The Tennyson Guide To Lincoln
The Tennyson is located in Lincoln, a magnificent city in the East Midlands of England with much to offer all visitors to see and do in picturesque and historical surroundings. Exploring Lincoln is quite a task for it is a microcosm of English history in that Lincoln has always been a nodal settlement.
Lincoln cathedral
The Romans established a port, Lindum Colonia, and it is at the cross roads of two Roman roads: Ermine Street and The Fosse Way. the Normans built a castle, and the mediaeval bishops built a magnificent cathedral. Why not come and see the restored gothic friezes or see if you can find the Lincoln Imp within?

Square between cathedral and castle
Across a square lined with beautiful mediaeval houses from the cathedral you will find a Norman fort-Lincoln Castle. The Victorians built a prison in the Norman castle.




Lincoln Castle
Inside the castle you can see a copy of the Magna Carta - the first charter of rights, and a historic prison chapel from when prisoners were kept in full isolation. Why not finish your visit with a walk along the castle walls to see spectacular views across Lincolnshire.

Lincoln has earned more recent notoriety as where the battle tank was invented and built in the First World War. Lincolnshire was the home of the Bomber Force in the Second World War. Recently Lincoln has established its own University.

A wonderful place- I could stay a fortnight and not see it all!
Mel Francis 

shops on the River Witham

Lincoln is also a great place to shop with modern centres and malls alongside the River Witham, and the old railway station at St Marks. The main high street runs through the Stonebow: part of the original town walls. Specialist bookshops and antiques can be found up Steep Hill and in and off the square linking the cathedral and castle.

Stonebow
In the evening, what could be more pleasant than a stroll along the High Street seeking out a suitable restaurant under the magnificent spectacle of the floodlit cathedral. Lincoln is blessed with a great variety of restaurants and to help you in your choice we provide a restaurant guide in your room.
  • High Bridge over the Witham
    The High Bridge:
    the oldest bridge with buildings in England
  • The Mediaeval Bishop's Palace
  • Ellis Mill (working windmill)
  • Museum of Lincolnshire Life - St Mary's Guildhall (12th C)
    where the earliest surviving battle tank built in Lincoln can be seen.
  • Usher Art Gallery -houses collections on Tennyson, drawings and paintings by Peter de Wint, and a growing collection of 20th century paintings and ceramics.
  • Theatre Royal
  • The Lawn: The Lawn complex opened in 1820 as a pioneering purpose-built asylum for the mentally ill. Today the Lawn is a thriving visitor centre. Amongst its many attractions is a tropical house dedicated to the Lincolnshire Botanist, Sir Joseph Banks, who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage of discovery to Australia. The Lawn also houses The Archaelogy Centre, 50 & 61 Squadron Exhibition in celebration of Lincolnshire's renown as 'Bomber County', Charlesworth Suite which provides an insight into what life was like in the asylum, and the John Dawber fomal gardens.