Lincolnshire

For family reasons we visited Louth a lot some years ago and found it had everything but not easily accessible to Lincoln. If you wanted the sea Sutton seemed to be a good retirement spot
Definitely go and stay for a bit and explore

Hellogirl1

We moved to Boston from busy Lancashire 48 years ago, because it was a nice town with a great market and lots of open countryside around it. It`s no longer any of that, the market has dwindled and loads of shops have closed down. The crime figures seem to have risen as well. You may have gathered that I`m not recommending that you move here, lol!

It’s such a shame as Boston was an ideal location and used to be so nice, the river and some great properties

Bourne is nice, Stamford is lovely and the Wold too, avoid the further up seaside areas.

Lincolnshire is the second largest county in England and varies dramatically from place to place.
I assume the OP is referring to Lincoln as the City centre.
I can only suggest renting a holiday cottage for a couple of weeks and exploring the area.

We moved to Boston from busy Lancashire 48 years ago, because it was a nice town with a great market and lots of open countryside around it. It`s no longer any of that, the market has dwindled and loads of shops have closed down. The crime figures seem to have risen as well. You may have gathered that I`m not recommending that you move here, lol!

Have a look at Ruskington - a large village and not on the main road to anywhere so fairly quiet. However, it's not far from the A15 and A16 and also has pretty good train services to Lincoln and Peterborough.

Woodhall Spa is lovely but has no railway and is fairly remote from any major connurbation. The same applies to Alford - an attractive and friiendly small town but transport links leave much to be desired.

The so-called 'cliff villages' along the A607 running south from Lincoln are worth a look. With many of the houses built from the oolitic limestone of the Lincolnshire Edge on which they stand, the area is sometimes called the 'Notswolds'. There is good access to GP services, and buses run to and from Lincoln every half hour during the day. And you get to see (and hear) the Red Arrows polishing their formation flying during the winter months, from their base at RAF Waddington. Direct train services from Lincoln to London.

*got carried away- should say large sign

Claremont- most of Lincolnshire is far too flat for me, and too remote

I would agree with too remote; if you’re not familiar with the county Rainbow24 bear in mind there are no motorways, most of the roads are single carriageways, train links are poor and bus services slow with poor connections.
We moved to Lincolnshire @13 years ago from Surrey; in one of the fields bordering the A16 just north of Peterborough there used to be a large huge sign painted on the side of an old lorry-
‘You are now leaving the future’.
Still makes me smile, it’s very true.

Digby but no buses or doctors in the village but it's beautiful. Sleaford has more to offer.

Agree that Stamford is lovely, Burghleigh House too. And so close to lovely Rutland and Rutland water, and all the lovely towns of Oakham, Uppingham, Oundle, etc. And The George an absolute delight.

Most of Lincolnshire is far too flat for me, and too remote.

Stamford is lovely - or the surrounding villages which are slightly less expensive. My daughters went to school there. The George Hotel on the way into the town was a coaching inn on the road between London and Scotland and is very historic. The River Welland runs through the town and is a great place to visit for a picnic with visitors or a runaround with grandkids.
There is a strong arts scene and plenty of things to do too. Alternatively head further north to the Wolds - Louth is a lovely market town and the centre of community life in that part of the county.