Gibraltar Point Nature Reserve

On my recent trip to Lincolnshire, we took a visit to the Gibraltar Point Nature Reserve. We didn't really know much about what was here but after a quick Google search we quickly discovered that Gibraltar Point Nature Reserve was a must visit destination for bird lovers. We thought it would be a good place for a nice walk to kill a few hours.

We didn't see many birds at all, but did see lots of bees and lots of beautiful flowers. There were also some cows grazing on one of the grass areas, but I was scared to take a photo.

We walked as far as we could before reaching an area of water that we couldn't cross. I think in total we walked around 4 miles. There wasn't really a dedicated path, we sort of just went as far out as we could go then came back again.

Away from the hustle and bustle of Skegness, I cannot even begin to explain how peaceful it is here. Not only did we barely see any one else, it is so quiet with only the sounds of nature and the sea. We found a lovely spot on the dunes and just sat and watched and listened to the waves. I felt so relaxed.

The car park was only £3 for the day which is very reasonable. We spent around 2-3 hours here.

My boyfriend James took the opportunity to teach me some camera skills. I took a really boring photo of the plants below, and he showed me how to make it look more interesting by leaning right down and focusing on the flowers at the front and letting the rest of the shot blur. I really like how it came out, it looks much better than the flat photo that I took previously. 

Have you ever been here? I also vlogged my day if you're interested.

A Day out in Lincoln

I recently visited Wrangle which is about 40 miles from Lincoln. I've always wanted to visit Lincoln and took the opportunity for a day trip when I was in the area.

James and I had a few ideas on what we wanted to do. We parked right near Lincoln Castle at the top of the hill and paid just over £7 for all day parking. This seemed pretty standard for most of the car parks in the area.

We then decided to go straight to the Cathedral. We bought a joint ticket for £16 each which allowed us entry to the Cathedral and the Castle and then re-entry any time within the next 6 months. This was handy because we then came back and gave the tickets to my dad and step-mum who could then visit the attractions the next day at no cost. The Cathedral was huge, in fact it is the third largest in Britain (in floor space) after St Paul's and York Minster which I hope to visit in November.

After visiting the Cathedral we headed to the Castle. I was a bit unimpressed, it was basically a wall surrounding some buildings. I’m from Norwich and our castle is huge so I did expect a bit more! We walked around the top and I started to feel a bit queasy. I’m usually not too bad with heights but a mixture of being nervous and really hungry made me feel a bit sick. We then looked around the old prison area.

The afternoon arrived and it was time for lunch. We had heard about ‘Steep Hill’ and went to look for a nice place to eat along there. The first place we noticed was ‘Bunty’s’. I had looked them up before but assumed they were closed because the website said they aren’t open on Wednesday’s but to my surprise they were open! We did speak to someone in there who said they are now open Wednesdays so I assume they just need to update the website. We were sat down in Bunty’s which was a lovely little tea shop. We decided to go for afternoon tea which was reasonably priced at £22 for the two of us.

We had the choice of 2 sandwich fillings, 2 cakes, 2 plain or fruit scones and a pot of tea. We had tuna and coronation chicken sandwiches which were really nice and packed with filling. We then both had raspberry and white chocolate cake and plain scones. James couldn’t eat all of his cake but they very kindly boxed it up for him to take home. I felt so much better after eating so we continued to walk down the Steep Hill to the main centre. There was a lovely looking fudge shop that I wish I had bought from and lots of little boutique style shops along the way.

We did a bit of window shopping, but most of the shops here we have in Norwich so I didn’t spend too long browsing. After a while we decided we had seen everything we wanted to see and headed back up Steep Hill. This hill really was steep and I took my time walking up it. When we finally got to the top and back to the car I was worn out, we had walked around 7 miles and I was definitely looking forward to resting my legs on the drive home.
 

I had a great day out in Lincoln and would love to go back one day and spend a bit more time looking at the Roman trails and sampling more cakes!

I vlogged my day in Lincoln if you would like to check it out.

Have you ever been to Lincoln?

A Week in Lincolnshire

I recently spent a week away in a small village called Wrangle, which is in the borough of Lincolnshire. I stayed in a lovely cottage with my boyfriend, my dad, step mum, brother and step brother and their two dogs.

I wasn't too sure what there was to do in Wrangle, but I knew it was a good base for the surrounding areas such as Skegness and Boston and not too far from Lincoln.

It was really nice to get away for a week and visit a new town. We stayed in a lovely house called Auraceria House which was out of the way from the hustle and bustle and very peaceful. As the cottage was in the middle of nowhere, it was very quiet especially at night (despite it apparently being haunted!). We had a games room, a huge garden area and our own double bedroom.

We used the cottage as a base for the surrounding areas and I will be doing blog posts on some of the places I visited during my week off.

On our first day we got settled in and I took a walk around the grounds which were really lovely.

 
Day 2 involved visiting Gibraltar nature reserve. We did a nice long 3.5 mile walk around the reserve and onto the beach. I got some lovely photos, I will do a separate post on my day here.

On day 3 it rained so we took a trip to the cinema in Boston and had a reasonably chilled out day.

Day 4 was much nicer in regards to the weather and we decided to head to Skegness for the day. We played mini golf, had chips at the seaside, had icecreams and went on an open top bus. It was fun.

On day 5, James and I took a trip to Lincoln for the day. We visited the Cathedral, Castle and had afternoon tea. I will probably do a blog post on Lincoln as I got some lovely photos.

On day 6 we went back to Boston for a walk round. I wasn't a huge fan of the area and James nearly got pick-pocketed right in front of me. I didn't really feel safe here!

Day 7 was our last day, we went to Parrot Zoo which was quite interesting to look round. There were also Tigers so it was a bit more exciting than we had originally imagined!

Stay tuned for more holiday related posts!

I daily vlogged my holiday if you would like to check it out over on my Youtube channel.