Visit to Lincolnshire - Completed, thank you

[kiwicatz]

I am visiting UK in Oct/Nov from Australia and want to visit Sleaford, Louth and Market Rasen in particular, and also have a general interest in other places. I need suggestions for the best place to base myself for a visit of 4-5 days. Many of my extended family come from these places and I am excited about seeing where my great grandparents and those before them lived, and where my grandfather was born, before he went to NZ.
Any suggestions/advice would be very much appreciated.
Regards
Jan Moon

[jb7]

Hello Janmoon

How exciting for you to be coming to Lincolnshire to further your research 

 North Kyme,which is very near to Sleaford. Many years later the premises have been made into a wonderful place to stay.
see http://www.oldcoachhousemotel.co.uk/index.html

Hopefully you will be hiring a car to drive around   

then if you want nearer to Louth there are these
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=louth+b%26b&meta=&aq=f&oq=

Lincoln offers many good places also and is quite central to get to you destinations

Jo

[sue 1950]

Hi Jan
I would think that Woodall Spa would be ok for you to stay there ia a bed and breakfast place called Clairemont that is a nice place to stay, you will need to hire a car though

[sue 1950]

Hello again you are not far from Lincoln you can also visit the archives but you will need to book

[kiwicatz]

Thanks to you all for suggestions - needless to say I am very excited.
Regards
Jan

[Viktoria]

Hello, we have just made a visit to Lincolnshire and the second part was in Spalding where we stayed a a lovely Guest house "White Lodge"  10,Halmer Gate. (01775 791 002) It has five stars in recognition of the high standard. They do a special  weekend price ie 3 nights for the price of two because during the week they have business people staying Mon-Thu and do the long weekend. It is within 5minutes comfortable walking distance of a very nice Italian restaurant"Prezzo" where at reasonable cost we ate very well. BOTH HGHLY RECOMMENDED.                                                           
Spalding is about 20 miles from Sleaford. P.S. it is wise to book at Prezzo as it is very popular.  The proprietors of White Lodge would do that for you the first night and then you can decide for yourselves .         
Hope you enjoy your visit. Viktoria.

[kiwicatz]

Thank you for that Viktoria - I will check it out!

[Redroger]

Janmoon, I noticed you are also visiting Dorset. This may be useful to you, in the 1790s Units of the Somerset Militia were stationed in the market towns of Lincolnshire to resist possible invasion by Napoleon. I know it was the Somerset militia, but men from North Dorset, including my 2X great father enlisted in the unit. So if someone left the South west in the 1790s and reappeared in Lincolnshire that is one possibility. Lincs Archives have information on the Militia Unit, as does the National Archive at Kew.

[kiwicatz]

Thank you for that Redroger