A history book, geography book and trivia guide all rolled into one book that can also help you to plan your next trip. If it is a conventional guidebook you want, then you might be better off elsewhere, but if you like to dig a little deeper into the places you go to, then this book could be just what you are looking for .Take a wandering tour up, down and around the entire Lincolnshire coastline covering everywhere from the Humber Estuary to the Wash. If you are new to the area, this guide book will give you plenty of ideas for places to visit in or near to the main tourist resorts of Cleethorpes, Mablethorpe and Skegness as well as the two main centres of industry - Boston and Grimsby.The Lincolnshire coast has miles of unspoilt wilderness to explore, from marshlands to dunes and fens to beaches - learn more about the nature reserves, wildlife trust areas, a longstanding seal colony and a brand new coastal observatory.Find out how the resort towns came to be so popular, how the influence of the likes of Billy Butlin, P. T. Barnum and Buffalo Bill helped to determine the character of these seaside venues. Don't expect a technical masterpiece - this is a quick read to get you in the mood to find out even more - whether its windmills, railways, piers or geology that interests you?The author has researched widely and includes many more recommended reads within the book - where these are freely available online, hyperlinks are included.Extracts from local and national newspaper accounts going back up to 250 years help to give a sense of historical realism, enhancing such stories as the 1953 flood that devastated much of Lincolnshire's agricultural land and killed hundreds.This is a companion to "The Yorkshire Coast From A to Z" and will be followed by more books in the same series including The Antrim Coast and ... Bolsover
