Lincoln

Lion & Snake 79 Bailgate Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 3AR telephone For Location Map click here Close to the Cathedral and the CAstle, the pub is worthy of inclusion in the guide because of its Cask Marque award. Sells a wide range of good value bar foods.

The Magna Carta No 1 Exchequer Gate Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 1PZ telephone For Location Map click here Just at the top of Steep Hill, opposite the Tourist information centre, the pub is worthy of inclusion in the guide because of its Cask Marque award.

Pyewipe Inn Fossebank Saxilby Road Lincoln LN1 2BG telephone 01522 525009 For Location Map click here website The Pyewipe Inn was first an Alehouse by the side of the Fossdyke Canal in 1778. The canal was built by the Romans in AD120 joining the rivers Witham and Trent and is England's oldest surviving canal. The pub has fine views of the cathedral in the distance. You can walk along the Fossdyke back to the City centre. Good range of real ales and good range of good value food in the lounge/bar areas including at least 4 home made vegitarian dishes.. There is also a Restaurant with an A La Carte menu changed every four months. To reach the pub, cross the bypass road on the A57 and then you turn off down a marked narrow road to double back under the bypass road.

The Ritz High Street Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 7PJ telephone For Location Map click here   Worthy of inclusion in the guide because of its Cask Marque award.

The Victoria 6 Union Road Lincoln LN1 3BJ telephone 01522 536048 For Location Map click here An un-modernised, Tynemill pub, close to Lincoln castle. Has a wide range of real ales and good value bar meals.

Wig & Mitre 30-32 Steep Hill Lincoln LN2 1TL telephone 01522 535190 For Location Map click here The building dates back to the 14th century and is close to the cathedral towards the top of Steep Hill. Wide menu including vegetarian. Children and dogs welcome. Worth a visit.

 

About the City of Lincoln

As you approach this historic city, you will be impressed by the dominant position of the Cathedral on the hill. The city dates back over 2000 years and the Iron Age settlement was built upon by the Romans. William the Conqueror arrived in 1068 evicted 166 Saxon families and started to build the Castle here. Four years later he started on the Cathedral. Descending from the Cathedral -, described by the poet John Ruskin as the most precious piece of architecture in the British Isles, is Steep Hill. Many of the houses on this aptly named street date back to medieval times including Jews House (see below). The Wig and Mitre is a 14th century timber framed pub towards the top of Steep Hill. Lincoln also has a beautiful marina at Brayford Pool just yards from the main shopping center. The pool was one of the main reasons Lincoln developed where it did as the river Witham cut through the Lincoln edge, pools formed and the Celtic tribes settled around them. In the 18th and 19th century, Brayford was England's fourth most important port.There is also a wide variety of interesting shops throughout Lincoln and is a good place to pass away a day exploring the new and old parts of this delightful city. In early December, each year, Lincoln has a very popular Christmas Market.

Places of Interest

To enjoy a boat trip around historic Lincoln from the river Witham and the Fossdyke Roman canal - Cathedral City Cruises, c/o Brayford Trust, Brayford Wharf North, Lincoln, LN1 1YX telephone 01522 546853.

Jews House, along Steep Hill which dates back to the 12th century is amongst the finest example of early architecture in the country is now has a restaurant, telephone 01522 524851. In the middle ages Lincoln had a flourishing Jewish community with moneylenders, traders and merchants. They were amongst the richest and influential citizens of Lincoln. The Jews house's ornate entrance arch served the building and also the adjacent Jews court, thought to be the location of the old jewish synagogue.

Lincoln Castle, Castle Hill, Lincoln, LN1 3AA, telephone 01522 511068. William the Conqueror built a castle in 1068 in the south - west corner of the decaying Roman walls at the top of the hill. In later years the early earth banks and timber stockades were replaced by stone walls, gatehouses and towers. The castle has been besieged several times. For 900 years this castle has been used as a court and a prison. It also houses a copy of the Magna Carta.

Bishops' Old Palace, Minster Yard, Lincoln, LN2 1PU, telephone 01522 527468, website:- www.english-heritage.org.uk is the remains of a medieval palace in the shadow of Lincoln cathedral. The ruins include the shell of a great aisled ceremonial hall that was built in the 12th century.

Museum of Lincolnshire Life, Burton Road, Lincoln, LN1 3LY telephone 01522 528448. The museum is Lincolnshire's largest museum of social history.