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Town and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England
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Skegness is a seaside town in Lincolnshire. It has many visitors on a regular basis, mostly to Butlins Skegness. It's “so bracing”, according to the famous “Jolly Fisherman” Edwardian travel poster.
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Funfair on the sea front. Free entry to the park and the rides are either paid for by tokens or a wristband, which offers unlimited rides all day.
at The Grosvenor House Hotel
Home of ballroom, sequence & Latin dancing. Superb art deco ballroom on 1st floor of this mock Tudor hotel. Also has international tribute acts and special weekenders including Motown, country, modernist, rock 'n' roll and Northern soul. Many past masters have appeared in the Imperial Ballroom.
Mainly consists of budget and premium self-catering rooms and apartments. There is a wide range of family entertainment as well as swimming pools and sporting activities, and is by the beach with transport links into Skegness. Butlins Skegness is the first of Billy Butlin's holiday camps. (There are three Butlins resorts: Bognor Regis, Minehead and Skegness.) Open to day visitors on certain dates, and for holidays it's open all year.
Offers a wide variety of accommodation types which include lodges, caravans, chalets and apartments whilst also having a hotel. Onsite, there is a swimming pool, golf course and a number of restaurants and entertainment. Also open to tourers.
A caravan park which has a leisure complex with pool, spa and sauna as well as amusement arcades and sports facilities. It also has a good selection of places to eat as well as some shops. Also open to tourers.
Known for live ballroom dancing, it features children’s entertainment and a full à la carte menu at Jubilee Bar & Carvery. Breakfast £3-8 from 8AM to midday. Full menu from midday through 9PM with 2 x bar meals for £12. Carvery Wednesdays (midday to 3PM & 5-8PM) & Sundays 11:30AM through 6PM. Carvery served every day during peak times. Main menu available entire opening times until 9PM. Also has a large selection of beers to include Fosters, Carling, John Smith's, Strongbow, Strongbow Dark Fruits, San Miquel, Guinness, Kronenburg 1664 and many bottled beers from around the world, plus a range of spirits and fine wines. Offering nightly live entertainment 7 days a week in season and 5 nights in mid season. They have a large selection of single, double, triple and family rooms with up to five beds, many with sea views. Wedding & conference facilities, room hire also available.
This caravan village is owned by Bourne Leisure, the same company as Butlin's, and offers direct access to the main resort. No other caravan park offers this. As well as including access to the main resort, the caravan village offers its own entertainment.
Small shopping centre comprising 26 high street names.
By bus
Local bus services run from Boston, Mablethorpe and Lincoln. Long distance bus services, and charters, run from virtually everywhere in Great Britain.
By train
Train services run from the midlands to Skegness railway station via Boston.
By plane
The nearest airport to Skegness is Humberside Airport (HUY). A distance of 40 miles.
By boat
The nearest ferry port to Skegness is King George Dock in Hull. A distance of 47 miles.
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