England's Best Kept Secret | Lincoln | Walking Tour

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  • We continue visiting fun and exciting locations. This time we made it to Lincoln, UK and we were pleasantly surprised by the city. I now consider Lincoln to be one of England's Best Kept Secrets. The City centre had a great vibe...
    We actually spent two weekends in Lincoln because we enjoyed to vibe in the city so much.
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  • @edlittle8831
    @edlittle8831 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    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!

    • @glenjones6980
      @glenjones6980 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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.

  • @michaelnoller9063
    @michaelnoller9063 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    This is some of the most wholesome content on the Internet.

    • @MacandBlair
      @MacandBlair  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      💛💛💛

    • @zzzzz77771
      @zzzzz77771 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Totally agree. As a Christian I really enjoy this channel.

    • @timothyzakaria7397
      @timothyzakaria7397 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@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

    • @timothyzakaria7397
      @timothyzakaria7397 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@MacandBlair I traveled to Turkey and it looks just like Italy

  • @torfrida6663
    @torfrida6663 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    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. 🇬🇧👍

    • @ajlook5457
      @ajlook5457 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Poor man's Norwich 😃

    • @lpgibbo7463
      @lpgibbo7463 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ajlook5457 served at Coningsby so erm, . . . No! 🤣🤣

    • @ajlook5457
      @ajlook5457 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@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

    • @lpgibbo7463
      @lpgibbo7463 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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 😊

    • @ajlook5457
      @ajlook5457 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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

  • @kevinhayes7830
    @kevinhayes7830 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    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 😎👍

  • @FatiguedButFabulous
    @FatiguedButFabulous ปีที่แล้ว +38

    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
      @goodyeoman4534 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I grew up in Birchy. Love Lincoln and always will.

    • @trevorpaz3441
      @trevorpaz3441 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@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.

    • @goodyeoman4534
      @goodyeoman4534 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@trevorpaz3441 You too, mate. I'm close by. Small world.

    • @amazinphil
      @amazinphil ปีที่แล้ว

      Lincoln is a beautiful city!! I live just down the roasld in saxilby, but im a postie so always in lincoln.

  • @gracerichards3920
    @gracerichards3920 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    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!

  • @Funnellyenough
    @Funnellyenough ปีที่แล้ว +32

    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 😊

    • @CosplayLM
      @CosplayLM ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I love this city so much

  • @clairenoon4070
    @clairenoon4070 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    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!

    • @benshearer1710
      @benshearer1710 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah Steep hill isn't for you lol actually it's not for anyone with lungs lol

    • @clickbaitfishing7787
      @clickbaitfishing7787 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Should have gone to bostonia in the south of the county

    • @talboyovGY
      @talboyovGY ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Steep hill comes to mind lol

  • @George_Bass_UK
    @George_Bass_UK ปีที่แล้ว +22

    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.

    • @trevorpaz3441
      @trevorpaz3441 ปีที่แล้ว

      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)

  • @jihanabelleslavin6386
    @jihanabelleslavin6386 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Ahhhh, so cool to see someone enjoying our city! There's so much great history here! I'm glad you enjoy it :)

    • @jihanabelleslavin6386
      @jihanabelleslavin6386 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And also, the architecture of the cathedral was one of my favourite things to learn about growing up here. So cool.

  • @peterdavidson3890
    @peterdavidson3890 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Far better education than the iPhone or iPod could ever provide

  • @rodericfindlay4147
    @rodericfindlay4147 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What a lovely family.

  • @chrisbfreelance
    @chrisbfreelance ปีที่แล้ว +13

    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.

    • @goodyeoman4534
      @goodyeoman4534 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Glad you liked it, mate. I studied in Portsmouth and absolutely loved it.

  • @melaniemantras3286
    @melaniemantras3286 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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

  • @imogensetter4424
    @imogensetter4424 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love this video! I was the girl singing when you walked by- thank you for the compliment 😊💜

  • @sarahprosecco
    @sarahprosecco ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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 👏

  • @shaunbrierley5864
    @shaunbrierley5864 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Lincoln castle has one of the remaining original copies of the Magna Carta, dating from 1215

  • @clickbaitfishing7787
    @clickbaitfishing7787 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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

  • @danielenglish3906
    @danielenglish3906 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    When your home city randomly appears on your TH-cam sojestions

  • @davidgough5437
    @davidgough5437 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    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 🙂

  • @danowen79
    @danowen79 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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.

  • @kyberwolfuk
    @kyberwolfuk ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The canal that runs west of our city was built by the Romans..

  • @samgarner7858
    @samgarner7858 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    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...⚡

  • @kyberwolfuk
    @kyberwolfuk ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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.

  • @gingef5197
    @gingef5197 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When they built that Cathedral, it was all done by hand. Just ropes and pullies, hammers and chisels, none of todays mechanical machinery. Just think about that.

  • @t.a.k.palfrey3882
    @t.a.k.palfrey3882 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    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.

    • @MacandBlair
      @MacandBlair  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for the great suggestions. 👍🏾

    • @heatherboardman7004
      @heatherboardman7004 ปีที่แล้ว

      You have missed York and Durham.

    • @ticketyboo2456
      @ticketyboo2456 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@heatherboardman7004 The family did go to York already I believe.

    • @ynys_mon6928
      @ynys_mon6928 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

    • @peterfleming9871
      @peterfleming9871 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't forget Ripon.

  • @Tom-ko5rt
    @Tom-ko5rt ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I’m an American with roots traced back to Lincoln. Visiting Lincoln is definitely on my bucket list.

    • @amazinphil
      @amazinphil ปีที่แล้ว

      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 😁

    • @tomroose7733
      @tomroose7733 ปีที่แล้ว

      The villages are definitely worth a walk around... there are so many little villages dotted around the outskirts of the city!

  • @lindylou7853
    @lindylou7853 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Lincoln Xmas market 1-4 December this year … free to get in.

  • @viper7869
    @viper7869 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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.

  • @simonfox9452
    @simonfox9452 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks
    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 😂

  • @chrisshelley3027
    @chrisshelley3027 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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 :)

  • @grahamboffey457
    @grahamboffey457 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Did you walk up Steep Hill? Probably the only hill in the county.

  • @jerry2357
    @jerry2357 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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.

  • @hopegriffin4860
    @hopegriffin4860 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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!

  • @Red-hr4gw
    @Red-hr4gw ปีที่แล้ว +7

    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

    • @Chayat0freak
      @Chayat0freak ปีที่แล้ว

      Not anymore, they're not doing it anymore

  • @jkee7017
    @jkee7017 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Lincolnshire gets over looked many time for being so flat and uninspiring, but we do have a few jems Lincoln being one. I read when the Cathedral was first built it was the highest building in the world.

  • @revbenf6870
    @revbenf6870 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    And there are obvious connections back to the US, with Abraham Lincoln, and a well known automobile, amongst others....

  • @tomconroy7273
    @tomconroy7273 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Can hear the music from me busking in the background lol

  • @TheChrisleekay
    @TheChrisleekay ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great video really enjoyed it! Never been to Lincoln would definitely consider it now!! :)

  • @denisoleary5302
    @denisoleary5302 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hay! You didn't mention The Magna Carter. It's kept in Lincoln Castle. One of the most influential, famouse Documents in the World 1215/1217 original. Cut the Cake and catch the culture, enjoy. ps You still haven't been to Weatherspoons!

    • @denisoleary5302
      @denisoleary5302 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Guys , always a pleasure to watch!

  • @Snipe_Squad
    @Snipe_Squad ปีที่แล้ว +5

    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

  • @praywink
    @praywink ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Greetings from the city of Lincoln, birth place of the Tank, home to the best Air display team in the world, the Red Arrows, saying that i've seen the Blue Angels afew times and i was very impressed, RAF Scampton was once the home to 617 squadron, the Dambusters, i've yet to try the Greek brothers restaurant in the city center and the first thing i will try is the moussaka, i love moussaka, i hope you're all settling in well and i must ask, have you got the hang of british comedy/sarcasm yet 🤣

    • @MacandBlair
      @MacandBlair  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Still working on the comedy...

  • @DrDaveW
    @DrDaveW ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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.

  • @amazinphil
    @amazinphil ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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.

  • @terryneale3086
    @terryneale3086 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I know you’ve visited Stonehenge in Wiltshire but can I recommend you visit Salisbury. A great city with wonderful architecture. The cathedral holds one the original Magna Carter manuscripts. Tallest spire in Europe. So worth a visit.

  • @susanstahl3336
    @susanstahl3336 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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.

  • @kyberwolfuk
    @kyberwolfuk ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Our cathedral once had spires, making it the tallest building for 200 years..

  • @paulsetter2989
    @paulsetter2989 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    if you ever visit Southend on Sea call me

  • @johnwoodgate8125
    @johnwoodgate8125 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    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.

  • @LizzyBee-c4w
    @LizzyBee-c4w ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @shujaali2788
    @shujaali2788 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I used to live there for years, brought back so many memories. Thank you for this video.

  • @tomfeatherstone.
    @tomfeatherstone. ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thankyou for visiting my home city! Pleased you enjoyed this hidden gem and hope you come back soon 😊

  • @amazinphil
    @amazinphil ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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!

    • @MacandBlair
      @MacandBlair  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for the info!

    • @TimothyZakaria
      @TimothyZakaria 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@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.

  • @dogwithwigwamz.7320
    @dogwithwigwamz.7320 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If I could afford to live in Chelsea or Knightsbridge I could afford to live in one of the charming terraced houses upon the rows that surround the grounds of Lincoln Cathedral - and it is there where I`d chose to lay a foundation that lasts.
    Will America, the North, ever be as old as England ? Ten thousand years from now America will be as old as England, to all intents and purposes. What`s a few hundred years amongst millennia ?
    My point is, what we have ( here in England ) we must keep. Allow the rest of the world to act according to its wits, whilst keeping a good grip on our own.

  • @leedoug326
    @leedoug326 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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.

  • @dogwithwigwamz.7320
    @dogwithwigwamz.7320 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lincoln is under-represented in a tour of England. Its Cathedral is more impressive than York Minster - and there`s hardly 80 miles between the two cities.
    As for the street with the quaint little "Jew`s House" in it, I have always found it easier going down than up. These days I suffer from crippling arthritis, and should need a rope and hook to get up.

  • @alpacaboi4082
    @alpacaboi4082 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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

  • @archiebald4717
    @archiebald4717 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Lincoln sausages are very tasty.

  • @jillosler9353
    @jillosler9353 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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. ❤

  • @chrisfrancis7925
    @chrisfrancis7925 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Across from the cathedral is the castle it has a copy of the magna carta a very old document of English law you can walk the walls

  • @paulg0170
    @paulg0170 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Did you know that the film da Vinci code was filmed at Lincoln cathedral. If you go to some puns and restaurants you will see the photos.

  • @helentaylor4911
    @helentaylor4911 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Come back to Lincoln for the best Christmas market early December.

  • @stevewoollen7938
    @stevewoollen7938 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    brilliant video tour of Lincoln great commentary and a grest family 😁

  • @TheGamingHarryTGH
    @TheGamingHarryTGH ปีที่แล้ว +10

    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 :)

  • @HY...
    @HY... ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love Lincoln. Am a Nottingham girl which is also pretty xxx

  • @benjy8148
    @benjy8148 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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.

  • @tinshedgames9310
    @tinshedgames9310 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Pity you didn't find the Regimental museum behind the castle. Your children would have loved it. Great place to explore and Free

  • @lindylou7853
    @lindylou7853 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When you started the video, for a moment I thought you’d joined a SWAT team. But it was a shoulder bag strap. Your kids have grown yet again! Must be the fish and chips!

    • @MacandBlair
      @MacandBlair  ปีที่แล้ว

      🤣 Yes it is the fish and chips!

  • @gingef5197
    @gingef5197 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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.

  • @jamespasifull3424
    @jamespasifull3424 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So glad you found Steep Hill!
    In Lincoln, it's a 'right of passage'!! 😲

  • @janicefinn1745
    @janicefinn1745 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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.

  • @elizabethtierney2233
    @elizabethtierney2233 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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

  • @lordlegion-
    @lordlegion- ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As a resident of this city, I can tell you that a few months ago somebody was sentenced to jail in the castle’s court!

    • @MacandBlair
      @MacandBlair  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Really... it is still used.

  • @tomroose7733
    @tomroose7733 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The cathedral was actaully the tallest building in the world at one point! Many many many many years ago!

  • @tomcrookes3371
    @tomcrookes3371 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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!!

  • @wellnessfun4444
    @wellnessfun4444 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    LOVE that you gave thanks for your food x

  • @marcl3763
    @marcl3763 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    wow, anothe rgreat vid; love the positive vibe and your appreciatipon of GB and culture

  • @jammydoughnuts
    @jammydoughnuts ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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
      @MacandBlair  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you. I am really glad you are enjoying the content... 😌

    • @timothyzakaria7397
      @timothyzakaria7397 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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

    • @timothyzakaria7397
      @timothyzakaria7397 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MacandBlair do u know anyone who could help me like a Government office I don't know where the hospital I was born.

  • @victoriahelencoley-abdukay5249
    @victoriahelencoley-abdukay5249 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Im living and born in lincoln

  • @Upperroad4480
    @Upperroad4480 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Best kept secret? It's been on the map at that location for about 2,000 years....

  • @janesmith5244
    @janesmith5244 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As a local I've always thought Lincoln was crap, so it's interesting to see people visiting

  • @Terry-1985
    @Terry-1985 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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

  • @richardwilton722
    @richardwilton722 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Lincoln Cathedral was the tallest building in the world for over two hundred years. Unfortunately, the reason that it stopped being so was not that someone else built something taller. It was because the spire fell off. The largest of the three towers, that is shown so well in this video, had a spire to top it out. After it fell off it was never replaced.

    • @MacandBlair
      @MacandBlair  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks... I didn't know that history.

    • @andyleighton6969
      @andyleighton6969 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MacandBlair The High Bridge included in some of your shots [18.31] was built in 1160 with the buildings built in the mid 16th Century - subject to much restoration and adaptation. It's one of the few medieval bridges still standing with buildings on it.
      Where your kids were eating ice dream are the Norman House, Jew's Court and Aarons House all built about the same time as the bridge.
      Newport Arch is 3rd Century Roman and allegedly the oldest arch in UK still used by traffic.
      The castle houses an original copy of Magna Carta and the Charter of the Forest
      And how could you go in the cathedral and miss the Imp?🤦‍♂
      You need to plan more trips to Lincoln!
      Oh, and we used to cycle up the Lincoln Edge [the hill] to school every day, without stopping .😉

  • @Matt-op9fh
    @Matt-op9fh ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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

    • @MacandBlair
      @MacandBlair  ปีที่แล้ว

      Those are great details... thanks for sharing.

    • @Matt-op9fh
      @Matt-op9fh ปีที่แล้ว

      @9B4M The Family Adventures
      Your welcome. It was a pleasure seeing you guys appreciate the city.

  • @shaungillingham4689
    @shaungillingham4689 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Another top video, I've been through Lincoln on a train but you have seen much more of Britain than a lot of the natives myself included.That massive chuch is nearly a 1000 years old, imagine transporting the stone & building materials a 1000 years ago up that hill. I hope they got some time off,but I doubt it!

  • @benabel7326
    @benabel7326 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's a river that runs through the city centre but I will let you off :p the canal runs away from the city on the other side of Brayford Pool. Not far from the Castle is Ellis Windmill and the Museum of Lincolnshire Life which was well worth a visit.
    Just off from where your kids were waiting at the bottom of Steep Hill is a museum they could have spent time in. Also you can get open bus / mini busses which take you to the top of the hill. Oh and you can one of three still existing copies of the original magna carta, you can't go in there with a camera unfortunately, oh and the kids would love the Victorian prison in there.
    Always brilliant to see my city on the screen.

  • @andrewscott7006
    @andrewscott7006 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My home City - lovely POV and walking tour showing off the best of beautiful Lincoln

  • @amyw6808
    @amyw6808 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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.

  • @ianprince1698
    @ianprince1698 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    used to live in Spalding Lincs .abot an hour away on the train that hill is something but then we found the little bus

  • @tomroose7733
    @tomroose7733 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Imagine walking up/down steep hill after a few beers aha its even harder aha

  • @weeddegree
    @weeddegree ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great enthusiasm as usual, the reason why we watch

  • @sampelham7443
    @sampelham7443 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lincoln has a pretty buzzing university as well.

  • @tomrainboro3728
    @tomrainboro3728 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Places like this are the heart and soul of England. So glad you are visiting. (Lakeland terrier?)

    • @MacandBlair
      @MacandBlair  ปีที่แล้ว

      I would love a Lakeland Terrier... or a Yorkshire Terrier... from Yorkshire.

  • @normanrussell5526
    @normanrussell5526 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Shame that the cathedral has replaced the once beautiful Oak pews with the dreaded plastic chairs, which by the way are very bad for the planet.

  • @helenmrrose6140
    @helenmrrose6140 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So pleased you enjoyed my home city, I love living here and am always pleased to see visitors taking I the sights.

  • @petercooper7711
    @petercooper7711 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Do I detect English accents from those children?

    • @MacandBlair
      @MacandBlair  ปีที่แล้ว

      Just a little... 🤏🏾

  • @itsmephil2255
    @itsmephil2255 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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 😆😆

  • @sampelham7443
    @sampelham7443 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lincoln really is steeped in history. Steep hill and the bailgate are very nice.

  • @kellyshaw7271
    @kellyshaw7271 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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

  • @baconcrusader7476
    @baconcrusader7476 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My home town well represented thankyou 👍