Lincolnshire Holiday Accommodation

Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) borders onto Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Rutland, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, the East Riding of Yorkshire and (for just 19 metres, England's shortest county boundary) Northamptonshire.

The county of Lincolnshire is characterised by the absence of any major urban area. The prinicpal settlements are: Lincoln, Boston, Grantham, Spalding and Stamford. Many of the towns in the county continue to hold a weekly market, a centuries-old tradition reinvigorated recently by the growth of farmers' markets.

Traditionally Lincolnshire is divided into 3 'parts' - Lindsey, Kesteven and Holland.

In the north, Lindsey is higher, very open, farmland with few trees and large fields. Lincoln and Louth are each on higher limestone ridges.

In the south, Holland is the fen country - drained marshland which is rich and fertile.

To the south and west, Kesteven is a country of complex little hills and folds, more wooded and more old-fashioned, punctuated at the south by Stamford, 'the finest stone town in England'. Wildlife abounds, and there are important reserves on the coast and within Lincolnshire itself. The towns of Skegness and Mablethorpe depend heavily on holidaymakers, who always find miles of golden sands. There is a host of visitor attractions scattered throughout the breathtaking landscape.