My daughter is a American and going to the college in Lincoln she just finished her first year She loves it there From Her apartment window she can see the cathedral
@@MacandBlair sir I just found out that I was born in Lincolnshire I was moved to the US. Do u see any hospitals there? I am trying to find out where I was born. Is Lincoln Lincolnshire
Lincoln is my home town! Seeing this reaction video really makes me realise how much i take the City and cathedral for granted. You're right on how quiet it is. I always enjoy the peace and tranquility of Lincoln when i do go back, as i live near London these days. Great video, keep up the good work and well done for getting to the top of steep hill!
My home town too and the video opens right where a chunk of my family history is based back in the 1850's. I have only watched a few seconds but I can almost guarantee there will be dozens of buildings my family lived in or ran their businesses from right back from the 1850's to the present day.
I live 25 miles away and you can see the cathedral from various vantage points round here . In the war, the planes used it as a landmark to get home. There were so many air bases in Lincolnshire. And we have the Red Arrows. 🇬🇧👍
@@lpgibbo7463 l've lived in both cities, and Lincoln is very nice, but Norwich Is bigger and better, with a lot more to do, its a university city, the most complete medieval city in the country. Better city centre with fantastic shops, unbelievable market (biggest 7 day market in the country), the broads only 5 miles away, bigger & better football team, and finally voted 2nd to Edinburgh as the best city to live
@@ajlook5457 Edinburgh rocks, served all over Jockland before Lincolnshire. I don't pay attention to those 'best place for this or that' polls, mostly rigged by newspapers for the people who own said newspapers to make a killing on property. 🤔 Can't knock you on the Broads even though I was a kid last time they still stick in my head, will definitely have to pop back 😊
I take it that you are ex RAF then. If you do visit Norfolk again you lust also visit the North Norfolk coast at Holkham beach. But wait until summer because its bloody cold at the moment. Thanks for your service by the way
I'm from Lincoln so it was really interesting to see your response to it, and nice to see someone appreciating things about it I take for granted. I would definitely recommend taking the Cathedral tour if you come back, it's well worth it!
@@goodyeoman4534 I grew up on the Tower, then moved to the Gillies, then the Ermine (the perfect three?), now I'm out in Ancaster. Always back in Lincoln as all my mates and family are there. I will never leave the shire. All the best.
So glad you enjoyed Lincoln! I studied here from 2013 to 2016, volunteered at the cathedral, and even slept just outside the cathedral for charity (very cold, but great fun!) Other things you can check out if you return are obviously the rest of the cathedral (you can take tours inside the roof and go outside onto the roof of the tallest of the towers) as well as the mediavel and wren libraries inside (the wren library designed by Sir Christopher Wren), the castle with the magna carta (one of only four remaining copies and the only one still at home in the city it was originally sent to) and it's prison, the Ellis mill windmill, and the museum of lincolnshire life which tells the story of Lincolnshire people and how Lincoln invented the tank! Also if you fancy it next time, try a traditional Lincolnshire ploughmans lunch!
You guys are such great parents your kids are very lucky to have a mother and father like you both you give your children great experiences they will remember for the rest of their lives 😎👍
Once, when I was still recovering from a back injury and struggling with walking anywhere other than flat places, I decided Lincoln would be an ideal place for a long-weekend break, located as it is in flat, fenland country. How wrong I was!
Loved seeing the city I have lived in for my whole life from a different perspective! I think I take it for granted, especially the Cathedral, since it's always been there. It's a great place for families to come and I echo what others have said, it's definitely worth coming to experience the Christmas market when it's on. One of the oldest markets in Europe and lots for you to do.
There's a name I haven't seen for a few years. We used to work together a few moons ago, at 694. Hope you're keeping well. (This account is obviously not my real name)
Do it!! Its my home town and i love it!! One of the most beautiful cities in the uk in my opinion, and a hidden gem. Be sure to go off the beaten track and visit the villages on the outskirts of lincoln as they are very beautiful and steeped in culture and history. The house i live in is over 200yrs old, the village is full of houses like mine. All the best on your bucket list 😁
Brings back memories, lived there for four years at university. The town itself at the bottom of the hill isn't really anything too special,save for the older buildings by the canal, but it's lovely once you start going up.
I trained as a nurse in Lincoln in the mid 1960’s Love, love love the city. Many happy memories, especially The Adam and Eve pub. So many friends and great memories.
Lived in Lincoln my whole life, wouldn't wanna live anywhere else. Glad you and your family enjoyed our city, I know your face now so if I see you on your travels you've earned yourself a handshake my friend. Stay safe and be lucky... Sam...⚡
Great vid fella ... might give Lincoln another visit. Lived near there in the military in the 70's ..forgot how nice it is! Just remembered I played football at Sincil bank football stadium in Lincoln too.
American ex-pat as well. I live not too far from Lincoln and it is my favourite place to spend a day! The Christmas Market at Lincoln is worth a visit!
My wife and I love Lincoln, we stay over once or twice every year and usually eat at Thailand no.1 (near bailgate and the cathedral), highly recommended.
Glad you enjoyed your stay, I've lived in Lincoln my whole life and you often take a lot of it for granted when you see it every day, so it's nice to see it through new eyes
I absolutely love Lincoln, old yet timeless and beauty wherever you look, its been a few years since I was there, I live just outside of Doncaster and between Doncaster and Lincoln there are and were many long airfields especially for aircraft coming back from Germany, these airfields were here because its mostly flat and wide open, it was the perfect place for wounded aircraft to come back to when missing critical parts such as rudders and undercarriage, they could land with relative safety, I know that Doncaster alone had at least 6 airfields where stricken craft could land as best they could, thankfully this isn't something that is particularly needed now. You always make such wonderful videos and it's so good to see you all together as a family, it shows that children are welcome and that you can see places of beauty and interest with children, your children are always so well behaved too, take care :)
You have such a lovely tight knit family and I love how you give thanks before your meals. I was very fortunate about 15 years ago to have the chance to sing in Lincoln Cathedral. When the choir boys and girls are on their school holiday breaks most cathedrals invite in ‘guest choirs’ to sing during their weekend services. I was a member of one of those choirs. We sang at the Saturday evensong, Sunday Mattins, Sunday Holy Communion and Sunday Evensong. That was a lot of singing and in between the services we walked up and down Steep Hill. I don’t think I’ve ever felt as tired as I did at the end of that weekend. Totally worth it though. Wonderful memories! We sang at a lot of other Cathedrals too. My favourite was Worcester. They were extra friendly and welcoming.
Indeed, Lincoln is one of the hidden gems of England. Whenever I visit the UK, and whilst studying there many years ago, I learned that many smaller cathedral cities had more to offer visitors over less time than bigger, more popular centres, better known to tourists. I think you and your children would enjoy Wells, England's smallest city. Next, there's Ely (these two both boast schools founded over 1100 yrs ago). Hereford and Chester, Truro and Bangor (with a cathedral founded in the 6th century), and of course Winchester (England's capital until the 11th century) and Salisbury (the inspiration for Ken Follett's historical novels), each offer unique attraction. Enjoy them, and great cities further north, such as Sterling, Perth, Inverness, and if you can spare the travel time, the unique culture and atmosphere of Lerwick. You are enabling life-long memories for your children, for which thanks and blessings.
Glad you mentioned Bangor! The Cathedral is fairly modest, but many of the Welsh churches (and Irish and Scottish) were established long before those in England, apart from Cornwall.
I hope you enjoyed lincoln brother!! Wish I'd been in town when you were here as it would have been cool to meet you. Lincolns my home town and i love it. Stay positive and keep smiling dude.
Thank you so much for visiting and making a video of our lovely city! I've lived in Lincolnshire for over 9 years now and have established myself in a local search and rescue group that covers the whole of Lincolnshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire. Lincoln and Lincolnshire as a whole have so many beautiful locations. So grateful that you came :)
i live in lincoln and its and beautiful city with lots of history so a good place to come if you are into history and we have a couple of museums as well
I live near the marina in Lincoln. I’m lucky as it’s an apartment so I get to see the castle and cathedral from my window all lit up at night. The castle holds the Magna Carta and the cathedral is a thousand years old. Glad you liked your visit
I have lived in and around Lincoln on and off throughout my life and to see you take such an interest in exploring it with your family was very enjoyable to watch.
Glad you loved our city, I moved to a pretty village just south of here 16 years ago and the quality of life here is second to none. Some of the food in the old country pubs in the surrounding villages (children always welcome) are worth a try also. Just want to say, what a lovely familiy you have. Lucky man!
I love watching such a detailed and warm video on the city i've lived my entire life. If you are to come again, which i hope you do, i would recommend a visit to The Lawns, a park with a wonderful tapas bar and café. Along the same road there is also an underrated museum called "The Museum of Lincolnshire Life" with free entry
Hi I just watched your video of my birth City, I just want to say thank you for visiting and thank you for your lovely and kind words and that you returned, I am glad you and your family enjoyed your visits and I hope you will come back in the near future.
Enjoyed your trip round Lincoln. Yes it is a beautiful City. That's my home but you kept calling the river Witham a canal. Still I can forgive you that when I feel the joy coming from you.
Thank you for visiting my home city glad you enjoyed it , if I’ve been away I feel the joy of seeing the Cathedral from miles away and knowing I will soon be home
I'm a Yellowbelly born and bred. Didn't realise how much I loved my home city until I lived away for a few years. It's basically a student town now, which has replaced the manufacturing industry Lincoln has gradually lost since the war era. Lovely to get an American's take on it. And nice to see so many people from all over the country and the world getting some enjoyment out of living here.
My home ..so happy u had a lovely time ...the bridge on the canal is the oldest bridge in the UK with a building on it ..1160 it was built. The cathedral is amazing place to see as a family 👪.
The shop next to that sorbet place, Is a electrical shop, much more interesting. Its Been there since the 50s and they sell parts from aircraft like vulcan and Lancaster bombers. Which you can see in the window. Where the shopping center is, was once a cinema. The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix once played there
I love Lincoln with its castle just across the square from the cathedral. I went with my family for a few days a few years ago and didnt even go near the city centre, there was just so much to see. They certainly weren't wrong when they named the street Steep Hill.
Lincoln has one of the best Christmas markets. A lot of German traders sell their traditional Christmas decorations. It’s very big and so busy you have to make an early start or park and ride. The cathedral also has a Christmas concert which is wonderful. I’d highly recommend it. I think you can book tickets for it. Great video again x
Hi - I just watched you and your family's tour of Lincoln and so glad you managed to see inside the amazing cathedral. Just wanted to let you know that the "Harlequin" - a black and white Tudor style building about halfway down Steep Hill - was recently an antique bookshop, but prior to that it was a public house (bar) and my great uncle Fred Reynolds was the last landlord there. I am now 70yo and living in Perth, Western Australia, but my brother still lives in a village just out of Lincoln. Should you decide to visit Lincoln again, and I recommend that you do, please spend more time in the uphill area and visit Browns Pie Shop on Steep Hill and many of the shops etc in Bailgate. It's wonderful that your family are able to enjoy these experiences. Keep it up and enjoy. Warm regards to you and yours, David 🙂
Grew up near Lincoln and now live in Troy NY - noticed the RPI sweatshirt - the reason our family move to the States. Lincoln is a phenomenal small city and the history is outstanding. People focus on York - which is also great- and pass up on Lincoln. I tell everyone you will not be disappointed if you visit (but yes Steep Hill is aptly named !) it is also the location of cute cafes in medieval buildings, and homes that have been lived in for 700 years so worth a slow climb if you can - or walk down from the castle and cathedral . Special place.
Just a heads up, if you come back to lincoln, another treat for visitors that alot of people don't expect is the red arrows. They are based at RAF Waddington, which is just outside lincoln and they train on most days so when its a clear day you get to see them flying around, practicing and doing manoeuvres. Its quite a sight. Hope to see you soon in this beautiful city!
So many visitors to England just visit London - and maybe some other main hotpots like Bath, York, Stratford-upon-Avon. But a lot of the old provincial cathedral cities which are more off of the main tourist route are also very much worth seeing. Lincoln, for sure; but we could also mention Truro, Exeter, Winchester, Salisbury, Worcester, Canterbury...the list goes on...
I love Lincoln live just a 30 minute drive from there in a small town called Louth such an amazing atmosphere across the whole county if you get the chance take a drive through the Lincolnshire wolds amazing countryside and so peaceful
I’m from Cleethorpes and am proud of Lincolnshire, we live in such a peaceful beautiful County. But 🤫 don’t tell too many people, it’s good that it’s unknown and quiet for the people who live here 😊
By gum lad, I did enjoy accompanying you and the family around Lincoln. It's funny, but visitors seem to know what is important to see, do and visit. Thanks pal.
I live in Lincoln, really enjoyed your video, it’s great to see a visitor’s perspective as I have never done the tourist thing here, although I have done the castle and cathedral tours, they are really worth doing
First time I’ve come across one of your videos- I’m actually from Lincoln and there are laws that mean buildings can only be built a certain height so the cathedral is visible from all parts of the city!!
I live 15 mins south of Lincoln! I’m glad you finally managed to get the kids up the hill to the castle. I hope you get to walk the battlements at some time. The views are fantastic. The Victorian pirison is an interactive museum so good for kids. The castle also houses a copy of the Magna Carta. We love living near Lincoln. It isn’t as full of things to do as York but a much nicer vibe than Nottingham and you can walk everywhere. Steep Hill is called Steep Hill for a reason but it’s 100% worth the climb and the market square, castle, cathedral and Bailgate area are all the best parts of the city. I much prefer exploring up there than down at the bottom, where you mostly were. There’s old Roman walls and archways to see and more unique, independent shops up that part of town. If you walk through the castle to the other side and cross the road, you’ll find a converted hospital called The Lawns. In there is a lovely cafe owned by the coffee company Stokes, which does fantastic brunches, and a great tapas restaurant, called Olé Olé. When you’re on The Straight (the bit that starts to incline, just before steep hill), turn right, just near Pizza Express and follow signs to The Collection Museum. It’s a free interactive museum about the history of Lincoln, especially about Vikings and Romans. If you’re over in Lincolnshire again, Tattershall Castle is a nice place to visit. It’s a National Trust property and it’s an unusual castle as it’s made of red brick, despite being mainly Tudor. Another good place to visit at Christmas is Doddington Hall (just a couple of minutes West of Lincoln, near the A46). This Elizabethan Manor house hosts an amazing set up where they dress the whole house for Christmas with every room a different theme. One year we went and it was different fairy tales, with a huge beanstalk up the main staircase, and another year, they’d set up Narnia! It is so well done and worth a visit. Also has a farm shop, two cafes, a Christmas bauble barn and gardens. Belton House is a national trust property just outside grantham. It has the big house you’d expect but it also has a huge outdoor play area in the woods that children love, including den making, a mini train, loads of climbing equipment etc.
The place i travelled to from around 30 miles away to join up. (45yrs ago) the Cathedral is only around half its original height, it had a huge spire when first built.
Great to see my city on TH-cam thank you. A very special & important part of UK history yet not many people know the stories. The dambusters where from Lincoln, the tank was invented here,a city the Romans couldn't take,a cathedral that was once the tallest building in the world and much more. There's still more for you to see guy's so you must come back again. We have an incredible art gallery a museum and a war museum that shows how the tank came to be by chance from farmers. Our pre Roman history and post Roman history museum is a joy & the "bailgate" area where the cathedral is has a lot more to see too. Happy to give you a guided tour if you ever come back ,thanks for the video too, great to see Lincoln being appreciated.✌🏼&💙
Wow…this really is Britain’a best kept secret because I’ve been living here all my life and had no idea Lincoln was so interesting! 😍 I love that you and your family are getting to explore some really great places here. I have lived in London most of my life (except for 3 years spent in the midlands) so I enjoy seeing life outside of the city. I absolutely love your filming style btw. These videos are really fun to watch and your commentary is great too. I learn so much about the place you’ve travelled to from these videos 😄
@@MacandBlair I was born in the UK and I'm trying to move back. I have illegal documents I don't know how I was moved away from England. But I believe I was 2 yrs old I was born in September 1989
Lincoln as a city is over 2000 years old.. the body of water next to the university. The Brayford pool.. is what gives Lincoln its name .. being a roman settlement.. the Garrison name was Lindum Colonia Roman mean for the Pool Colony, Lindum Colonia was Abrevated to Lincoln.
The epitomy of irony. Lincolnshire, the flattest county in England but it's capital city of Lincoln, has the steepest hills. Excellent video by the way.
Hi from Birmingham The county of Lincolnshire is great. Plenty of wonderful small towns and villages and you can visit the coastal town of Skegness. I visited Lincoln back in 1989 and again in 1994 and like you love the canal passing through the city. My late parents and I stayed at a hotel in a place called Woodhall Spa and went out on day trips for the week we were there. Went to RAF CONNINGSBY and visited The Petwood Hotel which was once home to 617 Squadron - The Dambusters.
Been to Lincoln loads of time over my nearly 48 years two of my Great grandparents lived there who we met earlier in our lives and visited their grave a few times in one of the graveyards in view of the cathedral.Been a couple of times to football to watch an Oxford United away day as we live in Oxfordshire.Probably the best cathedral and windows in the country
That’s not a canal running through the city centre, it’s the River Witham. When I was a young and foolish teenager, I once ran up Steep Hill. Never again! If you’re up the hill at the Minster, you should also visit the Castle opposite, which is fantastic. The prison chapel is so spooky. And the best view of the Cathedral is from the Observation Tower of the Castle.
I'm very lucky as I'm only 5 miles direct into the city centre and from the edge of my village I can see the cathedral in the horizon. It's a lovely friendly place and there's always something new to see and visit. I remember years ago my sister walked up one of the towers and boy did she know it the next day which aching legs! It's great you also appreciate what I can see and enjoy your various travels
Saw this video before going to visit my son in Lincoln , so I brought him to the Greek restaurant, the waitress remembered serving you , she recognised her arm in the video because of her bracelet !!!
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My daughter is a American and going to the college in Lincoln she just finished her first year She loves it there From Her apartment window she can see the cathedral
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Totally agree. As a Christian I really enjoy this channel.
@@MacandBlair sir I just found out that I was born in Lincolnshire I was moved to the US. Do u see any hospitals there? I am trying to find out where I was born. Is Lincoln Lincolnshire
@@MacandBlair I traveled to Turkey and it looks just like Italy
Lincoln is my home town! Seeing this reaction video really makes me realise how much i take the City and cathedral for granted. You're right on how quiet it is. I always enjoy the peace and tranquility of Lincoln when i do go back, as i live near London these days. Great video, keep up the good work and well done for getting to the top of steep hill!
My home town too and the video opens right where a chunk of my family history is based back in the 1850's. I have only watched a few seconds but I can almost guarantee there will be dozens of buildings my family lived in or ran their businesses from right back from the 1850's to the present day.
What a lovely family.
I live 25 miles away and you can see the cathedral from various vantage points round here . In the war, the planes used it as a landmark to get home. There were so many air bases in Lincolnshire. And we have the Red Arrows. 🇬🇧👍
Poor man's Norwich 😃
@@ajlook5457 served at Coningsby so erm, . . . No! 🤣🤣
@@lpgibbo7463 l've lived in both cities, and Lincoln is very nice, but Norwich Is bigger and better, with a lot more to do, its a university city, the most complete medieval city in the country. Better city centre with fantastic shops, unbelievable market (biggest 7 day market in the country), the broads only 5 miles away, bigger & better football team, and finally voted 2nd to Edinburgh as the best city to live
@@ajlook5457 Edinburgh rocks, served all over Jockland before Lincolnshire. I don't pay attention to those 'best place for this or that' polls, mostly rigged by newspapers for the people who own said newspapers to make a killing on property. 🤔
Can't knock you on the Broads even though I was a kid last time they still stick in my head, will definitely have to pop back 😊
I take it that you are ex RAF then. If you do visit Norfolk again you lust also visit the North Norfolk coast at Holkham beach. But wait until summer because its bloody cold at the moment. Thanks for your service by the way
I'm from Lincoln so it was really interesting to see your response to it, and nice to see someone appreciating things about it I take for granted. I would definitely recommend taking the Cathedral tour if you come back, it's well worth it!
I grew up in Birchy. Love Lincoln and always will.
@@goodyeoman4534 I grew up on the Tower, then moved to the Gillies, then the Ermine (the perfect three?), now I'm out in Ancaster.
Always back in Lincoln as all my mates and family are there. I will never leave the shire. All the best.
@@trevorpaz3441 You too, mate. I'm close by. Small world.
Lincoln is a beautiful city!! I live just down the roasld in saxilby, but im a postie so always in lincoln.
So glad you enjoyed Lincoln! I studied here from 2013 to 2016, volunteered at the cathedral, and even slept just outside the cathedral for charity (very cold, but great fun!)
Other things you can check out if you return are obviously the rest of the cathedral (you can take tours inside the roof and go outside onto the roof of the tallest of the towers) as well as the mediavel and wren libraries inside (the wren library designed by Sir Christopher Wren), the castle with the magna carta (one of only four remaining copies and the only one still at home in the city it was originally sent to) and it's prison, the Ellis mill windmill, and the museum of lincolnshire life which tells the story of Lincolnshire people and how Lincoln invented the tank!
Also if you fancy it next time, try a traditional Lincolnshire ploughmans lunch!
You guys are such great parents your kids are very lucky to have a mother and father like you both you give your children great experiences they will remember for the rest of their lives 😎👍
I love this video! I was the girl singing when you walked by- thank you for the compliment 😊💜
I’m so glad you enjoyed your visit to our city, it’s good to see it through a visitor’s eyes. Peace be with you all 😊
I love this city so much
Far better education than the iPhone or iPod could ever provide
Once, when I was still recovering from a back injury and struggling with walking anywhere other than flat places, I decided Lincoln would be an ideal place for a long-weekend break, located as it is in flat, fenland country.
How wrong I was!
Yeah Steep hill isn't for you lol actually it's not for anyone with lungs lol
Should have gone to bostonia in the south of the county
Steep hill comes to mind lol
Ahhhh, so cool to see someone enjoying our city! There's so much great history here! I'm glad you enjoy it :)
And also, the architecture of the cathedral was one of my favourite things to learn about growing up here. So cool.
Loved seeing the city I have lived in for my whole life from a different perspective! I think I take it for granted, especially the Cathedral, since it's always been there. It's a great place for families to come and I echo what others have said, it's definitely worth coming to experience the Christmas market when it's on. One of the oldest markets in Europe and lots for you to do.
There's a name I haven't seen for a few years. We used to work together a few moons ago, at 694. Hope you're keeping well.
(This account is obviously not my real name)
I’m an American with roots traced back to Lincoln. Visiting Lincoln is definitely on my bucket list.
Do it!! Its my home town and i love it!! One of the most beautiful cities in the uk in my opinion, and a hidden gem. Be sure to go off the beaten track and visit the villages on the outskirts of lincoln as they are very beautiful and steeped in culture and history. The house i live in is over 200yrs old, the village is full of houses like mine. All the best on your bucket list 😁
The villages are definitely worth a walk around... there are so many little villages dotted around the outskirts of the city!
Brings back memories, lived there for four years at university. The town itself at the bottom of the hill isn't really anything too special,save for the older buildings by the canal, but it's lovely once you start going up.
Glad you liked it, mate. I studied in Portsmouth and absolutely loved it.
When your home city randomly appears on your TH-cam sojestions
I trained as a nurse in Lincoln in the mid 1960’s Love, love love the city. Many happy memories, especially The Adam and Eve pub. So many friends and great memories.
haha yes that familiar phrase 'are we going to A&E after work or the DW' good memories
I used to live there for years, brought back so many memories. Thank you for this video.
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My grandfather used to own a Cafe and burger joint i Lincoln indoor market
Lincoln’s in my blood eventhough
I’m a Norfolk boy 😂
Lived in Lincoln my whole life, wouldn't wanna live anywhere else. Glad you and your family enjoyed our city, I know your face now so if I see you on your travels you've earned yourself a handshake my friend. Stay safe and be lucky... Sam...⚡
Thanks Sam
Great vid fella ... might give Lincoln another visit. Lived near there in the military in the 70's ..forgot how nice it is! Just remembered I played football at Sincil bank football stadium in Lincoln too.
I lived on the RAF Camp just outside Lincoln in the 1960s and regularly caught the bus into the city. So glad you enjoyed your visit. ❤
American ex-pat as well. I live not too far from Lincoln and it is my favourite place to spend a day! The Christmas Market at Lincoln is worth a visit!
My wife and I love Lincoln, we stay over once or twice every year and usually eat at Thailand no.1 (near bailgate and the cathedral), highly recommended.
Glad you enjoyed your stay, I've lived in Lincoln my whole life and you often take a lot of it for granted when you see it every day, so it's nice to see it through new eyes
I love Lincoln it has a great vibe 👌😘🇬🇧
Thankyou for visiting my home city! Pleased you enjoyed this hidden gem and hope you come back soon 😊
Been following your channel a while, so it was a nice surprise to see a video on where I live 😁 Glad you enjoyed Lincoln. Underrated for sure.
I absolutely love Lincoln, old yet timeless and beauty wherever you look, its been a few years since I was there, I live just outside of Doncaster and between Doncaster and Lincoln there are and were many long airfields especially for aircraft coming back from Germany, these airfields were here because its mostly flat and wide open, it was the perfect place for wounded aircraft to come back to when missing critical parts such as rudders and undercarriage, they could land with relative safety, I know that Doncaster alone had at least 6 airfields where stricken craft could land as best they could, thankfully this isn't something that is particularly needed now.
You always make such wonderful videos and it's so good to see you all together as a family, it shows that children are welcome and that you can see places of beauty and interest with children, your children are always so well behaved too, take care :)
Lincoln has a pretty buzzing university as well.
You have such a lovely tight knit family and I love how you give thanks before your meals.
I was very fortunate about 15 years ago to have the chance to sing in Lincoln Cathedral. When the choir boys and girls are on their school holiday breaks most cathedrals invite in ‘guest choirs’ to sing during their weekend services. I was a member of one of those choirs. We sang at the Saturday evensong, Sunday Mattins, Sunday Holy Communion and Sunday Evensong. That was a lot of singing and in between the services we walked up and down Steep Hill. I don’t think I’ve ever felt as tired as I did at the end of that weekend. Totally worth it though. Wonderful memories!
We sang at a lot of other Cathedrals too. My favourite was Worcester. They were extra friendly and welcoming.
Such wonderful memories... thanks for sharing.
Oh, I laughed when you said '...Americans, we're loud!' 😂 Well, at least you have self-awareness, will be much appreciated I'm sure. Nice video 👏
So pleased you enjoyed my home city, I love living here and am always pleased to see visitors taking I the sights.
Indeed, Lincoln is one of the hidden gems of England. Whenever I visit the UK, and whilst studying there many years ago, I learned that many smaller cathedral cities had more to offer visitors over less time than bigger, more popular centres, better known to tourists. I think you and your children would enjoy Wells, England's smallest city. Next, there's Ely (these two both boast schools founded over 1100 yrs ago). Hereford and Chester, Truro and Bangor (with a cathedral founded in the 6th century), and of course Winchester (England's capital until the 11th century) and Salisbury (the inspiration for Ken Follett's historical novels), each offer unique attraction. Enjoy them, and great cities further north, such as Sterling, Perth, Inverness, and if you can spare the travel time, the unique culture and atmosphere of Lerwick. You are enabling life-long memories for your children, for which thanks and blessings.
Thanks for the great suggestions. 👍🏾
You have missed York and Durham.
@@heatherboardman7004 The family did go to York already I believe.
Glad you mentioned Bangor! The Cathedral is fairly modest, but many of the Welsh churches (and Irish and Scottish) were established long before those in England, apart from Cornwall.
Don't forget Ripon.
I hope you enjoyed lincoln brother!! Wish I'd been in town when you were here as it would have been cool to meet you. Lincolns my home town and i love it. Stay positive and keep smiling dude.
Lincoln castle has one of the remaining original copies of the Magna Carta, dating from 1215
Salisbury has another
As a local I've always thought Lincoln was crap, so it's interesting to see people visiting
I was in Lincoln myself a few days ago for the first time, I was so impressed! It's beautiful, amazing architecture and so clean.
Thank you so much for visiting and making a video of our lovely city! I've lived in Lincolnshire for over 9 years now and have established myself in a local search and rescue group that covers the whole of Lincolnshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire. Lincoln and Lincolnshire as a whole have so many beautiful locations. So grateful that you came :)
LOVE that you gave thanks for your food x
Lincoln really is steeped in history. Steep hill and the bailgate are very nice.
My home City - lovely POV and walking tour showing off the best of beautiful Lincoln
i live in lincoln and its and beautiful city with lots of history so a good place to come if you are into history and we have a couple of museums as well
They've obviously kept up the Wharfeside shopping centre in good condition. I was born and grew up in Lincoln. It was built over thirty years ago.
Lincoln is my home town so thank you for showing Lincoln in a positive light ❤
I live near the marina in Lincoln. I’m lucky as it’s an apartment so I get to see the castle and cathedral from my window all lit up at night. The castle holds the Magna Carta and the cathedral is a thousand years old. Glad you liked your visit
I have lived in and around Lincoln on and off throughout my life and to see you take such an interest in exploring it with your family was very enjoyable to watch.
Glad you loved our city, I moved to a pretty village just south of here 16 years ago and the quality of life here is second to none. Some of the food in the old country pubs in the surrounding villages (children always welcome) are worth a try also.
Just want to say, what a lovely familiy you have. Lucky man!
Thank you
I love watching such a detailed and warm video on the city i've lived my entire life. If you are to come again, which i hope you do, i would recommend a visit to The Lawns, a park with a wonderful tapas bar and café. Along the same road there is also an underrated museum called "The Museum of Lincolnshire Life" with free entry
Thank you! Will do!
Hi I just watched your video of my birth City, I just want to say thank you for visiting and thank you for your lovely and kind words and that you returned, I am glad you and your family enjoyed your visits and I hope you will come back in the near future.
Enjoyed your trip round Lincoln. Yes it is a beautiful City. That's my home but you kept calling the river Witham a canal. Still I can forgive you that when I feel the joy coming from you.
Our cathedral once had spires, making it the tallest building for 200 years..
Great enthusiasm as usual, the reason why we watch
Thank you for visiting my home city glad you enjoyed it , if I’ve been away I feel the joy of seeing the Cathedral from miles away and knowing I will soon be home
I'm a Yellowbelly born and bred. Didn't realise how much I loved my home city until I lived away for a few years. It's basically a student town now, which has replaced the manufacturing industry Lincoln has gradually lost since the war era. Lovely to get an American's take on it. And nice to see so many people from all over the country and the world getting some enjoyment out of living here.
Long time since ive heard that term ‘yellow belly’ -me too.
My home ..so happy u had a lovely time ...the bridge on the canal is the oldest bridge in the UK with a building on it ..1160 it was built. The cathedral is amazing place to see as a family 👪.
Just caught your channel. Lincoln is the most underated City in the UK and we like it that way. Glad you loved it. Hope you come back soon.
The shop next to that sorbet place, Is a electrical shop, much more interesting. Its Been there since the 50s and they sell parts from aircraft like vulcan and Lancaster bombers. Which you can see in the window.
Where the shopping center is, was once a cinema. The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix once played there
Those are great details... thanks for sharing.
@9B4M The Family Adventures
Your welcome. It was a pleasure seeing you guys appreciate the city.
We visit a lot from Sheffield we love Lincoln ❤
Lincoln ❤
I love Lincoln with its castle just across the square from the cathedral. I went with my family for a few days a few years ago and didnt even go near the city centre, there was just so much to see. They certainly weren't wrong when they named the street Steep Hill.
Lincoln has one of the best Christmas markets. A lot of German traders sell their traditional Christmas decorations. It’s very big and so busy you have to make an early start or park and ride. The cathedral also has a Christmas concert which is wonderful. I’d highly recommend it. I think you can book tickets for it. Great video again x
Not anymore, they're not doing it anymore
Hi - I just watched you and your family's tour of Lincoln and so glad you managed to see inside the amazing cathedral. Just wanted to let you know that the "Harlequin" - a black and white Tudor style building about halfway down Steep Hill - was recently an antique bookshop, but prior to that it was a public house (bar) and my great uncle Fred Reynolds was the last landlord there. I am now 70yo and living in Perth, Western Australia, but my brother still lives in a village just out of Lincoln. Should you decide to visit Lincoln again, and I recommend that you do, please spend more time in the uphill area and visit Browns Pie Shop on Steep Hill and many of the shops etc in Bailgate. It's wonderful that your family are able to enjoy these experiences. Keep it up and enjoy. Warm regards to you and yours, David 🙂
Great video really enjoyed it! Never been to Lincoln would definitely consider it now!! :)
You should!
Grew up near Lincoln and now live in Troy NY - noticed the RPI sweatshirt - the reason our family move to the States. Lincoln is a phenomenal small city and the history is outstanding. People focus on York - which is also great- and pass up on Lincoln. I tell everyone you will not be disappointed if you visit (but yes Steep Hill is aptly named !) it is also the location of cute cafes in medieval buildings, and homes that have been lived in for 700 years so worth a slow climb if you can - or walk down from the castle and cathedral . Special place.
Just a heads up, if you come back to lincoln, another treat for visitors that alot of people don't expect is the red arrows. They are based at RAF Waddington, which is just outside lincoln and they train on most days so when its a clear day you get to see them flying around, practicing and doing manoeuvres. Its quite a sight. Hope to see you soon in this beautiful city!
Thanks for the info!
@9B4MTheFamily great video man I was born there I am trying to come back. I prefer Lincoln but I have been homeless and I need a job there.
So many visitors to England just visit London - and maybe some other main hotpots like Bath, York, Stratford-upon-Avon. But a lot of the old provincial cathedral cities which are more off of the main tourist route are also very much worth seeing. Lincoln, for sure; but we could also mention Truro, Exeter, Winchester, Salisbury, Worcester, Canterbury...the list goes on...
Great list thanks...
brilliant video tour of Lincoln great commentary and a grest family 😁
Thanks
I love Lincoln live just a 30 minute drive from there in a small town called Louth such an amazing atmosphere across the whole county if you get the chance take a drive through the Lincolnshire wolds amazing countryside and so peaceful
I’m from Cleethorpes and am proud of Lincolnshire, we live in such a peaceful beautiful County. But 🤫 don’t tell too many people, it’s good that it’s unknown and quiet for the people who live here 😊
@@cloverite with the amount of new builds round by the a16 it’s only a matter time 😞
By gum lad, I did enjoy accompanying you and the family around Lincoln. It's funny, but visitors seem to know what is important to see, do and visit. Thanks pal.
Glad you enjoyed it
I live in Lincoln & take it for granted - thanks for this - I'll certainly be more appreciative from now on 🤩🤩Thanks for visiting!
So glad you found Steep Hill!
In Lincoln, it's a 'right of passage'!! 😲
It sure is!
I live in Lincoln, really enjoyed your video, it’s great to see a visitor’s perspective as I have never done the tourist thing here, although I have done the castle and cathedral tours, they are really worth doing
First time I’ve come across one of your videos- I’m actually from Lincoln and there are laws that mean buildings can only be built a certain height so the cathedral is visible from all parts of the city!!
The cathedral was actaully the tallest building in the world at one point! Many many many many years ago!
I live 15 mins south of Lincoln! I’m glad you finally managed to get the kids up the hill to the castle. I hope you get to walk the battlements at some time. The views are fantastic. The Victorian pirison is an interactive museum so good for kids. The castle also houses a copy of the Magna Carta.
We love living near Lincoln. It isn’t as full of things to do as York but a much nicer vibe than Nottingham and you can walk everywhere. Steep Hill is called Steep Hill for a reason but it’s 100% worth the climb and the market square, castle, cathedral and Bailgate area are all the best parts of the city. I much prefer exploring up there than down at the bottom, where you mostly were. There’s old Roman walls and archways to see and more unique, independent shops up that part of town.
If you walk through the castle to the other side and cross the road, you’ll find a converted hospital called The Lawns. In there is a lovely cafe owned by the coffee company Stokes, which does fantastic brunches, and a great tapas restaurant, called Olé Olé.
When you’re on The Straight (the bit that starts to incline, just before steep hill), turn right, just near Pizza Express and follow signs to The Collection Museum. It’s a free interactive museum about the history of Lincoln, especially about Vikings and Romans.
If you’re over in Lincolnshire again, Tattershall Castle is a nice place to visit. It’s a National Trust property and it’s an unusual castle as it’s made of red brick, despite being mainly Tudor.
Another good place to visit at Christmas is Doddington Hall (just a couple of minutes West of Lincoln, near the A46). This Elizabethan Manor house hosts an amazing set up where they dress the whole house for Christmas with every room a different theme. One year we went and it was different fairy tales, with a huge beanstalk up the main staircase, and another year, they’d set up Narnia! It is so well done and worth a visit. Also has a farm shop, two cafes, a Christmas bauble barn and gardens.
Belton House is a national trust property just outside grantham. It has the big house you’d expect but it also has a huge outdoor play area in the woods that children love, including den making, a mini train, loads of climbing equipment etc.
I live about 20 miles away from Lincoln, it's a beautiful city. Wonderful to see you enjoying a place that means so much to me.
Lincoln Cathedral is so dominant that on a clear day you can see it from the top of Norton water tower in Sheffield, which is 45 miles away!
The place i travelled to from around 30 miles away to join up. (45yrs ago) the Cathedral is only around half its original height, it had a huge spire when first built.
Great to see my city on TH-cam thank you. A very special & important part of UK history yet not many people know the stories. The dambusters where from Lincoln, the tank was invented here,a city the Romans couldn't take,a cathedral that was once the tallest building in the world and much more. There's still more for you to see guy's so you must come back again. We have an incredible art gallery a museum and a war museum that shows how the tank came to be by chance from farmers. Our pre Roman history and post Roman history museum is a joy & the "bailgate" area where the cathedral is has a lot more to see too. Happy to give you a guided tour if you ever come back ,thanks for the video too, great to see Lincoln being appreciated.✌🏼&💙
Steep hill is well named !! Lincoln cathedral is my favourite cathedral, a mixture of fortress and artistic sculptural treasure 💕🙏💕
Great descriptions...
Wonderful trip and experience. Thank you for sharing I loved it.❤️❤️❤️😍😍👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
Lincoln is a wonderful city, I live 25 miles away but havnt been for ages
I'm so glad you pronounced Lincolnshire correctly as well 😆😆
Wow…this really is Britain’a best kept secret because I’ve been living here all my life and had no idea Lincoln was so interesting! 😍 I love that you and your family are getting to explore some really great places here. I have lived in London most of my life (except for 3 years spent in the midlands) so I enjoy seeing life outside of the city. I absolutely love your filming style btw. These videos are really fun to watch and your commentary is great too. I learn so much about the place you’ve travelled to from these videos 😄
Thank you. I am really glad you are enjoying the content... 😌
@@MacandBlair I was born in the UK and I'm trying to move back. I have illegal documents I don't know how I was moved away from England. But I believe I was 2 yrs old I was born in September 1989
@@MacandBlair do u know anyone who could help me like a Government office I don't know where the hospital I was born.
Lincoln as a city is over 2000 years old.. the body of water next to the university. The Brayford pool.. is what gives Lincoln its name .. being a roman settlement.. the Garrison name was Lindum Colonia Roman mean for the Pool Colony, Lindum Colonia was Abrevated to Lincoln.
So the bridge over the river witham on the high street also known as the glory hole is the oldest bridge in the country with a building on top of it
The epitomy of irony. Lincolnshire, the flattest county in England but it's capital city of Lincoln, has the steepest hills. Excellent video by the way.
Including one road called The Steep.
Cambridgeshire is the flattest County in England😊
@@jacquelinesmith5329 I stand corrected.
Hi from Birmingham
The county of Lincolnshire is great. Plenty of wonderful small towns and villages and you can visit the coastal town of Skegness. I visited Lincoln back in 1989 and again in 1994 and like you love the canal passing through the city.
My late parents and I stayed at a hotel in a place called Woodhall Spa and went out on day trips for the week we were there. Went to RAF CONNINGSBY and visited The Petwood Hotel which was once home to 617 Squadron - The Dambusters.
My home town well represented thankyou 👍
Been to Lincoln loads of time over my nearly 48 years two of my Great grandparents lived there who we met earlier in our lives and visited their grave a few times in one of the graveyards in view of the cathedral.Been a couple of times to football to watch an Oxford United away day as we live in Oxfordshire.Probably the best cathedral and windows in the country
That’s not a canal running through the city centre, it’s the River Witham.
When I was a young and foolish teenager, I once ran up Steep Hill. Never again!
If you’re up the hill at the Minster, you should also visit the Castle opposite, which is fantastic. The prison chapel is so spooky. And the best view of the Cathedral is from the Observation Tower of the Castle.
You made me feel homesick. I miss Lincoln. The joy of seeing the cathedral on the horizon, on a visit home to my parents' is indescribable.
Best thing i witnessed is near castle and cathederal flying overhead was a WW2 lancaster bomber the sight and sound was amazing . .
I'm very lucky as I'm only 5 miles direct into the city centre and from the edge of my village I can see the cathedral in the horizon.
It's a lovely friendly place and there's always something new to see and visit.
I remember years ago my sister walked up one of the towers and boy did she know it the next day which aching legs!
It's great you also appreciate what I can see and enjoy your various travels
Can hear the music from me busking in the background lol
I loved your visit to Lincoln. Your children are cute and photogenic! The music you chose for the visit to the cathedral was sublime. Way to go, Mac.
Thank you so much!
I live here, and I'm glad you and your family visiting. And I hope you make it back to see inside the Cathedral
Lovely and informative. Beautiful family.
Saw this video before going to visit my son in Lincoln , so I brought him to the Greek restaurant, the waitress remembered serving you , she recognised her arm in the video because of her bracelet !!!
Awesomeness 😎
Go and visit Litchfield Cathedral, great town as well, also there is a roman ruins just before you got to the town, not far from Birmingham.