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The Wolds and Marsh offer some wonderful walking country and Number Nine has a number of walk leaflets on the shelves. Watch out for the Wolds Walking Festival in late spring.
Cyclists will find the gently rolling countryside and empty roads ideal . Bicycles can be hired by arrangement at Number Nine. The seaside is only 10 miles away at its nearest point. Donna Nook boasts a colony of grey seals which come up to breed on the beach in November and December – the seals are fenced off from the public as they have very sharp teeth and will use them if their babies are threatened! It is possible to get very close all the same and they are more than happy to be photographed! Visit Rimac in the spring for the wonderful Marsh Orchid display at the Nature Reserve.
Bird lovers will be delighted by the range of visiting birds throughout the year. Gibraltar Point near Skegness (27 miles away) is especially recommended for its visitors’ centre and hides but there are plenty of birds to be seen even in the Number Nine garden – look out for the tame Robin in particular. Mablethorpe (15 miles) and Skegness (27 miles) offer the traditional seaside recreations. But try Sandilands, Mogg’s Eye, Anderby Creek and Huttoft which are quieter alternatives and offer miles of golden beaches to enjoy. Cadwell Park Motor Circuit, one of Motor Sport Vision’s stable of race tracks, is just six miles south of Louth. There is a full programme of bike and car racing, including the August Bank Holiday round of the British Superbikes Championship. Horncastle, which was the home of explorer and botanist Sir Joseph Banks, the founder of Kew Gardens, is also well known for its numerous antique shops. (14 miles). For more antiques see Hemswell too. Historic Lincoln, with the beautiful Lincoln Cathedral, castle and Roman remains, is just over half an hour away. Lincoln has many shops, a Roman Harbour at Brayford and a modern university, plus many bars and restaurants. Market Rasen, 15 miles up the road, has a National Hunt Racecourse and a railway station. The Michelin-Starred restaurant Winteringham Fields, which was recently voted the fourth best restaurant in the country, is less than 40 miles from Louth. Connections with the New World – John Adams and the Pilgrim Fathers from Boston, Lincolnshire; Thomas Paine was Customs Officer in Alford, Anne Hutchinson came from Alford, Captain John Smith from Willoughby and Virginia’s first Governor, Anne Bradtreet poetess from Tattershall. Literary Connections – Tennyson, DH Lawrence, Dr. Johnson, Charles and John Wesley. ( The Tennyson brothers first published in Louth ) Louth is twinned with La Ferte Bernard, Sarthe, France and has close ties with Jamestown Virginia. If that is not enough to interest you, or unusually it rains, try the books and games provided.  
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