Fiveacres

Your first port of call should surely be Grimsby, 10 minutes’ drive from base; once the world’s biggest fishing port, its nautical heritage is still strong, and several sea-themed attractions in the town and its surrounds await your intrepid exploration. Have a wander around the award-winning Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre at Alexandra Dock, or take a trip to the Discovery Centre in Cleethorpes, to take a look around free art exhibitions, learn what’s happening out at sea from the observatory, or hop in a pedalo or rowing boat and explore the lake there. If you’re visiting Cleethorpes with kids, it’s highly recommended that you take them to see the parrots, toucans and giant snakes at Jungle Zoo for their animally pleasure. Louth – the capital of the Lincolnshire Wolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty – is worth a visit to amble around its independent boutiques and food shops, including its award-winning cheesery, aptly named ‘The Cheese Shop’; for your further foodie enjoyment, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays can be used to stroll around the town’s weekly markets to pick up freshly baked breads and cakes, locally produced meats, fresh fruit and veg and other local bits; alternatively, save yourself for its specialist food market, which occurs only on the second Friday of the month. Lincoln, 50 minutes from base, is well worth spending a day at to goggle several historic hotspots, including its cathedral, castle and Medieval Bishop's Palace. Drive 35 minutes across the Humber Bridge to see Hull’s spectacular and rather large aquarium, The Deep: spend time here exploring its vast tanks, which house more than 3,000 slimy sea creatures, comprising the likes of sharks, sea turtles and sawfish. Also within easy reach of Fiveacres is Ludborough’s Lincolnshire Wolds Railway, for scenic steam train rides and a whole heap of fun festivities and events throughout the year, including its popular annual 1940s weekend in September.