| Your Views and Opinions of Mablethorpe 2007 - 2002! |
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When my Husband retired last year we sold our large house in Sheffield
and bought a nice little bungalow here in Mablethorpe.We have been
so pleased with the friendliness of the people here and have fitted
in really well.There always seems to be something going on. Nice to see all the positive comments on this site, I like many
of you have many happy childhood memories of this charming seaside
resort, although many changes have been made the sea front promenade
with it's little beach chalets still remain relatively unchanged,
I remember the queens park paddling pool with the stepping stones,
the water tower (anyone know what happened to that?) the funfair
had a big wheel and a wooden helter skelter back in the 60s/70s
and can anyone remember the inflatable yellow elephant from the
1980s on Quebec Rd or what happened to it? Congratulations to everyone involved
in the Bathing Beauties Festival, it was thoroughly enjoyed by myself,
my wife & young daughter!! This is the sort of thing the town
needs, I hope it's repeated next year, perhaps with a music festival
too!! Russ from leicester (Friday, September 21, 2007) I used to have a day trip to Mablethorpe
every year, years ago, with my gran - fantastic! A coach load of grannies
and kids from Forest Town - raffle on the bus, bingo on the seafront!
I've never seen grannies run so fast off a coach to get the chalets booked!
I'm really looking forward to coming over from Sheffield on Saturday to
see the beach hut designs and artworks, not to mention the fireworks!
I'm sure it'll be enjoyed by everyone. My husband and I have been bringing our
grandaughter to Mablethorpe since she was three she is now 14 sadly we
couldn.t come this year due to illness but we love it and so does my grandaughter.
It has everything a child needs sun sea sand donkeys. Its the most calming
holiday you could wish to have Roll on next year when we have another
3year old to bring for the total seaside holiday experience (this will
also include the by then 15 year old). The illuminations are fabulous
and enjoy the stars who put them on the ice creams are the cheapest in
the country and we love the town and surrounding areas Huttoft, Louth,
Alford, Skegness, everything. Me and my family have been to mablethorpe
on holiday for a few years now, and we have decided to move here as we
love it that much.The people are wonderful and the beaches are perfect, What an informative website, well done,
it is our first visit to Mablethorpe, and we are very impresed, we were
due to go abroad but due to illness we had to cancel, we were amazed in
how much we found to do, and especially suprized to see The
Bulgarian State Circus in a small resort such as Mablethorpe, what
a marvelous show, highly recomended, well done to the Town Council for
arranging that one. We Have been coming to Mablethorpe for
several years now and would'nt go anywhere else, we always stay at the Parkview Guest House which
is a great place to stay. Mablethorpe....just spent a day (5th aug.07)
staying at the Coxwains Cabin guest
house, very hospitable indeed.Thanks.It was with a nervous feeling as
i ventured back after at least 40+ years sinse my last.what no Whiteheads
camp, didnt see Woodbine cottage either.The most spectacular selling point
has to be the Beach, were in the UK do you get such an uninterupted stretch
of beach like that..amazing.my 5 yr old was in his element as his dad
before him.You cant get away from the fact the town is "Tired"
non the less still a magic from all those years ago...John, Lucy, James.
thanks... I think mablethorpe is brilliant because
you can relax and do different things when you want to,i have been coming
to mablethorpe since i was born ,i am 38 now and have just been again
and will be back next year too.my mum has been going to mablethorpe since
she was 4 ,she will be 74 this year.and my whole family have been going
since they was little to (aunt's, uncles, brothers. nephews, nieces,and
cousins). see you next year. Thanks for agreat holiday Mablethorpe. Mablethorpe is a fantastic family place.
My family and I have been coming there for 10yrs. We have now brought
a static caravan there as we luv it so much.the people are friendly, beaches
are great, and my 2 kids luv it. If possible we would love to live there.
We recommend mabo to everyone we know. Its is a lovely place and the people are
so friendly. I used to live in Mabo, 1970-75. Loved
it then, love it now. We come up every year,to stay with my Aunty Mary.
It has been a big part of my life for many many years. This website is
brilliant. Thankyou. My Wife & I own a caravan on the Haven
Site at Mablethorpe. We simply love the place that much that next year
we are also relocating to live in the area. I agree that the town could
do with a spruce up here & there but we still love it as it is. I have been coming to mablethorpe pretty
much since the day i was born,and i wouldn't change it for the world i
love it,who needs to go abroad when you've got mablethorpe just 1 and
a half hours drive away i look forward to my annual holiday every august
then when it comes i dont want to leave because i know i've got another
year to wait before i can come back again,and it beats skegness by miles!
heres to mablethorpe the BEST seaside town in the world!! Ive always had holidays in Mablethorpe.
We used to stay at Denehurst when Chris and Jackie had it and we used
to stay in the snooker players bus. I even lived in Mablethorpe for awhile,
but had to move back to my home town and I miss my friends from Mabo and
just everyone in general. Mablethorpe is brill as a lad i use to
come by steam train anyone got any pics of the station??now 56 i bring
my childen twice a year for holidays would not go anywhere else. Well done DAVE FENTON and everybody who
took part in the MARATHON,may it be a focus,that will inspire other people
to do more! I have been visiting Mablethorpe since
i was 2 with all the family-now i'm 32 married with 2 children & i
still love the place!! my husband & i spent our huneymoon at the seaholme
chalet park which is still as it was when i was growing up. What a fab
place to be. I love Mablethorpe. I want to spend all
of my holidays there. I would like to say hello to Jamie, Luke and Mark
Ward if they will look in here. I would like to personally thanks Dave
Fenton and the committee and all the marshals and everyone involved in
the first Mablethorpe Marathon held
yesterday 10 September. The first mablethorpe
marathon - what a success!!! A huge welldone to all the organisors,volunteers
and runners. I am an experienced runner and did the half marathon and
was even though the weather made it hard going - not something you can
control obviously - it was great to be part of such a new event and one
where everyone had worked so hard! Well done again to all, I think I heard
just 5 people were the driving force?!! - I hope your event goes from
strength to strength. From the people I spoke to in the scout hut after
the race, I think the organisors already know what lessons they've learnt,
e.g re the mile makers!!!!, but if they were to send q'aires or ask for
feedback from all involved i think would be on the whole pleased with
what they hear. Finally well done once again, see you next year. best
wishes, G'Day from Australia. Well we have just come back from Mablethorpe
today, there was just myself and wife and 2 little dogs. Me and my family are relocating from Stoke-on-Trent
to Mablethorpe hopefully next summer. I have been coming to Mablethorpe since
i was a little girl and enjoyed it so much even when my parents asked
if we wanted to go anywhere else we said no.... mablethorpe can we go
there :D i took my boyfriend and friend there last year and they were
impressed by it, i loved showing them around too. I may be only 22 but
i remember where everything is. Good work for alll the people who work
hard for us holiday makers I'll be bringing my children here next. I used to come to Mablethorpe a great deal,
but since you have decided to ( without consultation ) ban kite buggying
and boarding i will take my money elsewhere. A few complaints just means
you listen to the complainers in society . I am scared of Dogs and horses
but see no reason to complain about them, its a big beach. As for useing
the CON of a SSI how come horses , walkers boats do not disturb wildlife.
I WILL NOT BE BACK until you decide that beaches are for ALL I think that mablethorpe would be ace if
it had a swimming pool! Also i found it was more a place for families
and it would be great if there was more to do for couples. Loved Kai's
bar though, and Indian flavour, both have excelent service. i think mabo is exellent however they should
give u tours of the life boat. As a resident and being employed here in
Mablethorpe I look forward to the comming months to see if the demise
of this seaside town can be averted. To this end I have been advised my
plan will be published in the Leader soon, so I will not repeat myself
here. I draw you attention to the malee the correspondant wrote on this
website with regard the promotion of Mablethorpe in the Midlands and her
friends being unable to travel from there to here outside of the season.
This is History repeating it self from 1964. The following is drawn from
'Locomtion papers No.162' 'crowds began to assemble at Mablethorpe Station
a full hour before the 'death' of the Mablethorpe-Willoughby branch line.
a Note on the notice board read "Death Notice, on 3rd October passed
away, at 7.55 pm after long illness, the Mablethorpe-Willoughby British
Railways branch line. Passed away - but not peacefully." chilling
reminder folks, something has to change, the movement in the Midlands
will be recieved with relish by men of action now resident in this area. I think Mablethorpe is on the up and up,
it is so nice to see more entertainment coming to Mablethorpe especially
the Great Bulgarian State Circus on Quebec Rd, what a marvelous show,
for an up and coming seaside resort. Do Haven pay to have the buses stopped
at night to restrict people to their site? Limited taxi's and no late
bus means Mablethorpe misses out and Haven gains, local council sort it
out and it might make it worthwhile keeping seafront facilities open instead
of keeping the majority of your tourists restricted to out of town. I've been many a time to Mablethorpe. Such
a nice and bracing place, such a marvellous place to visit especially
for families. I think that mablethorpe is a nice place
to visit. I visit every year and i enjoy it every time.I go in the Arcades
where i spend all my money and then i take a long walk on the beach which
i enjoy a lot and plus then i can't spend any more money. Love Tasha i think that mablethorpe is ok ;) i can't
really remember going when a was younger thou. i like the seaside,i think
that the senary is great. n thisnweb site is gud :) :) :) :) :) :) luv
haley If I have to be honest, if there was NO
"Haven" site I think Mablethorpe would be a ghost town. It is
a shame because I have spent many years staying up and down the east coast
and I would rate the beach at Mablethorpe as one of the best. However
a good beach doesnt make a good place, the town itself has loads of seaside
tat style shops but non actually sell tat with Mablethorpe written on
it, the whole point of the seaside tat is the name stamped on it. The
cafes on the seasfront are traditional, serving quality seaside treats
and I must say are nice and friendly. The "Haven" caravan park
is full of hidden extras, look for a cheaper site somewhere along the
coast, all the facilities on the site can be found elsewhere cheaper and
free, example: crazy golf haven £2 for 9 holes, crazy golf seafront
£1.20 for 19 holes and it has to be said that the seafront 19 hole
course has a truely nice person serving and the course is clean and very
good. My overall view is, it's a shame that Mablethorpe seems to need
the Haven site but the Haven site needs Mablethorpe more, the site is
very rundown and dirty in comparision to other cheaper site. Long Live
the Clean Beach at Mablethorpe, the Crazy Golf and the Cafe's, get rid
of the tat shops selling tat clothes and tat tools, what do you need with
a new socket set on holiday, and also the pub which is no longer running
needs something doing with it.......6 out 10 for week long holiday, 8
out of 10 for a day break and 10 out of 10 for the clean beach. As a child i went with my
family to mablethorpe and sutton on sea every year for 9 years and they
were the best times of my life, Now as an adult i shall be returning shortly
to see how much it has changed in the 9 years i have been absent, mablethorpe
is a beautiful and very family orientated resort. mablethorpe is a great seaside
town for every age to enjoy.With clean beaches good shops to browse great
choice of food and entertainment. I look forward to returning every year
with my family We have come to Mablethorpe for the last
4 years for our holidays, we love it. We have 2 children who also have
a great time in Mablethorpe on their hols, we usually stay on the haven
site, but we spend our days on their lovley beach and wondering round
the town. The funfair is always a hit with our kids too. remember going to mabelthorpe as a child
every year for as long as i can remember loved it every time, haven`t
been back for many years but will do soon, is the big wheel still by the
stairs to the beach? i remember there was a ghost train also ahhh the
memories are still fresh, glad to see via the site the donkeys and sandtrain
are still going We enjoyed our day trip to Mablethorpe
very much. The beach was very impressive, if not beatiful. It was very
clean, and very bracing. We had a good meal at Dave's Restaurant, which
was excellent. Mablethorpe is a lot better than Skegness. It has more
class, and appeals to the more discerning tourist. What a smashing website. I have very many
happy childhood memories of holidays in Mablethorpe during the 1960's
and early 70's. I occasionally return to reminisce; there will always
be a part of me that will stay in Mablethorpe for ever. Thank you. My family lived in Mablethorpe from 1954
to 1956. I started school there and my memories are of great times and
wonderful people. I didn't get a chance to thank the people that made
such heart filled memories and Id like to do that now. Im sure the people
are just as great now as they were then. I would love to come back for
a visit. Thank You. mum lived here from 1970-1975, absolutely
loved it it's here second home. i love it too there is so much to do here. hi i'm a bit worried about the donkeys
they seem to work very long hours during the hot summers and i've not
seen any food put out for them during the day, i've seen that they do
have water but it doesnt seem to get changed. have the donkey laws been
put into place there yet? also can you tell me if there has been any child
weight restrictions? Motor cyclists bring much trade to mablethorpe
each year how about some secure parking and less hassle from traffic wardens
when we all try to park together to keep our bikes [very expensive machines]
safe been coming to your resort for twenty years great place lets keep
it that way. hiya pps, jus checkin r local site its
good. we think mablethorpe is ok. we all have a laugh in the summer workin
all the hours god sends, in the winter we jus chill, in a bit, cant wait
to c some of the old holiday makers we normally c in the summer, we'l
give a big shout out to the gmc crew who gave us an eventful summer las
year, hope to c u agen Mablethorpe is great, but won't be the same without the British Legion Club. Please don't let it close, come on people join up and save it. It's on Admiralty Road for those who haven't found it yet. A friendly place where all are welcome. Please help keep it open for all. Thanks. James from Liverpool (Friday, January 06, 2006) i have been to Mablethorpe lots of times
and still have not got bored of it.It has so much character, i wish i
could move there. we never tire of coming to your town.After
25 years its still magical mablethorpe to us. Keep on rocking you lovely
people! well i live in mablethorpe and the only
thing good there is ME!!!! Lol. Only joking people. No really its ok to
live in but the amount of money you go through is ridiculous as i am 16
years old and the only thing is the arcades and that. The jobs are ok
and the food is good. The clubs and pubs are ok aswell. There are various
shops. Its all good and you should come to mablethorpe!!!!! i really had a great time when i came here
on holiday i really enjoyed every minute of it the only problem is i miss
it wen i got back to my home it felt really weird to be back at crap somercotes
in Derbyshire. i did everything i could do to fit it in the holiday and
i'll do anything to go back to Mablethorpe Chalet park. when i'm old enough
i told my mother im moving there. We used to have lots of older and disabled
friends from Derby visit us in Mablethorpe throughout the year. Now they
are no longer able to come because, apart from school summer holidays,
there is no direct transport, i.e. coaches that travel directly from Derby
into Mablethorpe and Sutton on Sea, all at a time when a second massive
TV advertising campaign, all across the East Midlands, advertises wonderful
Skegness, Mablethorpe and Sutton on Sea! IT IS A JOKE! As usual it is
only Skegness who reaps any benefit! WHEN are councillors, or anyone else
for that matter, going to realise that Mablethorpe and Sutton do still
exist, if only by the skin of their teeth, or is it true that they are
now being blatantly sacrificed for the so-called Jewel in the Crown of
Skegness. I love Mablethorpe I have been coming ever
since i was two weeks old and haven't got bored of it yet. I stay in sutton
on sea and often enjoy a nice walk into mablethorpe. I couldn't wish for
anything better I'm 16 and i ADORE Mablethorpe, it's the
most friendliest and welcoming place i've EVER been to. I met so many
outgoing people on the links avenue site that i was gutted to leave. My
dad agreed about liking it so much that he bought a chalet and now me
and my family are down there most of the time =D Can I please just point out one very important
thing out about the kiting / buggying problem at Mablethorpe! My wife and I come to Mablethorpe every
year for the tap dance festival. We love the town and usually stay a few
days longer before coming back to California. A pool and other things
would be nice but please don't spoil the character of the town. just got back from a few days at chalet
park,thinking of buying a chalet at the chalet park,i love the place but
as a non driver i have to catch the train to skegness then endure the
worst bus ride in the world the number 9 which seems to stop at every
stop,when i finally got to mablethorpe i felt like michael palin!The return
journey as ever was terrible,when will central trains listen to there
customers.anyway sorry for moaning and it wont stop me coming back for
more see you next year! I would love to give a winter home to a
pair of donkeys but have no idea how to go about it! We live on a small
holding near Newark in Nottinghamshire, have plenty of grazing, can provide
excellent care and shelter - we just need some donkeys! we have just got back from a holiday in
mablethope and we had a great time the beach is great no stones to walk
through like the beaches here in essex and the donkeys made the day for
the kids where was mablethorpe station? p.s i think
mablethorpe is a wounderful town to go on holiday .your website should
mention more about mablethorpes railway history. we will be on holiday
in mablethorpe next week.(27th on ward) Problem addressed; we hope this helps.
Mablethorpe Carparks Thank you Janice,
for your suggestion. Showing a map of where the car parks are
on your website .would be a useful piece of information for new visitors/
day trippers What a wonderfull beach! Even when the
sun's not out it's fab for flying kites :o) We loved the Seal Sanctuary
too. First year in the last seven that we won't
be spending some time in your lovely town - we only get one main holiday
and my daughters and I look forward to kiting and buggying for months
ahead ! Luckily I heard about the ban before booking, hope it's only temporary. i think there isnt enough for the local
kids i am 13 and i think mablethorpe is crap i moved from luton when i
was 9. why no bus service from and to grimsby
or cleethorpes. we have a very good train service to grimsby and cleethorpe
from sheffield. Brought my dream retirement home by the
sea. So I can live in my favourite area and just stroll the prom at leisure. I am now 11 and i have been coming here
since i was 4. My great nan used to live here i think it is a great town
and will continue coming here this is much better than going to skegness.
I love what used to be called spot amusements. The beach is lovley i love
playing in the sand. Well, we've just got home from our summer
holiday at Woodthorpe and though the weather was grim, we enjoyed it all
the same. I've always loved Mablethorpe from being a child, but you do
need to do something to make the town more attractive to visitors. For
instance all the "holiday shops" close far too early in the
evening, and i for one enjoy looking around them later in the day, after
all (weather permitting) yur visitors will be on the beach all day. A
good idea would be to put ads for Mablethorpe on local radio and newspapers
in surrounding counties (notts, yorks etc), and to promote Mablethorpe
as a good centre for exploring Lincolnshire, ie you have a great beach
(one of the best) and from her you can visit the beautiful wolds or places
like Grimsby, Louth, Boston which are all within easy reach. Anyway i'll
stop preaching now cos i enjoyed ut anyway wnd will be back! We have been visiting for more than 20
years both before children and now with children and dog and we love it.We
would like the sea to be warmer!and the wind not so brisk but the children
don't care.We were disappointed that there was a swimming pool which lasted
such a short time but with all the other amenities will keep on coming. We have a caravan at mabletorpe, and its
been our holiday place for the past 6 years! the people are friendly and
we wouldn't think of going anywhere else, in fact, in the next few years
we are hoping to move to mablethorpe. Its also great that dogs are welcome
in most shops, it makes such a nice change, and the littles touches such
as bolws of water left for dogs, makes such a difference! Also, for anyone
disabled, most places are easily accessible, and there are no hills in
sight! (A big change from yorkshire!) Keep up the good work ducks! x my family have spent our happiest holidays
in mablethorpe. fantastic, clean sands, enough to do but not too much
if you understand what I mean! lovely beach side walk from Mablethorpe
to Sutton which even our three year old can manage at a steady pace. we
have not managed to book for this year and we are all very sad about this!
only thing lacking is indoor swimmimg facilities - the outdoor paddling
pools in Mablethorpe & Sutton are fun and clean, but obviously rather
dependant on the weather.. VIVA MABLETHORPE !! What a disapointment to hear that the kiteing
has been banned b...... pathetic Ive lived in mabo for 11 years now and
i feel that it is a great place for little children to grow up in and
for the elderly people to retire in but for the teenagers its not so good
because of further eduaction and also for some good work oppertunities!
I feel that mablethorpe could improve by getting itself a good swimming
pool (which is open all year round), and a college. As a resident of Mablethorpe I am very
dissapointed that the kite buggies are banned from the beaches. I look
forward to watching the enthusiasts enjoying themselves and alays find
them to be very friendly and considerate. As a small resort we need to
encourage as many visitors as possible and we are not only turning away
the flyers themselves but the people that look forward to watching. I
think that if there has been problems then it should be regulated rather
than banned. As a resident of Mablethorpe I am very
dissapointed that the kite buggies are banned from the beaches. I look
forward to watching the enthusiasts enjoying themselves and alays find
them to be very friendly and considerate. As a small resort we need to
encourage as many visitors as possible and we are not only turning away
the flyers themselves but the people that look forward to watching. I
think that if there has been problems then it should be regulated rather
than banned. I was planning to come to Mablethorpe and
bring the family - however, with a kite buggying ban in place I will not
be bothering. I'll take my family elsewhere. Your choice. My family & I will be coming to stay
in your town tomorrow & hope the weather is as nice it was at home
today...... My 4 year old twins were really looking forward to flying
the kites that they had for their birthday last week but having read the
earlier comments it looks like that won't be possible....shame really. A friendship group of us, all families
with young and teenage children, are visiting Mablethorpe this weekend
for a long weekend. We have ALL enjoyed watching the kiting in the past
and are very sad this will not be taking place in the future. We wondered,
were the general public and kiters all consulted before this decision
was made? Surely to work together to find a solution would be a positive
approach. HIYA LOVE MABLETHORPE THINKING OF LIVING
HERE WE WISH WE COULD LIVE HERE AND ONE DAY
OUR DREAM WILL COME TRUE, WE HAVE HAD SO MANY GOOD TIMES WHILST ON HOLIDAY
WITH OUR THREE DOGS,PIP,MICHEAL&BOBBIE AND MY WIFE JULIE ANDREWS P.S.
SHE CANNOT SING.WILL BE HERE AGAIN IN JULY, CANNOT WAIT TO BE ON THE BEAUTIFUL
BEACH AND FISH AND CHIPS FROM ROBIN HOOD FISH SHOP. I have been coming to mablthorpe for a
number of years. last year we had to move our beach challet to make room
for disabled access. fine! the only thing wrong is that wheelchairs still
cannot get to the challets. Hi, I’m presently living in Nottingham,
but my family still lives in the area (As my father is teacher in the
local school), for the last few years, when take the families dogs for
a walk at north end I watched the kiting activity taking place in the
area. At the start of last summer I was given the opportunity to try out
kiting. After trying I just fell in love with kiting, got one and ended
up spending most week ends at north end. It just make me sad that a peaceful
and relaxing activity can banned with no real feed back about the reasons. Hello, Me and my family used to be regular
visitors to Mablethorpe to take advantage of the beach to persue our sport
of kite buggying. Sadly due to the ban that has been imposed we wont be
returning. We only used to use the quietest bit of the beach and the only
contact we had with the public was always good natured, they were usually
fascinated by all the different types of kites and buggies. The money
we spent on food and fuel out of season I am sure will be sadly missed
by the local economy. I hope a solution can be found for all our sakes. As the local County Councillor
I am very concerned that we appear to be turning away so many people who
want to come to our town. If any of the disappointed people would like
to get in touch then hopefully we can start to work out how to successfully
accommodate their needs & integrate them with our other visitors. Our kite club in the midlands has visited
Mablethorpe many times each year, mostly out of the main summer season,
spending money at bars, B&B's, and restaurants and takeaways. With
the kite ban now in place on the north beach we'll be heading west instead
of east from the Midlands to the Welsh coast so I'd estimate thats around
£5,000 spent with local businesses that they won't be getting in
future. Not alot in the grand scale of things but this is normally spent
out of season when I'd imagine every penny counts. I've been looking for some time for somewhere
to take the family away for a holiday where i could sneak away fro some
kiting and buggying and mablethorpe was top of the list until i found
out about the ban on kitebuggy's on north beach, maybe i'll look again
if the ban is lifted, look's like france will be getting my pennies this
year. Hello, I am a very keen photographer and
have visited Mablethorpe a number of times to photograph the kiters that
use the beach. I would just like to say that having them on the beach
attracts other people to the area, the wonderful colours of the kites
and the skill of using the wind to move up and down the beach is wonderful
to watch. My family and large group of friends have
been visiting Mablethorpe twice a month and have enjoyed holidays there
for several years. We visit to enjoy kitesports activities on the section
of beach north of the Seal Sanctuary well away fromthe busy section of
beach near the town. We always enjoyed staying/eating in the town, with
some of friends and family having a round trip in excess of 200 miles
to get there. Alas, none of us now are permitted to use this section of
beach due to English Nature banning us all, so we do not visit anymore.
We have always found the local people and visitors very friendly and enjoyed
all that Mablethorpe has to offer visitors. How long before English Nature
want to ban all activities off the beach, and kill the fun we have all
enjoyed at this typically English seaside town??? We do miss Mablethorpe
and hope we are permitted to use the beach again................ I remembered Mablethorpe from holidays
as a child so when I took up kite-buggying I remembered the long flat
beaches and made a bee-line straight for it. Hi, have to say you have a lovely town,
was great for the family to look around or spend relaxing on the wonderful
beach while I’m kite boarding. Unfortunately the powers that be
have see fit to impose a ban, which now means there is no point for me
or my family to go to Mablethope any more. Which I think is a shame, especially
as the ban, as far as I can tell, has been put inplace for no real reason. Can I also add to my last e-mail that I
am currently involved in parakart racing in the British Supercup events
and we were seriously thinking of holding a race meeting on Mablethorpe
beach in the future. This would have brought Mablethorpe over 200 people
camping, accommodation and eating within the closed season. With the ban
in effect this cannot now happen. For the last three years I used to look
forward to my weekend coming over to Mablethorpe beach, flying my kites
and parakarting (buggying) along the North beach from the Seal Sanctuary
car park to Theddlethorpe, along with a group of likeminded people from
around the Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire regions. The perfect finish
to our day was to sit in Mablethorpe town eating their fish and chips
and having a drink. Since January this year English Nature have banned
us from parakarting on this beach this now means we have had to find alternative
beaches along the East coast i.e. Hunstanton, Cleethorpes, Brancaster
BUT nothing beats Mablethorpe beach - it was perfect for what we needed
to do. Unfortunately with English Natures ban on the beach this means
that Mablethorpe will now lose our group being there throughout the year.
I feel with pressure, English Nature may lift the ban if enough voices
speak, it would be great if your backing on this matter could be sought. I came to mablethorpe about 18 times in
the last 12 months, each visit I have spent (including fuel) about £60-80. Hi, Unfortunately due to some narrow mindedness
of the council my wife and our family will not be coming back to Mablethorpe
this year due to the restrictions imposed on kiting on the beach. I visited Mablethorpe several times last
year along with my extended family (wife, kids, sister, parents, uncle
etc) to participate in the kite-buggying activities North of the Seal
Sanctuary. However, due to the kite buggy ban now imposed on this area,
we have no further desire to visit. The beach North of Mablethorpe offers
the best kite buggying on the Lincolnshire coast - such a shame that the
authorities have overlooked the potential to exploit this. I have regularly attended your town, spent
money in your shops and enjoyed your fabulous beach with my family. As
I am sure you are aware, kite flying has now been banned from the North
beach. It is for this reason that myself and my family will not be coming
this year. How sad that a marvellous venue has been taken from us for
no reason and with no communication between parties concerned. What a
shame. me and my family spent 5 days at mablethorpe
chalet park on 1st april 05 it was a great place to stay the tavern club
on site has everything for the family .a kids room a entertainmeants room
with disco kareoke and live artist were all the family are welcome.a play
area outside it was great we will be going back in a few weeks when the
weather is warmer .can,t fault it A GREAT TIME WAS HAD BY ALL . Mablethorpe rocks.... its awesome.... the
best seaside town ever. We want a pool now not ten twenty years. I have lived here in sunny mablethorpe
for over 10 years, all i can say about this town is that it is a wonderful
place to live,but as with any town anywhere in the country we have our
problems. many people that have commented here on this site say how much
better the town would be with a swimming pool.......well i agree but for
a different reason. Many of the kids here cant swim.......so for this
reason more than any other we need a pool. I adore Mablethorpe. I have been coming
ever since I was a child when my mum and dad used to bring me and my two
older brothers to stay at Golden
Sands. We used to love it then and I still love it now. The things
we do may have changed but the main thing stays the same. The amazing
beach! My husband and I have been to many places in the world but I have
never found a beach that is cleaner, safer and more beautiful and if the
sun is shining there is nowhere better! As I'm sure you know, there are a great
deal of kite enthusiasts use the beach North of the Seal
Sanctuary. Hi' Hi, never been to Mablethorpe
until about six years ago, first time I visited ran into a "pea souper"
of a fog, had to be guided out of the town, on the second occasion about
a week or so later, completely different scenario, hot glorious sunshine,
glad the wife had accompanied me to deliver some furniture, had a good
look around the town, and at the fantastic beaches, took the kids down
soon after, all TEN of them, my kids loved it! The option was whether
to buy a van in Mablethorpe or continue having holidays at home and abroad,
the decision was that we should buy a van in Mablethorpe, owned my own
van for the last five seasons, we go EVERY weekend from March untill October
and all school holidays, my kids cant wait until the season starts, and
that includes my second eldest daughter who is 21, plenty to keep the
whole family occupied, highly recomended especially as I was not an East
Coast fanatic (Prefered Blackpool to anywhere in the UK) my foster children
also get a great holiday. Highly recomend staying at "HOLIVANS"
kids bar and Large Screen TV, Adult Bar, Karaoke and Bingo, plenty of
activity the whole year round, TRY IT !! hi i have lived in mablethorpe for 4 years
and we love it but slowly everything is going like the carnival i was
in that as tomas the tank and a clown and we got 1st for them both but
other than that mablethorpe is the best place to be. Hi, I love Mablethorpe &
have been on holidays there many many times especially when I was a child
in the 1970's. BEEN GOIN TO THE WILLOWS IN MALTBY-LE-MARSH FOR OVER
30 YEARS,MALBETHORPE HAS BEEN A BIG PART OF MY LIFE, MY CHILDREN HAVE
ALSO BEEN BROUGHT UP WITH MABLETHORPE;HOPEING FOR MORE MANY HAPPY YEARS.
BIG HELLO TO THE PUSSY WILLOWS OUR POOL TEAM AND THE TURKS TIGERS AT THE
TURKS HEAD. WELL DONE MABLETHORPE KEEP IT UP.. DAZ FROM SHEFF UP THE THE
BLADES. 'Stayed at golden
sands haven site and went to Mablethorpe a couple of times on the
little train the people were friendly and polite look forward to coming
back one day. Love the place can not wait to finish work
to get there great locals we spend alot of time out of season in the town
hate it when we have to shut the van down bed and breakfast here we come
been doing this for 20years what more can I say hope to retire there.
Thanks alot Mablethorpe. I was bought up in lincolnshire and rated
mablethorpe top but now its bottom, disable unfriendly, dirty, shops closed
in season at 7.30pm at night, tried to get hot drink 7.45 pm 15th aug
004 height of season couldent, more arcades then decent shops slope to
beach filthy hard to get to beach if disabled i will now be going to skeggy
same milage lots more to do disable friendly. Great beach, good weather, but please put
traffic calming measures on Quebec Road before someone gets hurt from
the boy racers. After reading some of the negative comments
in the previous messages I'm afraid I have to agree with many of them,
drugs, lack of amenities, but Mablethorpe is still a great place to visit.
So come on councillors get moving! Have just ended another holiday in
the area and thoroughly enjoyed it and yes I will come back next year
(sooner if poss!), let's hope i will see a positive difference. i HAVE LIVED IN MABLETHORPE FOR APPROXIMATELY 16
YEARS, AND TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I DONT THINK THERE IS ENOUGH HERE, YES
IS A GREAT PLACE FOR YOU HOLIDAYMAKERS TO COME TOO BUT NO GOOD TO LIVE
IN, NOT UNLESS YOU ARE ELDERLY OR DISABLED, BECAUSE THERE IS ENOUGH HERE
FOR YOU, BUT FOR ANYONE WITH KIDS LIKE MYSELF, YOU HAVE A JOB TO BUY KIDS
CLOTHES, YOU EITHER HAVE TO GO TO SKEGNESS OR GRIMSBY AND SHOES FOR KIDS
WELL THE SAME REALLY, AND DONT EVEN THINK OF TRYING TO BUY KIDS XMAS PRESENTS
HERE, AS YOU CANT, YOU TRY SEEING IF YOU CAN BUY A PROPER BEYBLADE ANYWHERE,
OR SPIDERMAN LEGO, YOU CANT!!!!!!! NO SWIMMING POOL WHICH WEVE BEEN TRYING
TO GET FOR YEARS. THERE IS NOTHING HERE FOR LOCALS, SO IF YOU R COMING
HERE ON HOLIDAY THEN YES YOU WILL HAVE GREAT TIME, BUT PLEASE DONT THINK
ABOUT MOVING HERE, MY PARENTS MOVED HERE AND BROUGHT US WITH THEM, THEY
REGRET IT. I have always liked Mablethorpe and have
a caravan sited there, until last Wednesday when I received a parking
ticket simply because my valid parking ticket fell of the windscreen face
down. After appealing to the council and producing my valid ticket I was
told I still had to pay the fine. I always obey parking regulations and
am disgusted in the way I was treated in Mablethorpe. Needless to say
I will now only return to re-site my caravan. Its such a shame mablethorpe is being ruined
by all the heroin addicts, you only have to walk downtown to see them
all walking round looking for their next hit. I like the lifeboats and the ones at Skegness................ Mablethorpe has been a great place to visit
for the last 35 years Alas l have learned there will be no Carnival this
year. l feel for the town. Events such as this are part of the tradition
that makes the British holiday great. Let this tradition go and what will
you lose next? Bring back the Fun to the Funcoast. We think Mablethorpe is brill, we've been
going for years. the beaches are clean, but i wish they would make the
top end for pedestrians only closed the road and put market stalls in
the middle or something, also we'd love a swimming pool . I have been going to mablethorpe ever since
I was young. I think it's a great place to go on holiday, especially as
it is dog friendly. Our little dog loves sitting on the beach in the sun! Mablethorpe is a great place to go!!! Can't
wait to get back this year!!! (CU Soon) As an ex-pat in Algiers for the last 2
years, have always enjoyed returning back to Mablethorpe [I am originally
from Lincoln] Its one of those places that I have visited many times over
the years, and part of its attraction is its relative quiteness and remotenes
compared to other seaside locations. It also has'nt changed a lot over
the years which is what I particularly like. A great place for the family. I have been coming to mablethorpe since
I was a little girl. I now have started my own family and have a girl
of my own, and she loves it. My daughter likes the 'Thomas Train' and
the 'Sand Train' and loves playing on the sandy beach. The residents of
Mablethorpe are very welcoming, "IT GREAT AND WE LOVE IT" MABLETHORPE IS A PLACE TO GO FOR LONG PEACEFUL
WALKS ON THE BEACH WITH OUR 3DOGS,ROBIN HOOD FISH&CHIP SHOP FOR THE
BEST FOOD IN TOWN,THE CHALET PARK IN OUR OPION IS CLEAN, DOG FRIENDLY,
PEACEFUL & 2 MINUTES WALK TO THE LOVELY CLEAN AWARD WINNING BEACH. Lovely place but I do have a fear for pedestriations
walking along the footpath on Quebec Road. There are so many young drivers
that use this stretch of road like a race track that sooner or later one
of them is going to lose control of there vehicle and plough straight
into people walking to and from the town. I am afraid this is something
waiting to happen. Hate to say it but Speed Camera's are the only solution
to a problem that has been going on for years. I Wonder what the local
council and police have to say on this subject ? I went 2 maplethorpe wiv my mates jade
sasha and jaz it was really good we had lots of fun thanx !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't like Mablethorpe at all! okayI
don't like Mablethorpe at all! okay I have been comming to Mablethorpe when
i was about 1. I love the place. I love the beach, the entertainment,
the shops, everything. My Family have a carvan on the Holivans site which
i think is nice. Mablethorpe is No. 1. I pop down to Mablethorpe at least once
a year with a couple of friends, for Fishing mainly and I love it the
people there are so friendly and always happy to help. I like how its
not to overcrowded ‘but it can be’ not always bumping into
people like when you go to Skegvegas. All in all a great place to stay
and visit. I have been visiting Mablethorpe all my
life (if only for a day trip some years). I have so many happy memories
of playing on the beach as a child, carefree days! I'm older now and have
all the usual worries associated with that, but just having a single thoght
about Mablethorpe can make me feel better. I urge all visitors to travel
around the whole area if you can, Grimsby (for shopping), Cleethorpes,
Louth, Boston, & of course Skeggie! I'll be back this year, staying
just inland at Woodthorpe Hall nr Alford, it's so peaceful. Here's looking
forward to it! Cheers. Living in the Capital and spending time
working and travelling in Europe aand Asia, i can whole heartedly proclaim
that of all the diverse cultures and places I have seen - THERE IS NON
AS INTERESTING AS MABLETHORPE. I was born in mablethorpe and thats where
i always be draw to lots ta do lots ta see the emarald of the east coast. I think the beach is really nice and clean
and i also think that if anyone is thinking of staying at Mablethorpe
chalet park dont bother it is disgusting. Mablethorpe is great! Been going for ages!
Anyone visiting for the first time should stay at Trusville!!!!
We have visited for over 14 years.Our only
wish is to live there. What a fantastic place full of caring people.
Started visiting in 1951 when I was 1!
Came to visit Derek Pearce who had butchers in main Street- then came
with my children-now just me and my husband. Love it! Just a note to say that i will be moving
to mabelthorpe within the next two weeks and was wandering if you knew
of anybody that could give us the lowdown on the town when i get settled.
Hi, having visited mablethorpe many times,
We have really enjoyed our stay, there is lots to do and lots of countryside
attractions. A clean town with lots of facilities. Good clean sands and
having got two dogs well situated 'doggy' area to let the dogs enjoy the
holiday too. Your website is very easily navigated. thank you.
I go to mablethorpe 5 times a year. My
family have a caraven on holivans, which we stay in. I think it is a wonderfull
place beacuse of the lovely plesant beach, and entertaiment through out
the town. The local pubs are friendly and you can always have a good time
where ever you are. Its a great place to have a fully fun packed holiday,
or just to relax its great fun for all the family. Mablethorpe is a very nice holiday place
i really enjoyed it i would like to come every year the rides are fun
the cafes and bars are great everything is just lovely. mablethorpe is a great place in both summer
and winter with not only the rides and things in summer but the motor
bike sand racing in winter
which keeps this seaside town running where is other sea side towns most
of there shops close for winter my family and i love to come to this resort
both in the summer and also in the winter for my family to race. its the
33rd year of mablethorpe sandracing
and with the help of mablethorpe local people and shops we may be able
to carry on the fun and bring more people to the town in winter. With
the cost of insurance going up this club is starting to struggle help
from mablethorpe would be very much appreciated in forms of donations.
thanks. We have just come back from mablethorpe
and we did not want to leave as it is a great place to be all the people
there are friendly and it is so peacefull we will be going back soon that
is for sure thankyou mabletorpe. Me and my wife have had holidays in mablethorpe
for the past 29 years and we think it is a very nice place in fact we
would like to set up home there. The beach is in our opinion 1 of the
best in britain but we would like to see more rides like there is at Ingoldmells.
We are considering moving to the area
and visited Mablethorpe last Saturday. Some of the side street "attractions"
are not quite our cup of tea but the beach is just lovely. It was a very
sunny day but there was a very strong wind blowing which we have been
assured "Always blows like this....." Please tell me they are
wrong. We just arrived home from mablethorpe had
3 day stay kids loved the beaches, we stayed at victoria guest house victoria
road had a lovely warm welcome brilliant breakfast, great place will be
going back chinese in town was lovely best meal for eating out upstairs
restarant lovely great staff highly recommend victoria guest house host
steve tracy are lovely. Took our Grandchildren to Mablethorpe last
week, as there are no hills and we are both disabled.What a super place
to visit, the children were well impressed with the clean beaches and
the sea. We had a lovely meal near the front to, but had to rush back
to the car park when we realised our 3 hours was up. Too late, we had
been given a parking ticket for £50.. Three hours is not enough
time to see everything in Mablethorpe, and all the car parks have the
same limit. Do you not want tourists to come and spend a day and lots
of money in your town? We won't be back till this changes. Sorry. I went 2 mablethorpe from the 2-9th of
august and it woz gr8 the fair, night-life, beach and everything woz gr8
i loved it... 'Been coming for 11 years the town realy
makes you welcome my son andrew is disabled but does not feel it when
he is around his friends at Mablethorpe... I think mablelthorpe is a very nice seaside
town there is lots to do and lots of things to see i enjoy visiting mablethorpe
as my dad was born there and my grandad lives there also.. another year spent at mablethorpe and another
year waiting to go again, lovely place everyone go to the eagle pub brilliant
for kids great music a very child friendly place.. i have been going to mablethorpe all my
life and every year i never want to come home now i am 21 i will be taking
my children there i hope to spend many more happy years there and i give
it 10 out of 10 see you in september. having spent alot of years here when i
was young, we just took our 12 week old twins on there 1st holiday it
was great... I HAVE JUST SPENT A WEEK AT MABLETHORPE
WITH MY CHILDREN. ONE OF THE BEST HOLIDAYS WE HAVE EVER HAD. THE BEACHES
ARE BRILL. I guess it could be a nice place to visit,
but you really wouldn't want to live there... WOW! just arrived back from mablethorpe
with a fab tan and lots of memories! i have thouroughly enjoyed it and
am hoping to go next year! Our family love the town we have been vissiting
since before my youngest was born, he is 8 in August and he requested
he spent his birthday in Mablethorpe. Who am I to argue? I am only 15 and I love Mablethorpe, it
is great! I go every year with my younger brother, my mum, and my grandma
showing that it appeals to all ages. I am going back tomorrow and I can't
wait! Love Started coming to Mablethorpe when I was
a child, then with mates when I was older, then with my wife & now
with my 4 month old daughter. Mablethorpe is a great place to visit, with
great people, especially Liz & Dave at the Aura
Lee, who know how to make complete strangers feel like old friends!!
Am about to revisit Mablethorpe with one
of my grown up daughters this month (May 2003) after an absence of 10
years. I haven't been there since we left after selling out last caravan
on the Haven Site, having first bought a van on the site when it was owned
by Mr Henshaw. We had vans on there for 12 years and my children grew
up thinking of Mablethorpe as their second home...they knew it better
than where we live and it was so much safer for them too! Mablethorpe
was great for families then. With kids in tow how could you not love the
people, the town, the prices...just about everything. I just hope nothing's
changed and that this forthcoming 'trip' down memory late doesn't spoil
my daughter's childhood memories of the place. But provided it hasn't
changed too much I don't suppose it will. I have been going to Mablethorpe on holiday
since i was 3years old ,in july this year i will be having my honeymoon
there!!!.My 2 children aged 8 & 3 think it's a fab place to be!! (especially
"the dunes" - the entertainment for them is 100%) Having been to both Mablethorpe and Skegness,
we can say with no fear of cotradiction that MABLETHORPE wins hands down
!!! The people are friendly, there are lots of little shops plus the best
fish and chips on the east coast, we are coming again next week and hope
eventually to live there....see you soon. We are Mablethorpe fans! Holiday in Mablethorpe
most years. I have lived just down the coast from Mabo' as
we call it affectionately for 10 years now. My parents came to stay and
had a ride on the famous sand train, my brother got wet falling off a
motorbike on the beach sand racing! We often come to the Seaview carpark
and fly our kites at the weekend - the sand is clean, the people are lovely
and the wind is clean and bracing. .... Mablethorpe is g8t would be better
if there was a SWIMMING POOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .... been to mablethorpe for last 4 years
really enjoyed it we stay on the haven site... ... I remember Mablethorpe on Christmas
Eve 1940 what a desolate place in the winter, and being guarded on the
beach in the summer later in the war.... ... Nice place to live, friendly, but little
to do in winter. A swimming pool needed. Footpaths redone. Visit TRBL,
Admiralty road - excellant atmosphere... ... We recently stayed at the Park Veiw
guesthouse, Malcolm & Debbie Who own the guesthouse made us feel welcome,
which made our holiday even better as did all the local people we came
into contact with thanks too you all.. . ... I spent two weeks in your town about
20 years ago when I was 14...it was the longest two weeks of my life ...
...Exellent town with freindly local people
and range of shops from gifts to grocery ! We enjoyed the clean beach
and seal sanctuary. Well done keep up the good work :)... ... Great town. Everybody very friendly - especially the shopkeepers. Loads of cafes, restaurants etc. Lovely place for a family holiday... Steve from Bradford (2002 Sept 09) ...My family and I went to Haven Holiday
park in Mablethorpe and we had a great time!we shall return again next
year! Friendly town. Brilliant! .. ... Thank you to the person who has helped
us to develop this website regarding the Blue Flag Award for clean beaches
and other useful advice.... ... I have been with my family to Trusville
for the last 4 years, after last year I was ready for a change but the
kids love the place and especially the beach team so I have to go back.
Why doesn't every seaside town have a beach team for the kids? They are
wonderful people and my kids loved andy & alface last year, we're
looking forward to meeting them again!!... ... Mablethorpe is the best especially
the road train.... ...I've been coming to Mablethorpe since
I was 3, and bring my kids whenever I can. We love it! Bring on the hot
donuts, mmmmm, donuts..... ... I have been going to mablethorpe for the last 6 years and I think its a great place where the people r very friendly... thx mablethorpe.... Edward Blatchford (2002 Aug 04) ... Lovely place for both adults and children.
A nice clean place with plenty to do day and night.... ... I HAVE BEEN COMMING TO MABLETHORPE
55 YEARS OFF AND ON AND IN MY EYES THERE IS NOWHERE BETTER AND FREINDLYER
IN THIS COUNTRY, THANK YOU MABLETHORPE PEOPLE. ...As a child we came to Mablethorpe each
year travelling into Skeggie too. I remember as a teenager some fun times
had by all; it was brill. Now I am about to take my children for their
first visit to Mablethorpe. I hope it is still as enjoyable. I will let
you know on my return.... ... Been here on holiday for past 10 years.
Only critism is Dogs on the beach - you have done nothing to stop them
all these years.... ... Please can we have a swimming pool?
... Please keep the Sandracing; it is something
to look forward to in the Winter.... ... I had a great time here on a school
trip many years ago but I felt bad afterwards. I spent all the money our
parents gave us on the slot machines and didn't give any to my brother
not even for an ice cream! I have not gambled since!... ... Having worked here for just over a
year I am impressed with the people who work very hard and long hours
to serve the many visitors who come to the Town. Three Cheers for the
people who run the Shops and Businesses in Mablethorpe!..
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