Family Holidays in Lincolnshire

There are 55 family stays published on BritStays across Lincolnshire, and the mix tells you a lot about what a family holiday here looks like. Holiday parks lead the way with 23, followed closely by caravanning at 22, then camping with 9 and a single hotel. In other words, this is a region built around the self-catering pitch-and-park holiday, with the coast doing most of the heavy lifting.

Where the stays actually are

Skegness is the clear centre of gravity with 15 family stays, and the surrounding villages add more again: two at Chapel St Leonards, two at Burgh le Marsh, plus Ingoldmells cropping up repeatedly in the listings. Cleethorpes is the second cluster with 7. Another 4 are listed simply under Lincolnshire, with three around Boston and one in Lincoln itself.

That spread gives you a straightforward choice. If you want amusements, beach and a short walk to something open in the evening, you're looking at the Skegness stretch. If you want a quieter seaside with a town behind it, Cleethorpes. If you'd rather be among trees and fields with a drive to the coast, look inland.

Coast: Skegness, Ingoldmells and Cleethorpes

The example stays show the range well. Greenacres Ingoldmells lists a bar, restaurant and cafe, which is the classic big-park setup — useful when nobody fancies cooking after a day on the sand. Cleethorpes Pearl Holiday Park near Grimsby has a swimming pool, hot tub and evening entertainment, so it suits families who want the holiday to happen largely on site. Pine Trees Leisure Park and Golden Acres Caravan Site, both at Skegness, list a creche, which is worth knowing if you have very small children and want an hour off.

For caravans you can book as a whole unit, The Chase Holiday Park at Ingoldmells and Smallgrove Park at Ingoldmells both sleep 8, and both are near a bus stop. Merryfield and Sandfield at Chapel St Leonards also sleeps 8. Further up the coast, Ravenna Holiday Park at Anderby Creek sleeps 5, Sunnydale at Saltfleet sleeps 8, and Withernsea Sands Holiday Park lists a swimming pool, toilets and pet friendly accommodation — one of the clearer options if the dog is coming.

Cleethorpes also holds the region's only family hotel in this set, Kingstown Hotel, with a bar, restaurant and children's entertainment. If you don't want to self-cater at all, that's your one option here, so it moves quickly.

Countryside: inland Lincolnshire

Inland stays tend to be larger and calmer. Home Farm Park Luxury Barns at Burgh le Marsh sleeps 10, which makes it a candidate for two families travelling together or a grandparents-included trip. Barlings Country Park at Langworth sleeps 8 and lists a hot tub, toilets and disabled access — useful detail if someone in the party needs step-free arrangements. Woodhall Country Park Lodges at Woodhall Spa sleeps 7. None of these put you on the beach, but all of them put you within reach of the castles and houses.

What the facility counts tell you

• EV Charging Nearby (21) — the most common facility listed, so arriving electric is realistic, particularly around Skegness.
• Swimming Pool (20) and Playground (16) — roughly a third of stays have a pool, so filter early rather than assuming.
• Restaurant (15) and Bar (15) — concentrated in the bigger parks.
• Near a Bus Stop (15) — genuinely handy on this coast if you'd rather not move the car all week.
• Toilets (12) and Parking (11) — mostly relevant to the camping and touring listings; check what's included rather than assumed.

Days out once you're there

Skegness gives you Fantasy Island for the theme park day, Natureland Seal Sanctuary for a gentler morning, Fairy Dell Paddling Pool for toddlers and Skegness Water Leisure Park when the weather holds. For wet afternoons and older children, Lincoln Castle and Tattershall Castle both reward a proper half-day, and Gunby Hall gives you a National Trust visit within easy reach of the Burgh le Marsh stays. Somerton Castle and Folkingham Manor House suit a slower, more curious day out, and the Gordon Boswell Romany Museum is a good small-scale option. Further afield, Rutland Falconry & Owl Centre and Mini Monsters in Rutland, and Flintham Museum in Nottinghamshire, are day-trip distance rather than doorstep.

When to book

With only 55 family stays in the region and the school-holiday demand this coast attracts, the summer weeks go first — book those before spring if you can. Whitsun and the late-August bank holiday are the next pressure points. The stays with a pool, a creche or a hot tub clear earliest, as does the single hotel, so if those matter, fix the stay before you fix the dates. Out of season, late September and October are far easier and the castles stay open longer than the amusements. Before you pay, check the sleeps figure against your actual party, confirm pet policy in writing rather than relying on a listing, and ask whether on-site entertainment runs outside peak weeks — at quieter times it often doesn't.