 Cathedral
Quarter
Lincoln's Cathedral Quarter is where you
can experiance the history of the Romans to the signing of the Magna Carta by St
John. The Bailgate area has many unique and individual gift shops. |
 Cultural
Quarter
Lincoln's Cultural Quarter is home to some of the city's newest devleopments
such as The Collection, a fantastic new museum encompassing archaelogical finds
with fine, decorative and contemporary visual arts. Alongside the Collection is
the Usher Art Gallery.
Lincoln's premier arts venue, Lincoln Drill Hall is a friendly and exciting
place to try new cultural experiences and boasts an amazing mix of events and
activities. See more live performances at the Theatre Royal in Lincoln |
 High
Street Shopping
Lincoln's buzzing High Street Quarter is the ideal
place to visit the many shops and high street brands available. The main High
Street, pedestrianised shopping centre and recently regenerated Waterside and St
Marks Area contain many of the major services, department stores, and banks.
Lincoln's High Street Quarter is also a great place to grab a bite to eat or
enjoy a coffee at one of the city's trendy coffee bars. Why not sample the
city’s nightlife in the many exciting bars and clubs on offer. |
 Brayford
Waterfront
There is nothing more relaxing than a stroll around the Brayford Waterfront.
Don’t forget to stop at the sculptures or enjoy the area from the public viewing
deck. Enjoy a leisurely boat trip around the area and get a great view of the
city, or you could visit the 9 screen Odeon Cinema with all the latest movies
for you to choose from.
The area is famous for the Waterfront Festival that takes place in July. The
festival features loads of great shows, stalls and much more besides. The
Brayford Waterfront quarter is home to some of the newest and more diverse
places to eat and drink. You will find both formal and informal venues here,
depending on your occasion. Venues vary from a traditional British chained pub
to more unique restaurants. All dining venues offer good quality food at
reasonable prices. In the evening, the waterfront area has a very cosmopolitan
atmosphere, with a laid back attitude. Some of the bars offer outside seating in
the summer which is a great way to end your day or start your night out!
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Lincoln
Cathedral
Need we say more a must for any Lincoln visitor. Lincoln Cathedral is one of the
finest medieval buildings in Europe, which towers above Lincoln, a prominent
landmark for miles around. If youve seen Cantebury, Chichester, Coventry,
Durham, Exeter, Westminster Abbey and York Minster but not seen Lincoln, then
you haven't seen the best. The cathedral dominates the city of Lincoln, both
literally and metaphorically. It is absolutely huge and quite ancient,
having been started in 1079. Entrance is free, but a licence to photograph costs
£1, and donations are expected to help towards the maintenance costs which total
£500,000 a year. There are the usual services which you can sit in on, and a
choir at around 6pm on Sundays. There is also a guided tour which takes an hour
- but be warned: it includes walking up to the top of the bell tower, which is
a long way up.
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Lincoln
Castle
By Norman times, Lincoln was the third city of the realm in prosperity and
importance. In 1068, two years after the Battle of Hastings, William the
Conqueror began building Lincoln Castle on a site occupied since Roman times.
For 900 years the castle was used as a court and prison with many being executed
on the ramparts. Many original features still remain and the wall walks provide
visitors with magnificent views of the Cathedral, the City of Lincoln and the
surrounding countryside. The walls can be climbed at various points by metal
stairs, but the real way to 'do' the castle is to climb to the very top of the
observation tower and then go around the entire perimeter at the top of the
walls - not for those scared of heights! The central part of the castle was once
a capital prison and there are many gravestones in the southern tower which are
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The
Magna Carta
Housed in Lincoln Castle. This 790
year old document, one of only four surviving originals sealed by King John
after his meeting with the Barons at Runnymede in 1215, is housed in the
Victorian Prison Building of Lincoln Castle.
The exhibition explains the origin of Magna Carta and the far reaching
effects it has had on our lives, culminating in a darkened room where visitors
can see the Lincoln Magna Carta
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The
Collection Museum
Visitors to historic Lincoln can now enjoy a fabulous new, free to enter,
Museum, embracing the region's premier art gallery, the Usher. The buildings sit
side by side in the centre of the city close to Steep Hill and enjoy spectacular
views of Lincoln Cathedral.
The Collection includes a wealth of artefacts from the Stone, Bronze and
Iron Ages, Roman, Saxon, Viking and Medieval eras as well as fine, decorative
and contemporary visual arts right on the doorstep of Danes Cottage.
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The
Usher Art Gallery
Our art collection is of local, national and international importance. The art
collection is the finest in the County and includes superb contemporary art and
craft, paintings, sculpture, porcelain, clocks and watches. Treasures include
paintings by Turner, Stubbs and Lowry, major porcelain collections and clocks
with wooden movements by Robert Sutton. Once again on the doorstep of Danes
Cottage.
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Lincoln
Drill Hall
Four years and a £2.6m refurbishment later the building was effectively
“turned round” and re-opened as Lincoln Drill Hall, an arts & community venue,
with a fully equipped flexible auditorium, a café bar and two smaller rooms all
available for hire. In its first few months the new Drill Hall welcomed
well-known names such as Jamie Cullum, Alexei Sayle, Jack Dee and Daniel
Bedingfield, as well as bands The Damned, Buzzcocks & The Subways. It now
presents an all year round programme of jazz, theatre, literature, comedy,
blues, dance, rock & pop, classical music, children’s events & workshops and
also hosts a huge number of meetings & conferences. |
Medievial
Bishops Palace
Standing almost in the shadow of Lincoln cathedral, with sweeping views over
the ancient city and the countryside beyond, the medieval bishops’ palace was
once among the most important buildings in the country. The administrative
centre of the largest diocese in medieval England, stretching from the Humber to
the Thames, its architecture reflected the enormous power and wealth of the
bishops as princes of the church.
Begun in the late 12th century, the palace’s most impressive feature is
the undercrofted West Hall, initiated by Bishop St Hugh and completed in the
1230s. The chapel range and entrance tower were built by Bishop William Alnwick,
who modernised the palace in the 1430s. Having hosted visits from Henry VIII and
James I, the palace was sacked by Royalist troops during the Civil War.
Built on hillside terraces, the palace also boasts one of the most
northerly working vineyards in Europe, and a Contemporary Heritage Garden.
Designed by Mark Anthony Walker, its form was inspired by the cathedral’s
medieval vaulting and the curves of the vines, with trees shaped to echo spires. |
Museum
of Lincolnshire Life
The largest and most diverse Community Museum in the County. Our rich and
varied collections reflect the culture of the people of the Lincolnshire and
celebrate the County's social history from 1750 until the current day . They
illustrate domestic, community and commercial life, crafts, transport ,
agriculture and industrial heritage. The Museum even displays an authentic WW1
tank named "FLIRT"
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The
Lawn
The Lawn. As the name suggests, The
Lawn is a spacious complex set in relaxing grounds that extend to eight acres.
The Joseph Banks conservatory or tropical house is home to a wonderful selection
of flora reminiscent of Banks' voyage of discovery. Also at The Lawn is the John
Dawber Garden which includes a sensory area together with areas representative
of Lincoln's twin town of Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Germany and its
Friendship City of Tangshan in China. |
Theatre
Royal Lincoln
The Theatre Royal is Lincolnshire's premier theatre. As well as details of
current and forthcoming shows, you will find a whole host of other features,
news, gossip, theatre interests and advance information. |
Ellis
Mill
This wonderful mill is located on "Mill Road
" behind the Museum and is the sole survivor of a row of 9 windmills which
formerly faced west over the steeply sloping Lincoln Edge.
Ellis's Mill is an excellent surviving example of a small tower mill
and dates from 1798. There has been a mill on this site from at least the middle
of the 17th century.
The
first recorded owner of the mill was a wealthy landowner named Anthony Meres. It
went through a succession of owners until December 1894 when John Ellis bought
the mill for £250. He died in 1920, but his wife and son successively retained
ownership until 1973.
This mill was worked until the 1940s when the machinery was removed and
it fell into a derelict state. Tragedy struck further when a fire finally
destroyed all of the remaining woodwork in 1974.
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