy yourself Bungle.
spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
Hah! no. which is funny because lincolnshire has to be one of the flattest places going. did you have fun?
