Where the coast meets the countryside
Enjoy big sky country Walk this way This is a great area for level walks. Choose a beach walk or a footpath across working farmland. Follow part of a disused railway or use an all-access trail. Dog owners: please keep your dog under close control when on farmland footpaths or near nature reserves and consider other Coastal Country ark users at all times. Sea and sand in spades Five miles of beautiful sandy beaches for you to enjoy! Cue the clouds In Big Sky Country you can watch the drama of weather unfold over land and sea. Wonderful for wildlife The Coastal Country ark is a wildlife watchers paradise. Watch seabirds, waders and songbirds; spot butterflies and dragonflies and look out for seals and harbour porpoises! Dean Eades Right: Fuse/Getty Images; top right: Big Sky Art The Round and Round House is one of our Bathing Beauties Beach Huts for the 21st century. Its all-round views also make it ideal for bird watching. Beachcombing bounty Our beaches are fantastic for beachcombing! If you walk the five miles of shoreline, you may find up to 30 different types of sea shell. Find out more at www.lincolnshirecoastalcountrypark.com Laurie Campbell
Explore, experience and enjoy this slice of Lincolnshire s l living countryside, with its A B C Sutton on Sea D historic villages l network of footpaths across working farmland E F G Acre Gap 1 l beautiful big skies l sandy beaches and dunes l wonderful wildlife and nature reserves Sandilands 1 To Alford Sutton Branch Line Walkway arking Sandilands Walk + Includes parking for 2 larger vehicles Anderby Creek Walk Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust reserve Footpath Other wildlife viewing areas ermissive access oplar Farm Sutt on B ranc h Lin e 2 A52 icnic area Main attraction Farm shop k an nb ma Ro 4 lace to eat lease keep your dog under close control when on farmland footpaths or near nature reserves (dogs not allowed on LWT reserves) and always clear up any mess. Respect the Dog Restriction Zones at Anderby Creek and Chapel St Leonards beaches from 1st May - 30th September. Farmer Brown s Ice Cream Disabled access Walks leaflets available from 01522 782070 and TICs Huttoft Car Terrace 3 Marsh Yard + Huttoft 5 Toilets (all disabled access) opening times vary Chapel oint to Anderby Creek Walk Anderby Creek Radcliffe Donkey Sanctuary Cloud Bar Anderby Drainage Museum Round and Round House To Alford Anderby Main in Dra 6 Wolla Bank On Your Marques 7 Mumby Chapel Six Marshes 8 A52 Chapel oint NORTH Hogsthorpe Reproduced from OS mapping with the permission of the Controller HMSO Crown Copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes copyright and may lead to civil proceedings. OS licence 100025370 Chapel St Leonards Mike Ritchie 9
Where to go for wildlife laces to visit There are several Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust nature reserves within the Lincolnshire Coastal Country ark, including: Huttoft Bank it (Map ref. 2D) Wolla Bank Reedbed (Map ref. 6F) Anderby Marsh (Map ref. 6E) Chapel it (Map ref. 8F) Huttoft Marsh (Map ref. 3D) Helen Matthews, oplar Farm oplar Farm (Map ref. 2B) Farm shop. Lincoln Longwool sheep and lambs. Events and activities. Cream teas and light refreshments. 01507 440202 or 07894 292641 Other great places to see wildlife are: Huttoft Car Terrace (Map ref. 3D) One of the best places to watch seabirds and from the comfort of your vehicle! Sutton Branch Line Walkway (Map ref. 2B) A disused railway line, now managed for wildlife. Acre Gap (Map ref. 1C) Where the sea broke through the defences during the Great Flood of 1953. Now a flood alleviation and wildlife area. Chapel Six Marshes Nature Reserve (Map ref. 7F) Wetland area with all-access trail so that everyone can get close to nature. Round and Round House (Map ref. 6E) All-round views over the beach, dunes and inland pools at Anderby Creek. Chapel oint (Map ref. 8G) Restored WWII gun emplacement and viewing point now good for gull watching. Find out more at www.lincolnshirecoastalcountrypark.com Geoff Trinder Farmer Brown s Ice Cream Radcliffe Donkey Sanctuary (Map ref. 5A) Rescued donkeys enjoy the rest of their lives in comfort here. Also horses and ponies. 07940 146330 Farmer Brown s Ice Cream (Map ref. 3B) Ice cream parlour, tea room, farm shop and play area. Cows, sheep, ducks and chickens. 01507 490347 or 07961 320186 On Your Marques Model Car Museum (Map ref. 7B) Model vehicles and motor racing memorabilia. it-stop Cafe and model car shop. 01507 490052 Anderby Creek Cloud Bar (Map ref. 5E) The world s first Official Cloud Spotting Area! Anderby Drainage Museum (Map ref. 6E) 1945 pumping station housing engines, old drainage tools, photographs and archaeological finds. For opening times: 01507 328095 On Your Marques Radcliffe Donkey Sanctuary
Lincoln Hull Grimsby Louth Mablethorpe Lincolnshire Coastal Country ark Horncastle Boston Spilsby Alford Skegness King s Lynn How to get here Traveline ublic Transport Information: www.traveline.info Or telephone 0871 200 22 33 Calls cost 10p per minute plus any charges your network provider makes. Weather in the Coastal Country ark Met Office: www.metoffice.gov.uk British Weather Services Live Line 09061 992 060 0800-2000 hours daily Calls cost 1.53 per minute (mobile charges may vary) Where to stay in the Coastal Country ark Visit Lincolnshire: www.visitlincolnshire.com/accommodation Mablethorpe Tourist Information Centre 01507 474939 Skegness Tourist Information Centre 0845 6740505 For more information: www.lincolnshirecoastalcountrypark.com If you would like this leaflet in an alternative format or language please contact us: tel: 01522 782070 e-mail: lccp@lincolnshire.gov.uk Cover images: Tern Geoff Trinder; Horse riders Janina Holubecki; Mermaid s purse Laurie Campbell; Lincolnshire red calf (LCC); Walkers Helen Matthews, oplar Farm; Beach huts LCC; Family on beach LCC; Huttoft Church Janina Holubecki; Sand dunes and beach LCC Lincolnshire Coastal Country ark artners East Lindsey District Council Environment Agency Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust Lindsey Marsh Drainage Board National Farmers Union Natural England National Trust