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    • Day 14

      Gegensätze

      July 24, 2022 in England ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

      Nach dem Frühstück wollen wir uns Skegness ansehen, sind aber fast etwas schockiert, wie es hier zugeht… Offene Shoppingläden (es ist Sonntag!), Spielhöllen, RambaZamba, Rummelplatz à la Europapark, Leisure Parks, PP Chaos.. voll die Partymeile 🙈 … wir fahren direkt weiter zum nächsten Ziel: Gibraltar Point, ein Naturreservat - fast keine Menschen: Natur pur! Moorlandschaften & ellenlanger Sandstrand, dazu leuchtend violette Felder - fast könnten es Lavendelfelder in 🇫🇷 sein… sehr idyllisch, schön, windig und warm! 🥰🥰Read more

    • Day 150

      a.k.a. Skeggy

      May 30, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌬 13 °C

      Continuing the trail of English seaside resorts, I leave the south coast and head east---Skegness in Lincolnshire. Its miles of sands became popular before package tours to the Mediterranean and it seems even more English than some other resorts I know. And with an East Midlands flavour. But the old line "Skegness is so bracing" doesn't lie; there's a brisk force 5 breeze coming all the way from Greenland!

      There's just the one railway line to and from Skegness and I take a day visit to Boston. Not as famous as the city after which it's named, it boasts a superb landmark, the largest parish church in England. It's known as Boston Stump because the upper part of the tower is an afterthought, competed 200 years after the 14th century main fabric of the church. The reason for its size is that Boston claims once to have been the second largest port in England. But the town has become a quiet backwater as is most of Lincolnshire, perhaps because it's not on the way to anywhere else.

      On other days, some outlying villages can be reached by local transport. People may complain about country buses but provided one doesn't stay out too late, they are reliable and punctual. When you've got time in hand, what does it matter if they run only once an hour?---at least they arrive when the timetable says they will. Hidden away from the theme parks and caravan sites some nice little churches can be found. Burgh le Marsh and Addlethorpe are just two of them. And then there's Mablethorpe, a dozen miles up the coast from Skeggy and a smaller version of it. Miles of sand and by the end of the week, the wind has started to ease off.
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    • Day 7–8

      Belton House und Burgh le Marsh

      May 8 in England ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

      (Deutscher Text siehe unten)

      9:15 AM:Just got up, beds taken down. In the distance I hear the "Mr Whippy Van" playing its tune, already advertising its ice cream for breakfast. Rupert recognizes the tune of the English Saturday sports programme in the jingle.

      Our destination today is Belton House and Garden, the best-preserved 17th century English manor house built in the "Carolean Style" with an Italian garden and orangery, surrounded by a spacious park with extensive lawns and mighty old trees.

      The weather is sunny and warm, which means we spend hours in the grounds and skip the interiors. Do we need any more examples of the pomp and splendor with which the nobles surrounded themselves and profiled themselves? But we like that we can sunbathe in their gardens today.

      And I like the many ideas for sustainable gardening that are lovingly documented on blackboards in handwriting.

      Along the way we meet a friendly old gentleman who recommends another beautiful garden nearby. Together with him and his gift in our hearts, we reach the parking lot in the late afternoon and look for a place to stay for the night. We find it in Burgh le Marsh, a small town that surprises us with its ugly front gardens. We hadn't expected that in England. Well, we've seen untidy or unkempt front gardens everywhere, but this systematic ugliness beats everything. One stone desert next to the other, flagstones with a narrow, neglected flowerbed at the edge, or a gravel-on-foil desert with a few potted plants on it that look like someone played Frisbee to place them. Why didn't I take pictures of them?🥴 But what the heck, you have imagination.

      The ticket machine of the central parking lot in the village is fortunately wrapped in a plastic hood, so we only have free parking.

      We would have liked to have another ale at the "White Fleece" opposite, but when we get back from our "Ugly-frontgardens-walk" at half past nine, the pub is already closed. Not bad either, we still have rhubarb juice on board.
      (Translated with Gemini)

      9:15 Uhr, gerade aufgestanden, Betten abgebaut.In der Ferne höre ich den "Mr Whippy Van" dudeln, der schon zum Frühstück sein Eis anpreist. Rupert erkennt in dem Gedudel die Melodie der englischen Samstags Sportschau.
      Unser heutiges Ziel ist Belton House and Garden, das besterhaltene im"Carolean Style" erbaute englische Herrenhaus des 17. Jahrhunderts mit italienischem Garten und Orangerie, umgeben von einem großzügigen Park mit weitläufigen Rasenflächen und mächtigen alten Bäumen.
      Das Wetter ist sonnig und warm, was dazu führt, dass wir uns stundenlang in den Außenanlagen aufhalten und uns die Innenräume schenken. Brauchen wir noch weitere Beispiele für den Prunk und Pomp, mit dem sich die Adeligen umgaben und profilierten? Dass wir uns heute in ihren Gärten sonnen können, gefällt uns aber.
      Und mir gefallen die vielen Ideen nachhaltigen Gartenbaus , die liebevoll handschriftlich auf schwarzen Tafeln dokumentiert sind.
      Wir treffen unterwegs auf einen freundlichen alten Gentleman, der uns einen weiteren schönen Garten ganz in der Nähe ans Herz legt. Gemeinsam mit ihm und seinem Geschenk im Herzen erreich wir am späten Nachmittag den Parkplatz und machen uns auf die Suche nach einem Platz für die Nacht. Den finden wir in Burgh le Marsh, einem kleinen Ort, der uns mit hässlichen Vorgärten überrascht. Damit hätten wir in England nicht gerechnet. Nun gut, unordentliche oder ungepflegte Vorgärten haben wir überall gesehen aber diese systematische Hässlichkeit überbietet alles. Eine Steinwüste neben der anderen, Steinplatten mit schmalem, vernachlässigtem Beet am Rand, oder Kieselstein-auf-Folie Einöde mit einigen Topfpflanzen darauf, die aussehen, als hätte jemand zum Platzieren damit Frisbee gespielt. Warum hab ich keine Fotos davon gemacht 🥴 Aber was soll's, ihr habt ja Fantasie.
      Die Ticketsäule des zentralen Parkplatzes im Dorf ist zu unserem Glück in eine Kunststoffhaube eingepackt, also bleibt uns nur free parking.
      Gerne hätten wir im "White Fleece" gegenüber noch ein Ale getrunken, doch als wir um halb 10 von unserem "Ugly-frontgardens-walk" zurückkommen, hat der Pub schon zu. Auch nicht schlimm, wir haben noch Rhabarbersaft an Bord.
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    • Day 2

      Heckington to Market Rasen

      June 20, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌧 22 °C

      First day was a solid 95km from Mekton Mowbray to Bailey Bridge in the Holland Fen. Tail wind nearly all the way. Heckington has an unique 8 sail windmill with a brewery, bakery and cafe. Only the brewery was open. A late swim session at the local lido cooled us down nicely but then a 20km das across the fens to find our campsite! Very lovely couple (Joy and ?) welcomed us to a basic site but still had lots of little home comforts such as flushing toilet, washing up sink with hot water, kettle and microwave as well as comfy sofas. Early to rise the next day to try and avoid the rain. Couple of hours in the rain got us to the Aviation museum at East Kirkby, the home of the Lancaster bomber. When they wheeled it out ant started it up it nearly blew our socks off!Read more

    • Day 1,180

      Mablethorpe

      August 16, 2021 in England ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

      Moving northwards we decided to spend three nights on the coast in Lincolnshire, so we booked a pitch at the Ivy Dene site in Mablethorpe - a short hop to the beach. On our way we stopped off for a quick look at Skegness which was everything we expected it to be. Skeggie is a brash Victorian seaside town, and when we got there in early afternoon it was rammed with holidaymakers. K spent some time in the amusements whilst I enjoyed a fabulous ice cream and had a quick look at the beach front. You get to the beach via the numerous amusement arcades (mossies), boating lakes and pubs, all very busy.
      Two hours was enough for us and we escaped to what we though would be a more gentle resort of Mablethorpe just up the coast a little way.
      Passing along the coast road tucked in behind the beach dunes etc we passed mile after mile of static caravan sites, Butlins holiday resort, more amusement parks and caravans etc..
      Mablethorpe proved to be the poor relation to Skeggie and had a very high fat and tattoo quotient. The NHS would do well to use it as a resource centre for the study of obesity related health issues. Is there anything more beguiling than a fat bird whose legs are so fat she cannot get her knees together and whose tatts have stretched beyond recognition? There was also an inordinate number of mobility scooters for the size of the town. It is a shame - the beach is lovely and the market on Friday, albeit small, was worth a visit.
      The whole area was littered with shops selling the most unimaginable tat.
      We walked along the promenade to Sutton on Sea one day where we came across a rather eccentric gentleman who approached us in his automated wheel chair in full Riddler uniform, complete with purple hat and floral green shoes. He advised us that he was a great batman fan and had a different outfit for every day of the week.
      The following day we cycled along the promenade and on the C roads behind the dunes to Chapel St Leonard where we flopped on the beach in the sunshine reading our books for a while. K stripped the mossies of two sherbet poppers and a couple of other bits of tat which she found most enjoyable - total value of the prizes about 0.05p.
      Brilliant, as awful as we found it, we had a good time.
      We have escaped to South Yorkshire via the splendid Humber Bridge.
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    • Day 3

      Market Rasen to Lincoln

      June 21, 2023 in England ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

      The day much improved after the Lancaster bomber apart from another rain shower on top of one of the Wolds. Quick decent into Market Rasen and we got to our campsite. This one was technically a caravan site but also caters for touring cyclists and walkers with small tents, £16 for the two of us with table and good facilities!
      Next day saw a quick dash up to Walesby where there is the Ramblers Church with a BCQ inside. A rather fancy church window with walkers and cyclists! Back to camp for coffee and finish packing the dried out tent and making our way to Lincoln.
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    • Day 41

      Lincolnshire Wild Festival

      July 25, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

      A chill and relax at Lincolnshire Wild Festival in the grounds of the Revesby Abbey estate..
      Ventured out for a little cycle ride but a mile up the road realised my tyres were flat and my pump was kaput...
      Eventually, a kindly villager took pity on me and lent me an electric pump! I really shouldn't be allowed out on my own 😔...
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