Visiting the UK - Quirky snapshots of lovely Lincoln and beyond …
Lincoln City
St Hugh Restoration
Bailgate
Quirky shops perch perpendicularly precariously along the steeply exhausting yet quaintly charming lane. Steep Hill
Lawrence of Arabia revises his magnus opus above a pie shop before popping next door for a pint. Brown’s Pie Shop by the Wig & Mitre
The tired child wails faintly as the push chair passes under an ancient archway oblivious to to the passage of time. Newport Roman archway
Plumptious olives, crunchy nuts and succulent red peppers wait patiently beside a tall glass reflecting autumn sunshine. Table outside Castle Hotel
A fragile document of faintly legible script preserves our constitutional heritage secured beside a medieval prison. The Magna Carta at Lincoln Castle
Lincoln Cathedral
Sublime music rumbles along the Episcopal runway, falters, stops, starts again and soars into immense grandeur. Organ practice.
Two kneeling soldiers bow their wooden heads as ancient flags droop in memorium. The Forces Chapel.
kneeling soldier
A saint’s head is venerated below a mischievous stone image. St Hugh & The Imp.
The mistress of a Duke and mother of Kings sleeps eternally in a wooden shrine. Kathryn Swynford, eventual wife of John Of Gaunt.
Rumbustuous schoolboys transform into Christmas card choristers as their voices charm the stone angels above. Choral evensong
Kaleidoscopic circles shape-shift their colours as sunlight glimmers onto the marble floor. The Dean’s & Bishop’s Eye rose windows
A two-dimensional saint’s eye-view of the city spreads out beside a photo montage of the dedicated rescue team . Restoration of southern turret and St Hugh’s statue
Lincolnshire
Ferrari red and black dresses stand sinuously juxtaposed with lacey leather jacket commemorating Formula 1 winners in old seed store. The National Centre for Craft & Design, Sleaford
Dusty Miller shares his passion for grinding corn within mellow stone walls smelling of slower days and freshly baked bread. Cogglesford Mill, near Sleaford
Whirling amusements, dripping Ice creams, , intriguing tattoos, kiss me slowly hats, fish and chips squished into polystyrene trays, laughter all around with a shimmering sea in the distance. Bracing Skegness
Pringle-clad guys and smart-casual dolls discuss birdies and nibliks beside a willow-shaded Grecian temple. The Dower House by golf course, Woodhall Spa
Druid maidens relive historic pageant next door to wartime memories in Victorian Spa town of quirky delights. Cottage Museum at Woodhall Spa
Woodhall cottage
The iconic plane drones overhead reliving moments in history as a wedding party chinks champagne on a moss-strewn carpet. Lancaster Bomber over Petwood Hotel
Donkeys amble along undulating sands transport giggling kiddies clinging on with white knuckled joy. Mablethorpe Beach
donkeys at Mablethorpe beach
I travelled to Lincolnshire courtesy of Visit Lincoln – and must go back soon as there is so much to see and do for a wandering educator …
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Zoe Dawes is the Quirky Traveller Editor for Wandering Educators.
Feature photo: Newport Roman Arch
All photos courtesy and copyright Zoe Dawes