"Watch & pray, for ye know not when the time is."
So says the message on the clock at the great medieval church of St Peter & St Paul, which looks out over the countryside from the hill that lifts it above the old marshlands.
The church is a fine building, its soaring lantern-covered tower a landmark that at one time was closer to the sea, its bell saving the lives of a ships crew one stormy night.
It's only four miles inland from the hurly-burly of Skegness, but Burgh le Marsh is a quaint little town with a history that dates back to Roman times and beyond. In prehistory it was a watery spot, but the marsh was drained and the rising ground on which the town now stands was considered a "safe place", and so named the settlement Burgh-in-the-Marsh, later Burgh le Marsh.
Today its traditional market square, shops and pubs continue to draw visitors. The windmill in town is also a talking point. Is there something strange about it? Built nearly 200 years ago Dobsons Mill has five left handed sails, which make it unusual in that it turns clockwise.
Nearby Gunby Hall is also not to be missed - Tennyson's "haunt of ancient peace".
"Stop & stay for ye know not when the time is!"
