Lincoln
is about 20 minutes drive away from the holiday home and is wonderful place to
spend a day or so. From the olde worlde shops on 'The Steep'
to the large Castle and Cathedral.
Newark
has a Castle with open air concerts some Sunday afternoons,
river trips to see the wildlife and a multitude of Tea shops
and Restaurants including a floating pub! A must hen
visiting the holiday home.
Southwell
is an interesting city and is the smallest Cathedral city in
the UK.
Warner Bros multi
screen cinemas can be found in Lincoln and
Doncaster.
Superbowl
is available in Lincoln and Doncaster.
Trent Port family
restaurant in Gainsborough, approx 6 miles from the holiday
home has a Brewster Bear Activity
Centre.
There are indoor
play facilities in Lincoln and Gainsborough. (The Play
Barn in Lincoln is to be recommended as it caters
for all ages including adults!!!)
The East Coast
resorts of Skegness, Cleethorpes
etc are approx 1hr away.
Sherwood
Forest with the Major Oak (home of Robin Hood)
is situated within 25mins at Ollerton. Robin
Hood Airport is 20mins away from the holiday home.
Retford,
Gainsborough and Doncaster have
Leisure Centres. The Dome at Doncaster is the largest in the
north east and offers a Lagoon pool; ice-skating and a
climbing wall.
There are Golf
Courses at Retford, Gainsborough, Lincoln, Market
Raisen, Mansfield, Worksop, Sherwood Forest, Nottingham
& Newark. Rufford Park has Golf Days.