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Skegness seafront & beach
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🛣️ A158 · A52
Long sandy beach and pier; A158 from Lincoln congested with summer holiday traffic
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In Lincolnshire the A1 bypasses Stamford and Grantham, the A15 runs through Lincoln to the Humber Bridge, the A46 links Lincoln with Grimsby and Cleethorpes, and in the north the M180 and A180 serve Humberside Airport and the Port of Immingham. In summer the A158 from Lincoln to Skegness gets congested with holiday traffic heading for the coast, Butlins and Fantasy Island - check the live list and the places below before you go.
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Long sandy beach and pier; A158 from Lincoln congested with summer holiday traffic
🔔 Alert me about this placeFirst Butlins resort (1936), still open; caters for over 400,000 visitors a year
🔔 Alert me about this placeTheme park with Europe's largest seven-day market; Fear Island 17 Oct–1 Nov 2026
🔔 Alert me about this placeLincoln's landmark cathedral; tallest building in the world from 1311 to 1548
🔔 Alert me about this placeRegional airport with KLM flights to Amsterdam; 150,615 passengers in 2024
🔔 Alert me about this placeUK's largest port by tonnage, handling around 46 million tonnes of cargo a year
🔔 Alert me about this placeToll bridge carrying the A15 to Hessle; cars £2.00, or £1.50 with an account
🔔 Alert me about this placeBritish Superbike round in August is its biggest event; rally & fireworks 22 Nov 2026
🔔 Alert me about this placeTolls, charges and local schemes that catch drivers out in Lincolnshire.
Humber Bridge tolls are paid online, in the Humber Bridge app or at PayPoint by midnight the day after crossing. Cars cost £2.00, or £1.50 with an account; a £25 admin fee is added for each unpaid crossing.
Source: humberbridge.co.uk ↗Construction of the North Hykeham Relief Road, a dual carriageway linking the A46 Pennells Roundabout with the Lincoln Eastern Bypass, began in March 2026. The council expects it to open in summer 2029.
Source: lincolnshire.gov.uk ↗East Lindsey District Council car parks, including those in Skegness, Ingoldmells and Mablethorpe, have charges or restrictions from 8am to 6pm daily and are free between 6pm and 8am.
Source: e-lindsey.gov.uk ↗Where National Highways recorded the most unplanned incidents in the last 30 days - collisions, breakdowns, obstructions and queues, each counted once. Roadworks are not counted. Updated twice a day.
⏰ Most incidents in Lincolnshire started between 07:00 and 10:00 (37% of them).
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Right now there is 1 live incident on Lincolnshire's main roads (collisions, breakdowns, queues and hazards). Checked 00:14.
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