Cleethorpes: Humber Estuary Seaside Resort Where the Prime Meridian Meets the Beach
Cleethorpes sits on the south bank of the Humber Estuary in North East Lincolnshire, immediately southeast of Grimsby. The population is around 40,000. The town developed as a seaside resort in the Victorian era after the railway arrived in 1863, drawing visitors from the industrial towns of Yorkshire and the East Midlands. The Greenwich Meridian crosses the seafront, marked by a metal signpost on the promenade near the Leisure Centre. The pier, originally built in 1873, lost much of its length over the decades but the surviving section houses an amusement arcade and nightclub. Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway, a narrow gauge line running along the seafront to the Humberston Fitties, is a relic of the resort's heyday.
The seafront stretches from the Leisure Centre and boating lake at the north end past the pier to the Fitties, a collection of beach chalets from the 1920s and 1930s. The town centre along St Peter's Avenue and the High Street serves both locals and visitors. Cleethorpes station is the terminus of the TransPennine Express route from Manchester Airport, with direct services taking about two and a half hours. The A180 connects to the M180 and the national motorway network. For those considering adult companionship in the Humber area, Cleethorpes and neighbouring Grimsby are connected by road to Scunthorpe, Hull (via the Humber Bridge), and the M180 corridor.
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Cleethorpes sits on the south bank of the Humber Estuary in North East Lincolnshire, immediately southeast of Grimsby. The population is around 40,000. The town developed as a seaside resort in the Victorian era after the railway arrived in 1863, drawing visitors from the industrial towns of Yorkshire and the East Midlands. The Greenwich Meridian crosses the seafront, marked by a metal signpost on the promenade near the Leisure Centre. The pier, originally built in 1873, lost much of its length over the decades but the surviving section houses an amusement arcade and nightclub. Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway, a narrow gauge line running along the seafront to the Humberston Fitties, is a relic of the resort's heyday.
The seafront stretches from the Leisure Centre and boating lake at the north end past the pier to the Fitties, a collection of beach chalets from the 1920s and 1930s. The town centre along St Peter's Avenue and the High Street serves both locals and visitors. Cleethorpes station is the terminus of the TransPennine Express route from Manchester Airport, with direct services taking about two and a half hours. The A180 connects to the M180 and the national motorway network. For those considering adult companionship in the Humber area, Cleethorpes and neighbouring Grimsby are connected by road to Scunthorpe, Hull (via the Humber Bridge), and the M180 corridor.
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