England's Best Kept Secret | Lincoln | Walking Tour
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- Опубликовано: 17 ноя 2022
- We continue visiting fun and exciting locations. This time we made it to Lincoln, UK and we were pleasantly surprised by the city. I now consider Lincoln to be one of England's Best Kept Secrets. The City centre had a great vibe...
We actually spent two weekends in Lincoln because we enjoyed to vibe in the city so much.
Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north-west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north.
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@@MacandBlair sir I just found out that I was born in Lincolnshire I was moved to the US. Do u see any hospitals there? I am trying to find out where I was born. Is Lincoln Lincolnshire
@@MacandBlair I traveled to Turkey and it looks just like Italy
Lincoln is my home town! Seeing this reaction video really makes me realise how much i take the City and cathedral for granted. You're right on how quiet it is. I always enjoy the peace and tranquility of Lincoln when i do go back, as i live near London these days. Great video, keep up the good work and well done for getting to the top of steep hill!
My home town too and the video opens right where a chunk of my family history is based back in the 1850's. I have only watched a few seconds but I can almost guarantee there will be dozens of buildings my family lived in or ran their businesses from right back from the 1850's to the present day.
I live 25 miles away and you can see the cathedral from various vantage points round here . In the war, the planes used it as a landmark to get home. There were so many air bases in Lincolnshire. And we have the Red Arrows. 🇬🇧👍
Poor man's Norwich 😃
@@ajlook5457 served at Coningsby so erm, . . . No! 🤣🤣
@@lpgibbo7463 l've lived in both cities, and Lincoln is very nice, but Norwich Is bigger and better, with a lot more to do, its a university city, the most complete medieval city in the country. Better city centre with fantastic shops, unbelievable market (biggest 7 day market in the country), the broads only 5 miles away, bigger & better football team, and finally voted 2nd to Edinburgh as the best city to live
@@ajlook5457 Edinburgh rocks, served all over Jockland before Lincolnshire. I don't pay attention to those 'best place for this or that' polls, mostly rigged by newspapers for the people who own said newspapers to make a killing on property. 🤔
Can't knock you on the Broads even though I was a kid last time they still stick in my head, will definitely have to pop back 😊
I take it that you are ex RAF then. If you do visit Norfolk again you lust also visit the North Norfolk coast at Holkham beach. But wait until summer because its bloody cold at the moment. Thanks for your service by the way
My daughter is a American and going to the college in Lincoln she just finished her first year She loves it there From Her apartment window she can see the cathedral
Once, when I was still recovering from a back injury and struggling with walking anywhere other than flat places, I decided Lincoln would be an ideal place for a long-weekend break, located as it is in flat, fenland country.
How wrong I was!
Yeah Steep hill isn't for you lol actually it's not for anyone with lungs lol
Should have gone to bostonia in the south of the county
Steep hill comes to mind lol
I'm from Lincoln so it was really interesting to see your response to it, and nice to see someone appreciating things about it I take for granted. I would definitely recommend taking the Cathedral tour if you come back, it's well worth it!
I grew up in Birchy. Love Lincoln and always will.
@@goodyeoman4534 I grew up on the Tower, then moved to the Gillies, then the Ermine (the perfect three?), now I'm out in Ancaster.
Always back in Lincoln as all my mates and family are there. I will never leave the shire. All the best.
@@trevorpaz3441 You too, mate. I'm close by. Small world.
Lincoln is a beautiful city!! I live just down the roasld in saxilby, but im a postie so always in lincoln.
What a lovely family.
You guys are such great parents your kids are very lucky to have a mother and father like you both you give your children great experiences they will remember for the rest of their lives 😎👍
Far better education than the iPhone or iPod could ever provide
I’m so glad you enjoyed your visit to our city, it’s good to see it through a visitor’s eyes. Peace be with you all 😊
I love this city so much
So glad you enjoyed Lincoln! I studied here from 2013 to 2016, volunteered at the cathedral, and even slept just outside the cathedral for charity (very cold, but great fun!)
Other things you can check out if you return are obviously the rest of the cathedral (you can take tours inside the roof and go outside onto the roof of the tallest of the towers) as well as the mediavel and wren libraries inside (the wren library designed by Sir Christopher Wren), the castle with the magna carta (one of only four remaining copies and the only one still at home in the city it was originally sent to) and it's prison, the Ellis mill windmill, and the museum of lincolnshire life which tells the story of Lincolnshire people and how Lincoln invented the tank!
Also if you fancy it next time, try a traditional Lincolnshire ploughmans lunch!
Loved seeing the city I have lived in for my whole life from a different perspective! I think I take it for granted, especially the Cathedral, since it's always been there. It's a great place for families to come and I echo what others have said, it's definitely worth coming to experience the Christmas market when it's on. One of the oldest markets in Europe and lots for you to do.
There's a name I haven't seen for a few years. We used to work together a few moons ago, at 694. Hope you're keeping well.
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I love this video! I was the girl singing when you walked by- thank you for the compliment 😊💜
Ahhhh, so cool to see someone enjoying our city! There's so much great history here! I'm glad you enjoy it :)
And also, the architecture of the cathedral was one of my favourite things to learn about growing up here. So cool.
Brings back memories, lived there for four years at university. The town itself at the bottom of the hill isn't really anything too special,save for the older buildings by the canal, but it's lovely once you start going up.
Glad you liked it, mate. I studied in Portsmouth and absolutely loved it.
I’m an American with roots traced back to Lincoln. Visiting Lincoln is definitely on my bucket list.
Do it!! Its my home town and i love it!! One of the most beautiful cities in the uk in my opinion, and a hidden gem. Be sure to go off the beaten track and visit the villages on the outskirts of lincoln as they are very beautiful and steeped in culture and history. The house i live in is over 200yrs old, the village is full of houses like mine. All the best on your bucket list 😁
The villages are definitely worth a walk around... there are so many little villages dotted around the outskirts of the city!
Thanks
My grandfather used to own a Cafe and burger joint i Lincoln indoor market
Lincoln’s in my blood eventhough
I’m a Norfolk boy 😂
Glad you loved our city, I moved to a pretty village just south of here 16 years ago and the quality of life here is second to none. Some of the food in the old country pubs in the surrounding villages (children always welcome) are worth a try also.
Just want to say, what a lovely familiy you have. Lucky man!
Thank you
Lincoln castle has one of the remaining original copies of the Magna Carta, dating from 1215
Salisbury has another
American ex-pat as well. I live not too far from Lincoln and it is my favourite place to spend a day! The Christmas Market at Lincoln is worth a visit!
Lincoln really is steeped in history. Steep hill and the bailgate are very nice.
As a local I've always thought Lincoln was crap, so it's interesting to see people visiting
Great vid fella ... might give Lincoln another visit. Lived near there in the military in the 70's ..forgot how nice it is! Just remembered I played football at Sincil bank football stadium in Lincoln too.
Hi I just watched your video of my birth City, I just want to say thank you for visiting and thank you for your lovely and kind words and that you returned, I am glad you and your family enjoyed your visits and I hope you will come back in the near future.
Lived in Lincoln my whole life, wouldn't wanna live anywhere else. Glad you and your family enjoyed our city, I know your face now so if I see you on your travels you've earned yourself a handshake my friend. Stay safe and be lucky... Sam...⚡
Thanks Sam
Thankyou for visiting my home city! Pleased you enjoyed this hidden gem and hope you come back soon 😊
Oh, I laughed when you said '...Americans, we're loud!' 😂 Well, at least you have self-awareness, will be much appreciated I'm sure. Nice video 👏
Enjoyed your trip round Lincoln. Yes it is a beautiful City. That's my home but you kept calling the river Witham a canal. Still I can forgive you that when I feel the joy coming from you.
I absolutely love Lincoln, old yet timeless and beauty wherever you look, its been a few years since I was there, I live just outside of Doncaster and between Doncaster and Lincoln there are and were many long airfields especially for aircraft coming back from Germany, these airfields were here because its mostly flat and wide open, it was the perfect place for wounded aircraft to come back to when missing critical parts such as rudders and undercarriage, they could land with relative safety, I know that Doncaster alone had at least 6 airfields where stricken craft could land as best they could, thankfully this isn't something that is particularly needed now.
You always make such wonderful videos and it's so good to see you all together as a family, it shows that children are welcome and that you can see places of beauty and interest with children, your children are always so well behaved too, take care :)
My wife and I love Lincoln, we stay over once or twice every year and usually eat at Thailand no.1 (near bailgate and the cathedral), highly recommended.
I hope you enjoyed lincoln brother!! Wish I'd been in town when you were here as it would have been cool to meet you. Lincolns my home town and i love it. Stay positive and keep smiling dude.
They've obviously kept up the Wharfeside shopping centre in good condition. I was born and grew up in Lincoln. It was built over thirty years ago.
I used to live there for years, brought back so many memories. Thank you for this video.
I trained as a nurse in Lincoln in the mid 1960’s Love, love love the city. Many happy memories, especially The Adam and Eve pub. So many friends and great memories.
haha yes that familiar phrase 'are we going to A&E after work or the DW' good memories
I lived on the RAF Camp just outside Lincoln in the 1960s and regularly caught the bus into the city. So glad you enjoyed your visit. ❤
Our cathedral once had spires, making it the tallest building for 200 years..
I love Lincoln it has a great vibe 👌😘🇬🇧
So glad you found Steep Hill!
In Lincoln, it's a 'right of passage'!! 😲
It sure is!
So many visitors to England just visit London - and maybe some other main hotpots like Bath, York, Stratford-upon-Avon. But a lot of the old provincial cathedral cities which are more off of the main tourist route are also very much worth seeing. Lincoln, for sure; but we could also mention Truro, Exeter, Winchester, Salisbury, Worcester, Canterbury...the list goes on...
Great list thanks...
When you started the video, for a moment I thought you’d joined a SWAT team. But it was a shoulder bag strap. Your kids have grown yet again! Must be the fish and chips!
🤣 Yes it is the fish and chips!
I love watching such a detailed and warm video on the city i've lived my entire life. If you are to come again, which i hope you do, i would recommend a visit to The Lawns, a park with a wonderful tapas bar and café. Along the same road there is also an underrated museum called "The Museum of Lincolnshire Life" with free entry
Thank you! Will do!
Been following your channel a while, so it was a nice surprise to see a video on where I live 😁 Glad you enjoyed Lincoln. Underrated for sure.
Indeed, Lincoln is one of the hidden gems of England. Whenever I visit the UK, and whilst studying there many years ago, I learned that many smaller cathedral cities had more to offer visitors over less time than bigger, more popular centres, better known to tourists. I think you and your children would enjoy Wells, England's smallest city. Next, there's Ely (these two both boast schools founded over 1100 yrs ago). Hereford and Chester, Truro and Bangor (with a cathedral founded in the 6th century), and of course Winchester (England's capital until the 11th century) and Salisbury (the inspiration for Ken Follett's historical novels), each offer unique attraction. Enjoy them, and great cities further north, such as Sterling, Perth, Inverness, and if you can spare the travel time, the unique culture and atmosphere of Lerwick. You are enabling life-long memories for your children, for which thanks and blessings.
Thanks for the great suggestions. 👍🏾
You have missed York and Durham.
@@heatherboardman7004 The family did go to York already I believe.
Glad you mentioned Bangor! The Cathedral is fairly modest, but many of the Welsh churches (and Irish and Scottish) were established long before those in England, apart from Cornwall.
Don't forget Ripon.
We visit a lot from Sheffield we love Lincoln ❤
Lincoln ❤
Great to see you all in fine fettle. Love seeing your adventures.
You have such a lovely tight knit family and I love how you give thanks before your meals.
I was very fortunate about 15 years ago to have the chance to sing in Lincoln Cathedral. When the choir boys and girls are on their school holiday breaks most cathedrals invite in ‘guest choirs’ to sing during their weekend services. I was a member of one of those choirs. We sang at the Saturday evensong, Sunday Mattins, Sunday Holy Communion and Sunday Evensong. That was a lot of singing and in between the services we walked up and down Steep Hill. I don’t think I’ve ever felt as tired as I did at the end of that weekend. Totally worth it though. Wonderful memories!
We sang at a lot of other Cathedrals too. My favourite was Worcester. They were extra friendly and welcoming.
Such wonderful memories... thanks for sharing.
Lincoln is my home town so thank you for showing Lincoln in a positive light ❤
Thank you so much for visiting and making a video of our lovely city! I've lived in Lincolnshire for over 9 years now and have established myself in a local search and rescue group that covers the whole of Lincolnshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire. Lincoln and Lincolnshire as a whole have so many beautiful locations. So grateful that you came :)
Great enthusiasm as usual, the reason why we watch
Great video, love Lincoln, go all the time
You made me feel homesick. I miss Lincoln. The joy of seeing the cathedral on the horizon, on a visit home to my parents' is indescribable.
LOVE that you gave thanks for your food x
The epitomy of irony. Lincolnshire, the flattest county in England but it's capital city of Lincoln, has the steepest hills. Excellent video by the way.
Including one road called The Steep.
Cambridgeshire is the flattest County in England😊
@@jacquelinesmith5329 I stand corrected.
I have lived in and around Lincoln on and off throughout my life and to see you take such an interest in exploring it with your family was very enjoyable to watch.
Lincoln has a pretty buzzing university as well.
Enjoyed thanks for the Tag along guys
Glad you enjoyed
Lovely and informative. Beautiful family.
Just a heads up, if you come back to lincoln, another treat for visitors that alot of people don't expect is the red arrows. They are based at RAF Waddington, which is just outside lincoln and they train on most days so when its a clear day you get to see them flying around, practicing and doing manoeuvres. Its quite a sight. Hope to see you soon in this beautiful city!
Thanks for the info!
@9B4MTheFamily great video man I was born there I am trying to come back. I prefer Lincoln but I have been homeless and I need a job there.
Glad you enjoyed your stay, I've lived in Lincoln my whole life and you often take a lot of it for granted when you see it every day, so it's nice to see it through new eyes
Saw this video before going to visit my son in Lincoln , so I brought him to the Greek restaurant, the waitress remembered serving you , she recognised her arm in the video because of her bracelet !!!
Awesomeness 😎
brilliant video tour of Lincoln great commentary and a grest family 😁
Thanks
My home town well represented thankyou 👍
I live near the marina in Lincoln. I’m lucky as it’s an apartment so I get to see the castle and cathedral from my window all lit up at night. The castle holds the Magna Carta and the cathedral is a thousand years old. Glad you liked your visit
As a resident of this city, I can tell you that a few months ago somebody was sentenced to jail in the castle’s court!
Really... it is still used.
Well I am on the Lincolnshire coast and it was nice to see someone taking the kids out and treating them , well done, I'm sure they slept well that weekend
Growing up in York as a kid we'd have a few days out a year to Lincoln especially around Xmas. Nice city.
Looks like you guys had fun.
I live here, and I'm glad you and your family visiting. And I hope you make it back to see inside the Cathedral
Just caught your channel. Lincoln is the most underated City in the UK and we like it that way. Glad you loved it. Hope you come back soon.
By gum lad, I did enjoy accompanying you and the family around Lincoln. It's funny, but visitors seem to know what is important to see, do and visit. Thanks pal.
Glad you enjoyed it
Also Bath is worth a visit 👍🏼
Thank you for visiting my home city glad you enjoyed it , if I’ve been away I feel the joy of seeing the Cathedral from miles away and knowing I will soon be home
My home City - lovely POV and walking tour showing off the best of beautiful Lincoln
First time I’ve come across one of your videos- I’m actually from Lincoln and there are laws that mean buildings can only be built a certain height so the cathedral is visible from all parts of the city!!
This was great! So relaxing watching the beautiful views and weather. Hope you get the chance to visit both ⁸Haworth and York for the history. And I would love to see you visit the Lake District particularly Grasmere and Keswick for the pure beauty of the place. ❤
wow, anothe rgreat vid; love the positive vibe and your appreciatipon of GB and culture
So pleased you enjoyed my home city, I love living here and am always pleased to see visitors taking I the sights.
Pity you didn't find the Regimental museum behind the castle. Your children would have loved it. Great place to explore and Free
I love Lincoln with its castle just across the square from the cathedral. I went with my family for a few days a few years ago and didnt even go near the city centre, there was just so much to see. They certainly weren't wrong when they named the street Steep Hill.
I live in Lincoln & take it for granted - thanks for this - I'll certainly be more appreciative from now on 🤩🤩Thanks for visiting!
I was in Lincoln myself a few days ago for the first time, I was so impressed! It's beautiful, amazing architecture and so clean.
When your home city randomly appears on your RUclips sojestions
Make a trip to the magna carta in the castle and the museum. Certain times of year there are two places you can go diwn and look at the roman roads. Love it! Video was brilliant guys!
Great to see my city on RUclips thank you. A very special & important part of UK history yet not many people know the stories. The dambusters where from Lincoln, the tank was invented here,a city the Romans couldn't take,a cathedral that was once the tallest building in the world and much more. There's still more for you to see guy's so you must come back again. We have an incredible art gallery a museum and a war museum that shows how the tank came to be by chance from farmers. Our pre Roman history and post Roman history museum is a joy & the "bailgate" area where the cathedral is has a lot more to see too. Happy to give you a guided tour if you ever come back ,thanks for the video too, great to see Lincoln being appreciated.✌🏼&💙
Fascinating vlog, as Lincoln is my local city. It is rather a hidden gem 💎
Welcome to my hometown..Hope you and your beautiful family enjoyed themselves 👊
Loved watching your beautiful family enjoy Lincoln. I was born there in 1966, my dad was in the RAF I was born in a RAF hospital. There are a few bases for the Royal Air force around Lincoln. Its a wonderful place to visit.
The view from that castle is beautiful- I also imagine you travelled through some pretty woodlands to get to Lincoln? Some of the ‘B’ roads are well worth the extra time.
That’s not a canal running through the city centre, it’s the River Witham.
When I was a young and foolish teenager, I once ran up Steep Hill. Never again!
If you’re up the hill at the Minster, you should also visit the Castle opposite, which is fantastic. The prison chapel is so spooky. And the best view of the Cathedral is from the Observation Tower of the Castle.
Hi just enjoyed watching your family tour of Lincoln, I have lived in Lincolnshire all of my life & in Lincoln for the past 20 years, so glad you found our City so beautiful, as do I. You allowed me to see Lincoln as a visitor does, One does tend to take for granted the familiarity of a place. I have to agree with you that Lincoln is a very unique & beautiful City & well worth a visit. I have to add that there is a wonderful view of the Cathedral from Brayford way near the university.
I live in Lincoln, really enjoyed your video, it’s great to see a visitor’s perspective as I have never done the tourist thing here, although I have done the castle and cathedral tours, they are really worth doing
Lincoln is a wonderful city, I live 25 miles away but havnt been for ages
I'm so glad you pronounced Lincolnshire correctly as well 😆😆
Lincoln as a city is over 2000 years old.. the body of water next to the university. The Brayford pool.. is what gives Lincoln its name .. being a roman settlement.. the Garrison name was Lindum Colonia Roman mean for the Pool Colony, Lindum Colonia was Abrevated to Lincoln.
Hi - I just watched you and your family's tour of Lincoln and so glad you managed to see inside the amazing cathedral. Just wanted to let you know that the "Harlequin" - a black and white Tudor style building about halfway down Steep Hill - was recently an antique bookshop, but prior to that it was a public house (bar) and my great uncle Fred Reynolds was the last landlord there. I am now 70yo and living in Perth, Western Australia, but my brother still lives in a village just out of Lincoln. Should you decide to visit Lincoln again, and I recommend that you do, please spend more time in the uphill area and visit Browns Pie Shop on Steep Hill and many of the shops etc in Bailgate. It's wonderful that your family are able to enjoy these experiences. Keep it up and enjoy. Warm regards to you and yours, David 🙂
Glad you made it, suggested it in another video… lovely place and a great small city!
Thanks for the recommendation... they help me select great locations.
Another top video, I've been through Lincoln on a train but you have seen much more of Britain than a lot of the natives myself included.That massive chuch is nearly a 1000 years old, imagine transporting the stone & building materials a 1000 years ago up that hill. I hope they got some time off,but I doubt it!
My home ..so happy u had a lovely time ...the bridge on the canal is the oldest bridge in the UK with a building on it ..1160 it was built. The cathedral is amazing place to see as a family 👪.
Thank you so very much for your videos of my home city especially the Cathedral. I love my Cathedral. I have been visiting it from the time I was your children’s age. I love their enthusiasm and interest in everything. I am 79 now and live in a village near Lincoln and haven’t been able to visit since 2020. Your videos and family were a joy. The tour of the city was marvellous. My best wishes to you and your family.Happy New Year 2023
Great video really enjoyed it! Never been to Lincoln would definitely consider it now!! :)
You should!
Love my local city...love seeing ot through a visitor's eyes too ❤
I love doing the same as you guys and just explore - visit everywhere and build a mental map of the country.
I like to categorise cities and beautiful Lincoln is one of those smaller cities dominated by a huge medieval cathedral like Salisbury, Durham or Chichester.