What's it like living in and around Skegness?

Luluaugust yes, Sutton on Sea is nice - very quiet and unspoiled.

Went to Skegness once,anough said.
Get bit like mad in the Lake District,so that`s a no go.
Love Somerset/Devon and the a Pembroke coast.

Dinahmo

There is a well known British Rail poster (from the thirties I think" with the caption "Skegness is so bracing". It's a fairly good description.

I just had to find it, Dinahmo

I remember all those posters from the 1950s too when we travelled everywhere by rail.

I was at school with a girl who had an aunt who lived in Skegness. She spent summer holidays there and told me the posh people of Skeggy pronounced it, 'Skake Ness.'

PolarBear2
I am not sure why i said never. I mean wouldn't choose to. Especially for older years - having to travel to hospitals for starters. We used to have to drive to York for the cinema. No arenas. More opportunities for young people's jobs nearer cities.
Things like outdoor music events in Dolby Forest or the OAT in Scarborough are a good thing.
I would rather travel to visit the coast than travel to do day to day life.
I aren't looking down on the coast i left when i turned 25 and live 2 miles out of a city 10 miles from Leeds been here 25 years this year and i love the accessibility to so much more.
But we do enjoy a run to the coast.
There are some idyllic coastal towns but overcrowding in season and problems because of hidden poverty would put me off living there.
A lot of people move from West Yorkshire to the coast but i am one who did the reverse.
And it's colder and a biting wind that chills you to the bone.

Dalby Forest auto correct.

Whatdayisit

I think there should be a crowd funder to raise money to clean up our run down coastal towns. They all have something to give.
I grew up on the Yorkshire Coast i love the beauty but would never live at the seaside again.

I seem to remember reading quite recently that both Skegness and Mablethorpe have been awarded over £40 million by the government to fund regeneration projects along the east coast.

Not sure which others towns will benefit, Scarborough possibly?

and the seals. But honestly, Skeggy is not for me.

Hopefully that money if it happens will go somewhere to help.
The problem with Governments ( with an s so not just this govt lol) announcements are made but the money doesn't always materialise fingers crossed it does.

timetogo2016

Went to Skegness once,anough said.
Get bit like mad in the Lake District,so that`s a no go.
Love Somerset/Devon and the a Pembroke coast.

I live in a coastal town in Devon. We have the drug problems and poverty here as well. Not that different really.

As far as transport is concerned most of Lincolnshire is covered by InterConnect & CallConnect bus services. Interconnect buses link the bigger towns & have regular timetables. CallConnect are demand responsive. You need to phone and book them. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincolnshire_InterConnect
There is a railway station.

Skegness has a community hospital. Boston is the nearest major hospital. Lincoln also has a major hospital.

The Embassy Theatre has some good shows. I've been a couple of times.

Personally I think Cleethorpes is a better option than Skegness. Much of Cleethorpes has cable broadband which is fast. Transport links are better with regular services to Manchester Airport via Doncaster & Sheffield. Trains connect to the East Coast Mainline at Doncaster & stop at Meadowhall for shopping. There's a major hospital in Grimsby.

Weather wise the Lincolnshire Wolds protect Grimsby & Cleethorpes from the worst of the weather from the west. We rarely get snow and often have milder winters than the rest of the country. On the other hand we often miss out on the scorching hot days. It seems we have our own microclimate but it suits me.

I have a friend who moved near Skegness primarily because the housing is cheaper. I went to visit her by train pre-covid.
It took forever, the train never really went fast, the flat fields of cabbages never changed and I felt like someone from the
1950's going nowhere fast all alone on an empty train.

The fish and chips in Skegness were nice but lets face it, for
someone who lives in France , they are nice anywhere in
England!

Greyduster

Luluaugust yes, Sutton on Sea is nice - very quiet and unspoiled.

We've stayed at The Bacchus a few times.
Very dog friendly

Oh the lodges look nice there too

When my eldest DD was a tiny girl her dream house was the 1930's bungalow by the steps leading to the beach in Sutton

halfpint1

I have a friend who moved near Skegness primarily because the housing is cheaper. I went to visit her by train pre-covid.
It took forever, the train never really went fast, the flat fields of cabbages never changed and I felt like someone from the
1950's going nowhere fast all alone on an empty train.

The fish and chips in Skegness were nice but lets face it, for
someone who lives in France , they are nice anywhere in
England!

I quite fancy the 1950s feeling. Maybe I should go for a visit.

Fish and chips at the English seaside is certainly a plus.