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Visit us at: Seacroft Holiday Estate, Sutton Road, Trusthorpe, Mablethorpe Lincolnshire, LN12 2PN Email us: [email protected] www.seacroftcaravanpark.co.uk Or call: 01507 472421 4 Mablethorpe & Sutton Town Guide 2019 –2020 TOWN COUNCIL WELCOME The Town Council welcome you to this, the seventh edition of the Mablethorpe, Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe Town Guide. The Town Council endeavours to deliver local services for residents and visitors to ensure they enjoy the year round opportunities this unique parish delivers. The parish of Mablethorpe, Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe on the East Coast of the country offers fun and relaxation for the whole family, with the emphasis on value for money and the traditional British holiday experience. The area is unique, offering a mix of coastal and countryside scenery with a variety of amenities ranging from the bustle of Mablethorpe High Street, which boasts a popular weekly market with a wide variety of shops and amusement arcades, a seafront funfair and the Central Promenade, to quiet and gentle walks around Trusthorpe and the peace and tranquillity of Sutton on Sea and Sandilands. Stretching along the coast from Sandilands to Chapel St Leonards, and inland, the Lincolnshire Coastal Country Park has stunning sandy beaches, wildlife packed nature reserves, an extensive network of public rights of way and so much more to discover and explore! And we are pleased to announce that the first section of the England Coast Path in Lincolnshire opened during 2018; between Mablethorpe and Skegness it includes all the Coastal Country Park’s coast. For more information about the Coastal Country Park visit: lincolnshire.gov.uk/ coastalcountrypark The resort extends a warm welcome to all visitors and we look forward to welcoming you to the area soon! Specialists in crystals, minerals, fossils and shells A wide variety of hand-made fairtrade wooden carvings H H Wide selection of body jewellery and sterling silver jewellery, also gold H H Tarot and Angel cards H H Beautiful selection of gifts which can be personalised while you wait H H Many of our lines are made in the shop. Come and browse – must be seen to be believed! H H Open all year round H H For all this and more, visit The Shell Shop 52 High Street, Mablethorpe 01507 478447 www.shell-craft.co.uk Mablethorpe & Sutton Town Guide 2019 –2020 5 A T RADITIONAL SEASIDE RESORT MABLETHORPE Situated on the “drier side the country”, Mablethorpe flourished as a traditional seaside resort following the establishment of the ‘Louth and East Coast’ railway line. This vital transport system, opened in 1877, brought an influx of visitors and investors to the resort from the East Midlands and North West of the country. The Parish is noted in the Doomsday Book with the production of salt being the prime industry for the northern area of Mablethorpe. Throughout the centuries the area has endured several periods of unrest, including the loss of a third of the population to the Black Death in 1349, and severe coastal and property damage in the floods of 1953. Population figures range from a mere 40 adults in 1115; rising to 157 in 1603 and an estimated 261 in 1841, compared with approximately 10,000 today. The Town was granted Market Rights by King Henry III in 1253; the charter gave the lord of the manor, David de Monte Alto, sole rights to hold a weekly market in the Town. The Town Council took over the operation and management of the weekly market service from the District Council in 2012 and this popular year-round attraction boasts over 35 stalls selling a wide variety of products and is well worth a visit. The market promotes the national ‘Real Deal’ charter, giving shoppers peace of mind, safe in the knowledge that no counterfeit or illegal goods are offered for sale by any trader. Despite the closure of the railway in 1970, visitors and tourists continue to flock to this popular seaside resort, boosting the population for Mablethorpe from its static of around 9,800 (2011 census) to around 21,000 per week during the peak holiday season. Mablethorpe continues to maintain its superb reputation as a family resort, with the seafront having been designed with families and children in mind and boasting a blue flag award winning beach, traditional donkey rides and its popular funfair. For the grown-ups there are colourful gardens to visit in nearby Queen’s Park, with its bowling greens and boating lake, and, of course, there is an abundance of pubs, clubs and restaurants to cater for every need and budget. For the sporting visitor there are a number of clubs in the area, from tennis to football and badminton, with the Sports Centre, located on the High Street, catering for a variety of sports, along with horse riding stables and fishing lakes nearby. Moving away from the beach into the centre of town, shoppers and bargain hunters can browse the numerous shops offering plenty of souvenirs. The Seal Sanctuary at the North End of Mablethorpe gives an insight into the life of the mammals of the sea, with birds and many other animals, including the recent addition of a meerkat enclosure. Evening and night time entertainment abound, from the local cinema to the bustling night clubs and entertainment venues to the many pubs in town offering live music and bands. July sees the annual “Summer Illuminations” event, with traditional seaside entertainment, daytime street market, and concluding with an impressive fireworks display. During the off-peak weekends of the autumn and winter months, the exhilarating sport of motorcycle sand racing takes place, along with the annual Christmas market and Winter Illuminations. All in all, there is something for everyone, summer and winter, resident and visitor, making Mablethorpe the place to be. 6 Mablethorpe & Sutton Town Guide 2019 –2020 SUTTON ON SEA Previously known as Sutton in the Marsh, Sutton on Sea offers a more tranquil environment to the bustling atmosphere of Mablethorpe. With an estimated population of 100 in 1287, the area provided predominantly farming and fishing. Before the branch line connected Sutton to the main railway, it had its own steam tram running to Alford, which ran from a terminus (now the Bacchus Hotel). Talk of a harbour at that time brought much excitement and the Sea View Freehold Land Society was formed to develop the area, resulting in the Park Road and Grove Road development.