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By *ily White OP Woman
over a year ago

I'll be spending a weekend in Lincoln next month, and have been doing some online research as I've never been - a visit to the cathedral and castle is on my list, but there seems to be a plethora of nice places to eat.

Does anyone have any recommendations of things to do and/or favourite restaurants?

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By *ud and BryanCouple
over a year ago

Boston, Lincolnshire

There's a nice little alternative shop Salamander, it's just round the corner from the Walkabout pub.

The castle is quite nice too - if you're interested in history at all.

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By *wist my nipplesCouple
over a year ago

North East Scotland, mostly

Madame waffle, delicious!

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

Had a great curry at Castle view Indian

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By *ily White OP Woman
over a year ago

"There's a nice little alternative shop Salamander, it's just round the corner from the Walkabout pub.

The castle is quite nice too - if you're interested in history at all."

Ooh, I love shops like that, and the castle is definitely on my list.

Thank you x

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By *ily White OP Woman
over a year ago

"Madame waffle, delicious! "

That's definitely going on my list, I love waffles

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By *iamondCougarWoman
over a year ago

Norfuck! / Lincolnshire

"I'll be spending a weekend in Lincoln next month, and have been doing some online research as I've never been - a visit to the cathedral and castle is on my list, but there seems to be a plethora of nice places to eat.

Does anyone have any recommendations of things to do and/or favourite restaurants?"

Shout me! I used to live in lincoln

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Goodbye first rate education,

Hello university of....

Sorry couldn't resist.

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By *ily White OP Woman
over a year ago

"Had a great curry at Castle view Indian "

That's recommended a lot online too, I think I might visit

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By *oodnitegirlWoman
over a year ago

Yorkshire

I love it in Lincoln.

Have an amazing time. Xx

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

"Had a great curry at Castle view Indian

That's recommended a lot online too, I think I might visit

It was definitely above average

Sent you a pm which will help you a lot

Steep hill is worth a trip(preferably going down it not up)

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By *oodnitegirlWoman
over a year ago

Yorkshire

"Had a great curry at Castle view Indian

That's recommended a lot online too, I think I might visit

It was definitely above average

Sent you a pm which will help you a lot

Steep hill is worth a trip(preferably going down it not up)

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and not in heels. I made that crazy mistake

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Madame waffle, delicious!

That's definitely going on my list, I love waffles

If you like peanut butter their peanut butter milkshake is immense.

I'm terrible at remembering a lot of the names of places I have family that live there I'll find out and let you know.

The castle walls are good to walk around. Some nice albeit chain restaurants on Brayford. Nice to watch the boats.

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By *oodnitegirlWoman
over a year ago

Yorkshire

"Madame waffle, delicious!

That's definitely going on my list, I love waffles

If you like peanut butter their peanut butter milkshake is immense.

I'm terrible at remembering a lot of the names of places I have family that live there I'll find out and let you know.

The castle walls are good to walk around. Some nice albeit chain restaurants on Brayford. Nice to watch the boats.

That Girls weekend we talked about would be good here xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Visit the Lincolnshire life museum if you get chance. It has an old ww1 tank. You'll find some nice Cafés to eat on steep hill. They also have a 200c coffee shop. Oh their cosy club looks lovely and a very different theme to Leicester. Angel coffee shop and cafe Aroma is nice. Rising cafe is good to near the brayford pool. All the staff are homeless, former addicts or prostitutes. But as you can see from the reviews, they do an excellent job x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hit up 'Browns Pie Shop'

Also

Madame waffle

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Do the roof tour of the cathedral if you can, although don't think too hard about the repairs in there.

I was going to recommend an awesome coffee shop. Sorry

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Whisby nature reserve is lovely.. It has a great cafe - the coffee is out of this world

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By *iamondCougarWoman
over a year ago

Norfuck! / Lincolnshire

There are some lovely shops up on Bailgate around the corner from the Cathedral. Lincoln castle is a good place to visit too - it’s home to the Magna Carta and the Richard III sword.

The Electric roof top Bar at the top of the Doubletree Hilton hotel has fab views and great cocktails. Lots of nice restaurants on the marina.

The Engine Shed May have suitable band on depending on the date you’re visiting.

There’s a Ghost Walk at specific times throughout the year.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Madame waffle, delicious!

That's definitely going on my list, I love waffles

If you like peanut butter their peanut butter milkshake is immense.

I'm terrible at remembering a lot of the names of places I have family that live there I'll find out and let you know.

The castle walls are good to walk around. Some nice albeit chain restaurants on Brayford. Nice to watch the boats.

That Girls weekend we talked about would be good here xx"

As long as you push me up steep hill

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

If you're a history nerd, both generally and re the history of prisons, Lincoln Castle has so much to offer. (It's got the only extant chapel for the separate system of imprisonment, after the one in Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia, was destroyed by bushfire)

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By *iamondCougarWoman
over a year ago

Norfuck! / Lincolnshire

"Whisby nature reserve is lovely.. It has a great cafe - the coffee is out of this world"

It does yes!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Whisby nature reserve is lovely.. It has a great cafe - the coffee is out of this world

It does yes!"

I ate my way through the cake counter

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Oh! Guildhall tour. I enjoyed it, although the man doing the tour might have made it, and he was about to retire.

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By *ily White OP Woman
over a year ago

Wow, thank you for all the suggestions...looks like I'll have a busy weekend and put a few pounds on with all the nice food

I'm even more excited to visit now

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

With this wind you'll be blown up steep hill no problem.

Hope that no storms coming if you want to go to the Brayford Pool as it has flooded a couple of times recently... You could go paddling and pretend you're by the sea though!

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By *_yeahPartiesCouple
over a year ago

Lincoln

Our neck of the woods

and if it’s the weekend of the 14th then we are holding our second social in town in a private hired bar

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By *ily White OP Woman
over a year ago

"Our neck of the woods

and if it’s the weekend of the 14th then we are holding our second social in town in a private hired bar

Unfortunately it's not that weekend, or I'd have come along to say hello

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By *ily White OP Woman
over a year ago

"With this wind you'll be blown up steep hill no problem.

Hope that no storms coming if you want to go to the Brayford Pool as it has flooded a couple of times recently... You could go paddling and pretend you're by the sea though!

Being blown up there looks a darn sight easier than walking up it

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By *tag and HellcatCouple
over a year ago

Notts/Derby

Keeping an eye on this, we’ve got a night in April

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

The hill is as bad as it looks, yes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The hill is as bad as it looks, yes

There is a hopper bus though that will take you up the top

just walk back down so you don't miss anything

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Beautiful architecture as well

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By *_yeahPartiesCouple
over a year ago

Lincoln

Ole Ole Tapas in The Lawn is nice for a spot to eat, or the other tapas in between the Castle and Cathedral good too. Lots of nice pubs in the uphill area.

If it's 14 March by any chance we've got a social that evening

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

I just remembered - weird how these things become dislodged from the background - how much fun I had in the castle geeking out over various bits of history. The staff were unusually receptive to it, answered all kinds of probably bizarre obscure questions.

That was a good trip.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The hill is as bad as it looks, yes

There is a hopper bus though that will take you up the top

just walk back down so you don't miss anything"

That's cheating!

The best way to do Steep Hill was via the water slide they did down it a few years ago. Health and safety probably out the kybosh on that though!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lincoln is lovely- I stay there once a week in the Doubletree Hilton and it’s a great hotel, fantastic home made ice cream place called Daisy Made Farm with its own Drive-through just off the bypass but loads to look at and even has a little alley way called “the Glory Hole”. You won’t be bored

Have a great time.

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By *_yeahPartiesCouple
over a year ago

Lincoln

"The hill is as bad as it looks, yes

There is a hopper bus though that will take you up the top

just walk back down so you don't miss anything

That's cheating!

The best way to do Steep Hill was via the water slide they did down it a few years ago. Health and safety probably out the kybosh on that though!"

They’ve got a new Tuck Tuck now you can get a lift up and/or down!

Thought the water slide was a different hill though? Always wanted it to be Steep Hill but they were never that brave, from memory anyway!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They’ve got a new Tuck Tuck now you can get a lift up and/or down!

Thought the water slide was a different hill though? Always wanted it to be Steep Hill but they were never that brave, from memory anyway!"

They did it down Steep Hill in 2016. It looked great fun but I didn't have time to give it a go. If you google it there is a video of someone going down it on the BBC website - you dont normally willingly go down it at that speed!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Look out for the busker with the double piano too he's a joy to watch

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I live there and hardly do any exploring

The Bomber Command memorial is worth a visit too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I live there and hardly do any exploring

The Bomber Command memorial is worth a visit too."

Always the case - we all seem to miss out what is on our doorstep

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By *ily White OP Woman
over a year ago

Thank you everyone for the fantastic information - looks like I'll be making a return visit at some point because I can't possibly fit everything I want to do into one weekend

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