From the rolling Wolds to the natural coast, the flat Fens, market towns, picturesque walking routes and unique historic sites are waiting to be discovered. Enjoy.

Take a walk in the Wolds
The Lincolnshire Wolds is full of hidden gems waiting to be discovered. Strap on your walking boots and explore beautiful rolling hills, gentle streams, wild woodland and grasslands scattered with wildflowers. Quaint towns and villages offer quintessentially English pubs, afternoon teas and fine dining restaurants.

Visit the North Sea Observatory
A purpose built and accessible marine observatory, art space, exhibition venue for work related to the local area and café with public toilets and car park. A perfect spot for bird watching. There are great views along the beach from the North Sea Observatory and also out to sea. Binoculars are provided in the café.
Green Lincolnshire
Explore Green Lincolnshire and its breathtaking views, peaceful reserves, and open roads. Take to the open fields, big skies, and long open roads of rural and coastal Lincolnshire on two wheels, or go deeper into the countryside to explore the county on a woodland walk or stroll among the wildlife.
the natural coast
Kick off your shoes and with the wind in your hair, explore and unwind. Walking, cycling, bird watching or just soak up the wide open spaces.
beautiful countryside
Take in the air and discover a wealth of hidden gems across this vast open countryside.
reserves & observatories
There are many nature reserves large and small across the countryside and along the coastline attracting variety of different birds or plant life.
explore the great outdoors
Anderby Creek
Anderby Creek is 4 kilometres North from Chapel St. Leonards, is this beautiful long stretch of sandy unspoilt beach framed by sand...
Anderby Creek
Burghley House
Burghley House is one of the largest surviving Sixteenth century houses. Conceived by William Cecil, Lord High Treasurer to Queen...
Stamford
Chapel Point
Chapel Point Beach is relatively quiet and features a charming row of traditional privately owned beach huts....
Chapel St Leonards
Gibraltar Point Nature Reserve
Visit Gibraltar Point Nature Reserve on the large stretch of unspoilt coastline that runs southward from Skegness to the south of The...
Gibraltar Point
North Sea Observatory
The UK’s only purpose-built Marine Observatory, located at Chapel Point on the North edge of Chapel St...
Chapel St Leonards
Spa Trail
Walk, cycle or ride on this route from Horncastle to Woodhall Spa. Discover 3 miles of flat, surfaced bridleway along the mid-section of the old Horncastle to Woodhall...
Horncastle & Woodhall Spa
Bourne Woods
A quiet, atmospheric ancient woodland, home to an abundance of broad leaf and coniferous trees. Catch a glimpse of herons and kingfishers by the...
Bourne
Castle to Coast Cycle Route
Enjoy this 100-mile cycle route from Lincoln Castle to the Lincolnshire Coast and back again retiring via the scenic Lincolnshire...
Lincoln
Clipsham Yew Tree Avenue
The fascinating yet tranquil, consisting of over 150 clipped Yew Trees in all manner of unusual...
Rutland, near Oakham
Deepings Lakes Nature Reserve
A wetland nature reserves with lakes and pools, noted for its wildfowl and waterbird communities making it ideal for...
Deeping St James
Donna Nook
Donna Nook is a treasured landscape in the UK with Britain being home to 40% of the world’s grey seal...
Donna Nook, Louth
Fossdyke Canal Trail
Walk, run or cycle along the Fossdyke Canal Trail which runs alongside the canal from Lincoln to Saxilby, approximately 6 miles. Built by the Romans to join Lindum...
Lincoln
Frampton Marsh
Discover one of Europe’s most important locations for for freshwater wildlife. Gain access to close-up views of...
Boston
Freiston Shore
Discover this naturally regenerated salt marsh area providing valuable wildlife habitats all year round and excellent views for the...
Boston
Hubbard’s Hills
Hubbard's Hills is an Area of Natural Beauty with a unique glacial overspill channel formed as a result of the last ice...
Louth
JandJ Alpacas
JandJ Alpacas is a family-run business, with over 90 alpacas in Dry Doddington. Offering the ultimate Alpaca Experience, wander the Alpaca Trail or join an unforgettable...
Dry Doddington, near Newark
Lincoln Sportive Cycle Route
Enjoy the great outdoors as you experience the route of the Lincoln Grand Prix Sportive cycle route through the Lincolnshire Wolds. Discover some of the quietest and...
Lincoln
The Lindsey Trail
Discover this long distance multi-user route through the scenic landscape of the Lincolnshire Wolds, extending form Market Rasen to Horncastle. It is a 69 mile trek and...
Market Rasen
NCN 64: Harby to Lincoln
Discover this picturesque and largely traffic free cycle route from Lincoln Brayford to the Nottingham village of Harby. In total the route is 6.6 miles, taking...
Lincoln
Red Hill Nature Reserve
Discover Red Hill Nature Reserve, a steep natural chalk escarpment with acres of plateaued wild landscape with wild flower...
Stenigot, Louth
Sandilands Beach
Sandilands is a beautiful, natural golden sandy beach stretching for miles. It is clean and picturesque and is dog friendly...
Sandilands, Mablethorpe
Sutton on Sea
Discover Sutton-On-Sea, a small coastal village with an excellent well-kept, golden sandy beach, the perfect traditional seaside...
Suttton on Sea
Viking Way
Explore the great outdoors and enjoy Lincolnshire’s scenic landscapes along the Viking Way. The Viking Way is a long-distance walking route that is named after an area...
Lincoln
Waters’ Edge Country Park
Explore 110 acres of beautiful nature in the Waters' Edge Country Park and Nature Reserve. Discover more about the natural world with the interactive displays in the...
Barton upon Humber
Whisby Nature Park
Whisby Nature Park boasts an array of habitats and plant species. Just a short distance from Lincoln City centre is this relaxing natural...
Lincoln
Woodhall Spa Woods
Woodhall Spa Woods boasts beautiful broadleaf woodland, with scenic accessible routes and provides habitats for various...
Woodhall Spa
Chapel Marsh Pit
Chapel Marsh Pit was created in 1953 after clay was extracted to repair the sea...
Chapel St Leonards
Chapel St Leonards to Skegness Promenade Cycling
Discover spectacular scenery on this cycle route from Chapel St Leonards to Skegness Promenade. Enjoy cycling along this flat surface, the ideal route for the casual...
Skegness
Far Ings Nature Reserve
This diverse landscape is constructed of reed-beds, meadow, scrub, freshwater and saltwater environments, providing rich microscopic life and habitats for invertebrates....
Barton upon Humber
HireBike Lincoln
Discover hassle-free, flexible bike hire in Lincoln with HireBike points located across the city. Access both pedal and electric bikes available for oneway trips, return...
Lincoln
Huttoft Bank Pit Nature Reserve
A former clay pit that features open water and extensive reedbeds. Fifteen species of duck have been recorded here and moorhen, water rail, reed bunting, reed and sedge...
Huttoft, near Alford
Lincolnshire Limewoods
Bardney Limewoods National Nature Reserve contains Britain’s largest concentration of woodland dominated by small-leaved...
Bardney, Lincoln
Macmillan Way
Walk across the network of long-distance paths of the Macmillan Way which runs from Boston on the Lincolnshire coast to the Dorset Coast at Abbotsbury. It is 290 miles...
Boston
Newton’s Trail
Discover country lanes to be explored by car, bike or on foot. Find a whole community of attractions, places to stay, churches to visit and places to eat and drink...
Grantham area
Roman Trail
Travel back in time to between AD50-60 when a legendary fortress was built by the Romans in Lincoln, then known as ‘Lindum Colonia’. Follow the Roman Trail and...
Lincoln
Saltfleet
Unspoilt sandy beach backed by sand dunes. The beach is a truly vast expanse and the tide never seems to fully come in here and at low tide it can be a good walk to the...
Saltfleet, near Louth
Saltfleetby Theddlethorpe Dunes
Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes National Nature Reserve is open all year, but for dune flora May-June is recommended, May-October for migrant birds and the winter months...
Saltfleetby, near Louth
Sandilands Pit Nature Reserve
One of the smaller former clay pits which supports many duck species. Snipe like wet grassland and marsh and listen out for the males who makes a ‘drumming’ sound...
Sandilands
Sutton on Sea to Chapel St Leonards Promenade Cycling
Discover eye catching scenery on this cycle route from Sutton on Sea to Chapel St...
Sutton-on-Sea
Tennyson Trail
Trace the footsteps of Lord Alfred Tennyson one of the most famous poets of the 19th century on the Tennyson...
Louth
Tupholme Abbey
Explore this area of the Witham Valley and you will come across amazing survivals of the nine monastic abbeys built in the early medieval period....
Lincoln
Walled Garden Baumber
Walled Garden Baumber is an innovative and exciting garden, full of hidden surprises and vastly different from the traditional kitchen garden that it once...
Baumber near Horncastle
Water Rail Way Cycle Route
Discover this purpose built trail linking Lincoln to Boston with a mostly traffic free, off-road cycle route. Enjoy this scenic route, spot commissioned artworks making...
Boston
Willingham Woods
Willingham Woods is the ideal location for the nature lover with possible sightings of deer, ducks and...
Market Rasen
Willow Tree Fen Nature Reserve
Discover Lincolnshire's lost fenland at Willow Tree Fen, a former arable farm now nature reserve brimming with wildlife....
West of Spalding
Wolla Bank Pit Nature Reserve
Wolla Bank Pit is flooded clay pits with Wolla Bank Reedbed on the opposite side of the road. A range of chalk-land flora as well as colonies of common spotted-orchid....
Anderby
Woodhall Spa Airfield Nature Reserve
Formerly the home of four brave RAF squadrons, Woodhall Spa Airfield is now a haven for...
Woodhall Spa
Giant Cycles Store & Cafe at Doddington Hall
Discover this ideal shop for cycling enthusiast. Meet expert staff who are ready to help you chose the perfect bike or cycling gear for you whatever your capability. Try...
Lincoln
Snipe Dales Country Park
Discover mixed woodland in the Country Park and wet valleys, grassland and scrubland in the Nature...
Spilsby
Spires & Steeples
Discover this Arts & Heritage Trail that leads you from Lincoln Cathedral to St Deny’s Church, Sleaford. Enjoy the rich history and local stories of the county, spot...
Lincoln
local wildlife photography competition
See the incredible images submitted in The Collection Museum's 2020 Lincolnshire wildlife photography competition.
ACTIVITIES & SPORT
cycling routes
From 50 miles of coastline from the Humber to The Wash or cycle inland across the Wolds with rolling hills, hidden valleys and historic market towns.