The town remains one of more famous coastal towns in the UK. With 10 miles of Blue Flag Standard golden sandy beaches, Ingoldmells in the north area was the site, back in 1936, for the first ever holiday camp in the UK, started by Billy Butlin. Butlins is still there today, but in a much more modernised guise with its water flumes, go karts and other popular family attractions. Summer season popularity aside, it attracts thousands of visitors during the low-season with its renowned specially-themed music weekends.

It was the Earl of Scarbrough who, back in 1877 saw the potential to exploit the extensive sandy beaches to make visiting Skegness attractive to holidaymakers from the industrial English Midlands towns. The Lumley Road area of the town with St Matthew's church and Tower Gardens are part of the Earl of Scarbrough’s legacy which remains in evidence to this day.

At the end of Lumley Road is one of the town's more prominent features, the clock tower, which dates back to 1898. Beyond this is the beach.

Whilst visiting Skegness why not stop off at the popular as ever promenade, whether for walking or taking a horse dawn meander by carriage. The more adventurous will be drawn to the cleanliness of the sea in the area and there’s a variety of sea sports available. And for the safety conscious the RNLI Lifeboat Station has been in operation for over 175 years, with one all-weather boat and a smaller inshore one!

The town was once home to the fourth longest pier (at just over 560 metres) in England, which opened in 1881. But it was seriously damaged in 1919 (a drifting ship), and again in 1978 (severe winds) and considerably shortened. After major refurbishment, it is once again a thriving tourist attraction.

If you’re an animal lover, there’s the Seal Sanctuary (home not just to seals but to all types of fish, tropical butterflies and penguins), Hardy’s Animal Farm, the Coast, the Salt Marsh, the Gibraltar Point Nature Reserve and 34 acres of fantastic gardens. There’s Church Farm Museum, with room settings from the 1900’s of for the thirsty, their cure is sometimes a visit to the Batemens Brewery Visitors centre. Or maybe even a family trip to the famous Fantasy Island to try out the roller coaster, water rides and of course the shops.

And talking of shops, retail therapy hasn’t been forgotten! The town offers a pleasant shopping centre with plenty of high street names as well as many specialty, family-run shops.

And don’t forget, the town doesn’t stop when the sun goes down! There’s dancing from all eras, the Music Hall and Embassy Theatre (home of the Annual world's premier Meccano exhibition) for great shows. And finally, no visit to the resort would be complete without seeing the fantastic and colourful illuminations.



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