Louth is relatively isolated, as is much of eastern Lincolnshire. The area as a whole is pretty much a dead end. You only head that way if you're aiming for the resorts of Skegness, Mablethorpe or Cleethorpes (not my cup of tea) or the docks at Grimsby and Immingham (limited appeal).
You can escape north over the Humber Bridge to sample the delights of Hull, but the nearest motorway (M180) is 45 minutes from Louth and takes a while to connect to the rest of the system (M18, M1, M62). Humberside Airport is only 25 miles away, but destinations are limited.
All this is only a problem, of course, if you seek the bright lights, and thankfully we don't! Louth is the main town for the Lincolnshire Wolds AONB - the south of the county around Boston / Spalding is flat but the wolds are obviously hilly - which is relatively unknown but offers great walking and cycling amongst its lanes and villages.
The town itself has 15 pubs, same number of restaurants, a dozen fresh food shops and 70% of the 300 businesses are locally owned. It's a different world to the identikit high streets around the country. Town centre architecture is Georgian / Victorian and damned attractive.
Come to visit us (not to our house, obviously) before the world discovers the next Cotswolds!
Copyright Lincolnshire Tourist Board, who should really get their arses in gear to promote more than the coastal resorts.
