Population: Louth: 16,000. Skegness: 16,355. Mablethorpe: 6,318. Spilsby: 1,908. Alford: 2,989.

Market Day: Louth: Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Skegness: Monday-Saturday. Mablethorpe: Monday and Thursday (summer only). Spilsby: Monday. Alford: Tuesday, Friday.

Farmer’s Market: Louth: Second Friday  and fourth Wednesday of each month.

What to See: Louth: St James’s Church, Hubbard’s Hills, Louth Museum and Navigation. Skegness: Natureland Seal Sanctuary, Embassy Centre, Butlins resort. Botton’s Pleasure Beach. Skegness Pier. Mablethorpe: Seal Sanctuary, Dunes Entertainment Centre. Spilsby: Spilsby Theatre, Franklin statue. Alford: Five Sailed Windmill, Alford Manor.

Louth is the capital of the Wolds, and being the heart of rich agricultural area it's highly prized for its award winning butchers, grocers, bakerys, markets and more.

Travel from the Wolds towards the coast and you focus on St James' Spire, 500 years old and 295 feet high, your first glimpse of Louth. As you get closer its warm stone contrasts with the red brick and pantiles of the houses

Situated on the very edge of the town is Hubbard’s Hills, a pretty valley and superb area of naturally-formed parkland which was given to the town at the beginning of the century.  Its riverside setting makes the perfect Lincolnshire picnic location.

As well as the street and farmers markets the surrounding farmland provides mouth-watering, fresh produce for the local shops, cafes and tea rooms, pubs and restaurants.

Skegness and Mablethorpe offer plenty of fun on Lincolnshire’s East Coast, and beautiful vistas across beaches and sandy dunes… great for families!

Alford is a charming market town which has become an important centre for arts and crafts. Craftspeople, musicians, and artists flock to the town from all over the country for the annual craft markets. They demonstrate their skills and talents to the thousands of visitors who gather for the Whitsun Show, the August Bank Holiday Festival, the Jazz Festival, Christmas markets, or the weekly craft markets held throughout the summer months.

You can really soak up the atmosphere whilst you meander around the many stalls. A colourful mix of olde-worlde culture in a beautiful English village.

And then there's the Five Sailed Windmill: this magnificent landmark is a rural gem six stories high, and it continues to grind flour with tranquil power. It is also home to an antiques' shop and tearoom in the converted engine house.

Reputedly the largest thatched Manor House in the Country, Alford Manor House was originally built in 1611 and is a rare example of a composite structure, featuring a wooden frame with reed and plaster, which is still visible internally.  Following a major restoration project, the Manor House, is now open to visitors again and is an important part of the community.

Alford is a marvellous town to potter about in, lost in its own little world on the slopes of the Lincolnshire Wolds.

Main Image: John Byford