Summer holidays 2019 - Lincolnshire - Post 3

Here's our final post from our lovely week in Lincolnshire courtesy of Travelzoo and the prize I won with them.

Friday 16th August 2019

The weather wasn't great today but we couldn't visit Lincolnshire without a visit to Lincoln and more specifically Lincoln Castle! So we braved the elements and headed out.

This place just blew us away with its history. We LOVED the audio tour.

Heading up and standing at the observatory tower was amazing...

...although not everyone agreed as she wasn't so keen on heights!

The prisons were fascinating. There were some of the cells for children to dress up in costumes from the past - what the prisoners wore, the prison governors clothes, the prison medic etc.

When we visited they also had a Vivienne Westwood #BondageToLiberation exhibition on.

 As one of the first segregation prisons, prisoners were even kept separate from each other in the chapel in these individual sections where they would be locked into and unable to see each other.

After our visit to the castle, we had a quick visit to the renowned Steep Hill....

 ...where we discovered the cutest of shops like this cheese shop...

 ...where we stocked up on 5 interestingly flavoured little barrels of cheese including ginger cheese!

There is even a Russian doll shop on Steep Hill!!! I've always had a bit of an obsession with Russian dolls.

Eventually we headed back for a final swim in the pool and a dinner of leftovers trying to finish up the random selection of food left in the fridge at the end of our week here. We packed as much as we could ready for the journey home.

Saturday 17th August 2019

There's probably nothing particularly interesting to be said for journey home day other than the kids all behaved well in the car - something that doesn't happen too often in our family!

Sat nav kept taking us on detours due to road closures so we ended up missing most of the opportunities to stop at the services. In the end I asked google to direct us to the nearest place to grab a bite to eat and we ended up at the Monkfield Arms in Cambourne. At first I was a little worried about vegetarian options here but I was so impressed! I enjoyed this spectacular meat-free burger with bbq jackfruit on top and ordered a side of halloumi fries. It was the best meal I'd had in ages and great value too! Would definitely recommend this place for a bite to eat if you are ever passing by.