City breaks - About Lincoln

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Mellow honey-coloured stone and cobbled streets belie Lincoln’s modern approach to city life.

There can be few cities that can match Lincoln’s neat juxtaposition of ancient and modern. True, your first view of the city will be dominated by its glorious, honey-coloured cathedral perched high on a limestone escarpment – and if it’s cobbled streets, tranquillity and a good dose of Roman and Medieval history you’re after, head straight up the hill towards it.

But if you’re after something a little more lively, then ‘downhill’, as the locals call it, is the place for you.

Lincoln’s top 10

1.   Lincoln University
2.   Brayford Waterfront Quarter
3.   The Lawn
4.   Lincoln Cathedral
5.   The Collection Museum
6.   The Museum of Lincolnshire Life
7.   The Ellis Windmill
8.   The Arboretum
9.   Lincoln Medieval Bishop's Palace
10. Hartsholme Country Park

Claire Gill, Brown’s Pie Shop: "I love the fact that the olde English part of town and the modern part are totally separate, so you can decide where to go depending on your mood"

Jeremy Webster, The Collection: "It’s a very personal, compact place full of hidden gems – and walkable, too"