Cobble Hill

Advantages: Great collection of small shops.
Disadvantages: Very steep road

...Just a short stroll from the centre of Lincoln is the famous Steep Hill, which leads up to Lincoln Cathedral. Steep Hill is a narrow cobbled street (now pedestrians only) with a whole collection of small shops on either side. These shops are all unusual, very interesting and make browsing around them a wonderful experience. Although this area of the town is primarily for tourists these shops are not the normal tacky gift shops that you now find at so many visitor attractions. Along this road (and many side roads) are some great little shops. There are many craft shops, tea and coffee shops, book shops, antique shops, wine shops, and charity shops which altogether make this a great shopping experience. The people in the shops are all very friendly and all seemed genuinely pleased to greet you as you went into the shops, even... Read review

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Advantages: Too many to mention
Disadvantages: No pub anymore!

...I first visited Robin Hill was I was about seven years old. My family and a collection of our friends and relatives used to embark on a risky adventure every Sunday, which involved sneaking through the hedge to avoid paying the ticket price! A crowd of us used to gather along Briddlesford Road near Robin Hill and scamper through the bushes. One adult used to drive in and pay the admission fee complete with the car laden with picnic items, chairs, blankets and an assortment of cricket accessories. I thought this was highly exciting and terribly naughty! Our adventures mainly involved the adults playing cricket, then drinking in the pub attached to the attraction, while the children ran off playing on the adventure park and visiting the reptile house. We never got bored of this routine, and spent long, hot summers lazing around. That... Read review

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Advantages: A very nice day out. Inexpensive, educational and fun.
Disadvantages: Can get very crowded in Summer.

...activity at the time so some of the buildings are the actual remains of furnaces, mills and foundries etc.. while others are recreations built from original plans & materials. In some cases (such as the aforementioned Tollhouse) they have been taken down, transported and rebuilt brick-by-brick from elsewhere in the region, no doubt at huge cost. So what can you expect from your day at Blists Hill? Well, the ticket office/gift shop is fairly formula stuff, a modern building with two or three smartly-dressed ladies sat behind a glass partition and the usual array of souvenir mugs/boxes of fudge/novelty hats adorning the shelves. However, once you've handed over your 8 quid and gone through the glass door at the other end, it's like you've slipped through a time warp. Laid out before you is a cobbled, Victorian street lined with authentic... Read review

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