Welcome to the Lincolnshire Countryside.

Lincolnshire Market Towns and Villages

Linconshire features some remarkable market towns and villages that at one time were major and important trading communities producing and supplying goods and products to the world.

Many famous people were born in Lincolnshire renown throughout the world for their achievements and discoveries.

Founded by the Romans

The market towns of Lincolnshire are distanced 16 miles apart (a Roman army marched an average 16 miles - 26 kilometres a day), continue to thrive and feature many historical and important characteristics including homes and buildings of significant distinction, architectural quality and interest.

Markets

Each of the market towns have at least one weekly market. Then there are the farmer’s markets, produce auctions, craft markets, Sunday markets, antiques markets and livestock markets.

Arts and crafts people come from all over the country to the annual crafts market in Alford and Horncastle is the place to go for the antiques collector - especially for books.

visitthecountryside.com features individual town pages and provides general information and history about the town as well as places of interest, where to stay, where to eat, things to do and local events, together with an extensive business directory giving details of trades and services available and also provides up to date offers and promotions.