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Town in Lincolnshire, England
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Grimsby is a fishing port in Lincolnshire, standing on the south bank of the mouth of the River Humber, with a population in 2021 of 86,000. It merges into the seaside town of Cleethorpes, and this conurbation and rural hinterland comprise the unitary Local Authority of North East Lincolnshire, also called Great Grimsby.
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Explore the history of fishing in this area. With guided tour 3 times a day of Ross Tiger a 1950s diesel side-trawler.
Time Trap Museum
Local history museum within the town hall's police cells. Town Hall is an impressive Victorian building but accessible otherwise only on business.
Church of England minster and parish church dedicated to St James. The central tower is medieval, but most of the church structure and interior are Victorian.
Small museum of that town's history.
A six-sailed brick windmill built 1878, with the mechanism still in working order and able to produce flour. There’s also a museum of rural life in Lincolnshire.
A one mile standard-gauge railway, steam-hauled.
Multi-purpose venue built in 1995, staging music and theatre. The theatre seating is adaptable so capacity can extend to 2000.
This has a swimming pool, ice rink and gym and fitness facilities.
Regular theatrical programme.
Boxy modern place, clean and comfy.
Spoons pub with decent rooms.
Reliable budget chain.
It looks like a secondary school, but it's clean and comfy within.
Smart country hotel, often hosts weddings.
Another country hotel in the wedding trade.
By road
From the south leave A1 at Newark, and follow A46 north-east past Lincoln all the way to Grimsby. Or from M1, take M18 north past Doncaster to M180 and follow it east.
By bus
From London Victoria is 6 hr 20 min. Take National Express NX440 (heading for Derby) and change at Leicester onto NX151 coming from Birmingham: this also calls at Newark, Lincoln and Louth.
By train
Trains run hourly from Liverpool Lime Street via Warrington, Manchester Oxford Rd and Piccadilly, Sheffield, Doncaster and Scunthorpe.
Stagecoach buses run between Grimsby and Cleethorpes every ten min or so (Bus 3, 8 or 20), taking 20 min. Otherwise walk, or cycle to outlying attractions such as Waltham Windmill or Louth.
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