Skegness: Traditional Seaside Resort on the Lincolnshire Coast Known for Butlin's Holiday Camp
Skegness is a seaside town in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, on the North Sea coast about 43 miles east of Lincoln. The population is around 20,000, though this swells considerably during the summer season. The town became a major holiday destination after the railway arrived in 1873, and the Great Northern Railway's 1908 poster featuring the "Jolly Fisherman" skipping along the beach with the slogan "Skegness is SO bracing" became one of the most recognised travel advertisements in British history. Billy Butlin opened his first holiday camp here in 1936, and Butlin's Skegness remains operational, covering a large site on the edge of town. The beach, backed by sand dunes, stretches for miles along the coast. The Clock Tower on Lumley Road, built in 1899 as a memorial to the Jubilee of Queen Victoria, marks the entrance to the seafront area.
Skegness station is the terminus of a branch line from Boston, connecting to Nottingham and the East Midlands via Grantham. The journey to Nottingham takes about two hours. The A52 runs from the town to Boston and onwards to Grantham. Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve, about three miles south of the town centre, covers saltmarsh, dunes, and lagoons at the southeastern corner of The Wash. The Lincolnshire Wolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, begin about 15 miles inland. Mablethorpe and Ingoldmells are along the coast to the north. For those seeking adult companionship in the east Lincolnshire area, Skegness's rail and road links connect to the East Midlands, though distances are considerable due to the town's coastal position.
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Skegness is a seaside town in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, on the North Sea coast about 43 miles east of Lincoln. The population is around 20,000, though this swells considerably during the summer season. The town became a major holiday destination after the railway arrived in 1873, and the Great Northern Railway's 1908 poster featuring the "Jolly Fisherman" skipping along the beach with the slogan "Skegness is SO bracing" became one of the most recognised travel advertisements in British history. Billy Butlin opened his first holiday camp here in 1936, and Butlin's Skegness remains operational, covering a large site on the edge of town. The beach, backed by sand dunes, stretches for miles along the coast. The Clock Tower on Lumley Road, built in 1899 as a memorial to the Jubilee of Queen Victoria, marks the entrance to the seafront area.
Skegness station is the terminus of a branch line from Boston, connecting to Nottingham and the East Midlands via Grantham. The journey to Nottingham takes about two hours. The A52 runs from the town to Boston and onwards to Grantham. Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve, about three miles south of the town centre, covers saltmarsh, dunes, and lagoons at the southeastern corner of The Wash. The Lincolnshire Wolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, begin about 15 miles inland. Mablethorpe and Ingoldmells are along the coast to the north. For those seeking adult companionship in the east Lincolnshire area, Skegness's rail and road links connect to the East Midlands, though distances are considerable due to the town's coastal position.
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