Local Area Information

Places to Eat

*Our favourites

*Browns Pie Shop- Pies– English food

Location- Steep Hill 2 min walk.

*Huckleberrys Bar and grill ( Steaks, Pulled Pork, Burgers etc )

Location – Clasketgate 5 mins walk down hill

*Botanist  -  Kebabs  usual menu 

location in The Cornhill-10 min  walk down in to Lincoln

* Olivare's - Tapas 

Location Castle Square 5 min walk up

*Ole Ole-Tapas –

Location-The lawn  10 min walk.

 *The Cardinals Hat – great for a bottle of wine and cheese / meat board at lunch location – The strait -2 min walk

Thailand No1  Thai food – great 2 course menu at lunch

Location Bailgate- 5 min walk  Uphill

Wig and Mitre  - English Food (location Steep Hill) 2 min walk.

**Sign of the fish- probably the best fish and chips ever.

Location- Cornhill - only open in the day – take away or quirky café to the top 10 min walk down into Lincoln

Elite fish and chips-Eat or take away open days and evenings – take away around the back, Location -Bailgate 5 min walk 

Posh Restaurants

The Old Bakery – European food.

Location Burton Road – 10 min walk

The Jews house restaurant (Michelin)

Location - The Strait 2 min walk

The Bronze Pig.

Location - Burton Road- 10 mins walk

 There are many more restaurants  to try

Along the Brayford  pool  10 mins down into Lincoln along the river :-

Hamburger Company / Zizzi’s / Prezzo/ Havester / Nandos / Brazilian / Wagamama

Vegetarian / Vegan

Pimento , a café –

Location- 27 Steep Hill. 3 min walk.

*The cheese Society – day time café local cheese.

Location -Martins Lane, 3 min walk down hill

Slow rise – fully Vegan Pizza 

Location, St Martins Square 3 min walk.

Happy Culture -Vegan café,

Location - St Martins square

A short Drive.

Dambusters – British food,  

Location -Scampton village 5 miles by Car ( LN1 2SD). Lots of RAF memorabilia 

Five bells at Basingham  8 mile by Car ( LN5 9JZ)

The Black Horse Nettleham – Greek. 4 miles  by car (LN2 2NX)

MaCh, Indian restaurant  6 miles by car (LN2 4RA)

Damons – Amercian Diner / Ribs 4 mile car drive (LN6 3SE)

There are many more restaurants that you may like to try and lots of lovely tea rooms on Steep Hill and around the Bailgate/castle area.

Food Shopping

Tesco’s express- The High street - 5 min walk down hill.

Butchers – Pepperdines

Location- Sincil Sreet- off the Cornhill  - 10 mins down hill.

Vines - bakery 1 min walk.

Location- left out of cottage, down Well Lane and left on the Strait)

Bailgate area – 5 min walk up-hill

Curtis (Bakers and Butchers)

Redhill Farm Shop.

Bailgate deli.

Fresh from Fields (Green Grocer) through Curtis’s shop.

Eco Pantry.

Ice cream Parlour.

Farmer Market – Location - Castle square every 3^rd Saturday  of the month 9-4pm.

Makers Market - Castle square every 1^st Saturday of the month  March – December 9-4pm.

Goodies old fashioned sweet shop – The strait.

Big supermarkets.

Tesco’s - Wraby road LN2NQQ – (5 mins drive  30 min walk)

Lidl - Deacon Road Lincoln LN2 4 JA (5 min drive / 35min walk)

Aldi – Wragby Road  LN2 4PX  (10 drive) 30 min walk

Sainsbury’s - Tritton Road  Ln6 7QN (5 mins drive)

Waitrose 10 mins drive  (Searby Road LN2 4 DS)

 Things to Do in & Around Lincoln.

*Tourist information - Castle square*

Lincoln Cathedral.

Lincoln Castle.

Bishops Palace.

Museum of Lincolnshire Life.

Lincolnshire Road transport Museum.

The Collection.

Usher Gallery.

Open Top Bus Tour

Ghost walks (evenings – meet 7pm in castle square )

Lincoln walking tour.

Temples garden (1 min walk – out of the cottage to your right ) 

Lincoln Arboretum  - 5 mins walk

Theatre Royal.

Boat rides along the Brayfood ( Brayford Belle)

Escape rooms - Clasketgate

Lincoln Bowling Alley - 5 mins drive (LN4 1EF)

Jump Inc (indoor trampoline park )10 mins drive (LN6 7UB)

Yarbourough Leisure Centre – swimming / gym etc LN1 3SP  5 mins drive /20 mins walk .

Cinema’s;

Everyman- Location - The Cornhill  10 min walk

Odeon - Location - The Brayford, 10 min walk

A short drive away within 10 miles

Rand Farm (day out) LN8 5NJ

Woodside Falconry Centre (Day out) LN3 5DQ

International Bomber Command (LN4 2HQ)

Scamptom Heritage Centre – (LN1 2St) maybe a drink in the Dambuster Inn afterwards!

Hartsholme Country Park (LN6 0EY)

Whisby Nature park (LN6 9BW)

Doddington Hall and Gardens, also Café (LN6 4RU)

 Further a field

Easton Walled Garden Grantham

Belton House (National Trust) NG322LW

Louth- Market Town

Beeches- Cleethorpes / Skegness / Sutton on Sea / Mablethorpe / Chapel St Leonards/ Anderby Creek / Ingoldmells

Walks in Lincolnshire Wolds

Walks close to cottage

Brayford Canal walk, with a few pubs along the way - Pyewipe Inn / Burton Waters, Woodcocks