When we took the long drive down to Falmouth in Cornwall I thought their miles seemed to take longer to drive than they should but they were nothing compared to a Lincolnshire mile.
We left our hotel in Kings Lynn with Brenda the Satnav estimating a 65 minute journey to Skegness but she either wasn't taking us the quickest route or the council workmen who put up the mileage signs were having a laugh with us tourists. Distances seemed to change randomly with no correlation to the miles travelled and at one point even got bigger despite us driving closer to our destination.
The upshot of it all was it took over 2 hours to get to Skegness and my stress levels were through the roof. Luckily we had planned a relaxing day on the beach at Skegness, so after a spot of lunch, a couple of selfies and an ice cream sundae everything was back to normal.
Now, I used to live in Lincolnshire during my school years and I know all about Skegness. Or at least I thought I did. It used to be a bit of a joke resort and not somewhere you would really want to go for a holiday but boy, how things have changed since the 70's/ early 80's.
It now looks great and it was by far the busiest resort we have seen on our trip so far with thousands of people on the beach, the seafront, the pleasure beach and the pier. It's also by far the cheapest resort we've visited. Where else can you get 6 donuts or a '99' ice cream for a £1?
And the pier? It is by far the best of the amusement type piers we've seen so far. The arcade runs practically the full length of the long pier and is bright, clean and plenty of fun.
A short boardwalk at the end of the pier has been added but it's still nowhere near as long as it used to be. That was due to a severe storm in 1978 that took out two sections of the pier and left the theatre part stranded out in the sea. I remember it well as it was all over the local news back then. The stranded section is no longer there but I don't know when it was removed as Penarth's local news didn't deem it newsworthy enough to let me know. It definitely isn't there now though.
After doing all we had to do we decided to spend a couple of hours chilling on the beach and enjoying the sun. One thing that hasn't changed at Skegness is the long walk to reach the sea. And you thought it was bad at Weston. At least there the water is a lot clearer and worth the walk.
Suitably relaxed we got back in the car and headed to our second pier of the day, Cleethorpes. Their pier is still being renovated and is due to open Summer 2015. All I can say is they better be quick because Summer is nearly over! We took our selfie, obscuring the building work, and headed on our way to our overnight stop in Hull. It's a shame we arrived a little to early to see Cleethorpes' new pier because I'm not sure when we'll get to return.
An early night was the order of the day as we have a long drive for our next pier, Saltburn By The Sea. It's supposed to be a cracker so we're excited about the day ahead.....
Distance travelled so far: 1751 miles. Piers visited: 43
We left our hotel in Kings Lynn with Brenda the Satnav estimating a 65 minute journey to Skegness but she either wasn't taking us the quickest route or the council workmen who put up the mileage signs were having a laugh with us tourists. Distances seemed to change randomly with no correlation to the miles travelled and at one point even got bigger despite us driving closer to our destination.
The upshot of it all was it took over 2 hours to get to Skegness and my stress levels were through the roof. Luckily we had planned a relaxing day on the beach at Skegness, so after a spot of lunch, a couple of selfies and an ice cream sundae everything was back to normal.
Now, I used to live in Lincolnshire during my school years and I know all about Skegness. Or at least I thought I did. It used to be a bit of a joke resort and not somewhere you would really want to go for a holiday but boy, how things have changed since the 70's/ early 80's.
It now looks great and it was by far the busiest resort we have seen on our trip so far with thousands of people on the beach, the seafront, the pleasure beach and the pier. It's also by far the cheapest resort we've visited. Where else can you get 6 donuts or a '99' ice cream for a £1?
And the pier? It is by far the best of the amusement type piers we've seen so far. The arcade runs practically the full length of the long pier and is bright, clean and plenty of fun.
#42 Skegness
A short boardwalk at the end of the pier has been added but it's still nowhere near as long as it used to be. That was due to a severe storm in 1978 that took out two sections of the pier and left the theatre part stranded out in the sea. I remember it well as it was all over the local news back then. The stranded section is no longer there but I don't know when it was removed as Penarth's local news didn't deem it newsworthy enough to let me know. It definitely isn't there now though.
After doing all we had to do we decided to spend a couple of hours chilling on the beach and enjoying the sun. One thing that hasn't changed at Skegness is the long walk to reach the sea. And you thought it was bad at Weston. At least there the water is a lot clearer and worth the walk.
Suitably relaxed we got back in the car and headed to our second pier of the day, Cleethorpes. Their pier is still being renovated and is due to open Summer 2015. All I can say is they better be quick because Summer is nearly over! We took our selfie, obscuring the building work, and headed on our way to our overnight stop in Hull. It's a shame we arrived a little to early to see Cleethorpes' new pier because I'm not sure when we'll get to return.
#43 Cleethorpes
An early night was the order of the day as we have a long drive for our next pier, Saltburn By The Sea. It's supposed to be a cracker so we're excited about the day ahead.....
Distance travelled so far: 1751 miles. Piers visited: 43
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