If the weather continues, we’re in for a sizzling summer and we’re not just talking about the temperatures as July gets the holiday season off to a celebratory start in Lincoln. Amelia Cosgrove runs through some of her top picks. The Lincoln Jazz Festival, July 10 until July 12 The fifth Lincoln…
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As the days grow longer and the evenings warmer, there's never been a better time to experience the best alfresco dining in Lincoln. Whether you're looking for a relaxed picnic, a canal-side lunch, tapas in the sunshine or a pub garden with stunning cathedral views, Lincoln has an outdoor dining…
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By Amelia Cosgrove This summer we’ll be highlighting Lincoln through the lens of our four-legged friends. Over the coming weeks, we’re taking you through everything Lincoln has to offer for dogs and for you, the owners, the sitters, whoever you are. We're talking The Dog Friendly Pub Crawl -…
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By Amelia Cosgrove This summer, people are craving experiences over endless consumption. After years shaped by screens, algorithms, and passive entertainment, there’s a growing shift towards real-life connection, creativity, intellectual exchange, and discovering more tangible ways to spend our…
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By Amelia Cosgrove The Daily Telegraph has named Lincoln’s Steep Hill the Prettiest Street in England, and Amelia Cosgrove discovered it’s the people on the fairest of all thoroughfares that shape its heart and character. The Telegraph had searched the country’s avenues and boulevards before…
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By Amelia Cosgrove From the top deck Whoever said tour buses weren’t cool clearly has not tried Lincoln’s open top variety. The Lincoln Tour Bus returns to duty for the summer over the second May Bank Holiday weekend – on Saturday, May 23 to be precise - but I took an early trip on the…
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Recently named Britain’s prettiest street by The Telegraph, Lincoln's Steep Hill is one of the most iconic and historic streets in Lincoln. Dating back to Roman times when Lincoln was known as Lindum Colonia, the hill became a vital route connecting the upper and lower parts of the ancient city. The…
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The city packs six festivals into the month covering everything from science to heavy metal. The Lincoln Festival of History entertained the crowds over the early May Bank Holiday and the city was buzzing again over the second weekend in the month for two very important sporting events. The first…
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It’s one of the biggest events in British Cycling’s calendar and a chance to show off the city – AMELIA COSGROVE assesses Lincoln Grand Prix weekend from a visitor’s perspective. Come for the race, stay for the city The walk up Steep Hill is part of daily life in Lincoln; Michaelgate, those…
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Step back into history and straight into the action. In Lincoln, the past doesn’t just sit quietly, it overlaps into the present. Over the May Bank Holiday weekend from 2 to 4 May 2026, the Lincoln Festival of History will transform the city into something closer to a living storybook than a modern…
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