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Louth has a population of around 16,000 but serves many more than this from the
surrounding villages and welcomes many visitors throughout the year for
holidays. Consequently it has a superb range of facilities and services creating
an ideal base to discover the rest of the Lincolnshire coast and countryside.
We
have tried to keep this information page as concise as possible so to help you
we've divided our Louth information site into six sections :-
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Louth
Attractions
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Louth
Activities and Sports
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Louth Shops
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Louth
Famous People
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History in
Louth
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Louth Eat
and Drink
The Louth Attractions page features
St. James church, the museum and an overview of Eastgate and Westgate the two
oldest and most significant streets in the town. Clicking on Louth
Activities and Sports generates a host of ideas for visitors from
Cinema, fishing, walking, cycling, horse riding and even water sports. Louth
Shops - is what attracts many people to Louth . There are a vast array
of independent shops selling all manner of Gift items and furnishings all within
a few minutes walk from our apartments on Eastgate, Louth Lincs. Our
Louth Famous People and History
in Louth pages give the visitor an overview of the town from its humble beginnings
in the 12th century right up to date. Surprisingly you're likely to see a celebrity
in Louth as our lovely town attracts visitors from all over the country and even
international celebrities do pop by from time to time - last year Bjork stayed
for a few days to record with Robert Wyatt. For anyone self
catering in the region Louth Eat and Drink
will give you a glimpse of the range of local produce shops in the
town. There are a choice of restaurants from Turkish and Chinese to
traditional English cuisine and a varied selection of pubs, many dating back to
the 1800s and beyond.
For people on holiday the market is an ideal place to get
to know Louth and meet many people from Lincolnshire who will no doubt share all
the local
news with you. Lincolnshire has many market towns and as well as Louth there
are very good markets in Alford, Horncastle and of course the town of Grimsby
and city of Lincoln.
Market Days in Louth Lincolnshire
Louth market days are on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday with a
farmers market on 4th Wednesday of the month.
Louth Concise History
Louth is a market town
in Lincolnshire,
England.
Known as the "capital of the Lincolnshire
Wolds", it is situated where the ancient trackway Barton
Street crosses the River
Lud. Much of the town centre is lined with brick
buildings from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and the town's
skyline is dominated by the Parish Church
of St.
James, the spire of which is 295 feet (89 metres) tall, reputedly the
tallest parish church in the UK.
Historically, the town is most noted as the origin of the Lincolnshire
Rising, the forerunner of Pilgrimage
of Grace, in 1536.
Click Here for more information on Louths
History
Louth's twin
town is La
Ferté-Bernard, close to Le
Mans in Pays-de-la-Loire,
France.
Louth Tourist Information
Louth Tourist Information is a short walk from your apartment at
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The Town Hall, Little Eastgate, Canon Street, Louth,
telephone 01507 601111 ext. 161
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Monday - Saturday
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10.00am - 4.00pm
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Sunday
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closed
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Alford
Tourist Information (10
Miles)*
Alford is a pleasant market
town situated on the eastern edge of the Wolds. A mixture of
Georgian and Victorian buildings faces Alford's marketplaces.
Mablethorpe
Tourist Information (11
Miles)*
Mablethorpe - a lively seaside
resort with a superb Award Winning beach, specialising in family
holidays.
Horncastle
Tourist Information (11
Miles)*
A country market town of great
charm. Horncastle was originally the roman town of Banovallum;
remains of the Roman wall can be seen in the local library.
For more information on Lincolnshire click
below:-
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