I cannot understand why they don’t do more with the area and in some cases do less.
Why claim to have a ‘zoo’ when most people’s connotation of a zoo is elephants and tigers etc

You get the feeling some councillors sat down and came up with a list of things they felt a holiday destination should have then set about trying to ‘do the list’ as cheaply and as half-heartedly as possible.

The place does have real potential it’s just some of it is run down and the ‘newer’ stuff is disappointing - it’s a real shame and coincidentally I was there myself today

All the best
Rod

The weather was fabulous and It is obvious that there has been considerable investment in Cleethorpes. Kingsway and Kings Road looked wonderful with the floral displays in the centre of the road and the gardens surrounding the boating lake are well tended. Even though the beach virutally empty, it was spotless and had the appearance of being very well groomed. There was a tractor and, I think, some foot patrols ensuring it stayed that way.

Apart from being uncharted terrority, I was first attracted to Cleethorpes because of my wife’s love of zoos and I discovered Cleethorpe had its own. Naturally, I thought, there would be an information office and plenty of other things to do an see. What a mistake ….

We made a bee-line for the Jungle Zoo and were delighted that parking was easy, with yards of the entrance. The Zoo ebtrance fee was nearly £5 each but without knowing what to expect we continued on. The “zoo” was very clean, the animals were well tended and fed, there were plenty of staff scurrying around doint their chores but not many visitors and to be frank not much to visit. As it was so quiet, we really took our time and even after visiting some exhibits twice we were back at the car within an hour. The zoo was in nothing more than menagerie and we felt somewhat cheated considering both the entrance fee and the hefty parking fee.

Hey, ho, there was a chicken & burger van in sight so a bit of lunch and a cold drink would prepar us for our expedition around Cleethorpes. How wrong can you be…. Another £7 for two of the worst burgers in the land and two luke warm drinks - we were not doing very well.

A pleasant walk around the boating lake passed the Discovery Centre and took us to the beach where a major operation was performed on my wallet for 2 ice creams. Our expensive treats were very nice and the weather was fabulous but we had been looking out for information about the town and other attractions. Alas nothing was available…

We drove up towards the pier looking for the town centre and managed to park for free for a whole hour - boy where we surprised. What we thought was the town centre (no maps or info) turned out to be a few banks and shops. We walked around a for about 20 minutes popped into a few shops then walked back to the main road looked up and down to see if there was anything else of interest, then at each other. It was unanimous, time for home!

It was obvious that Cleethorpes is trying to attract visitors - unfortunately there is still a long way to go.
We felt cheated and ripped off with the extortionate prices and inaccurate advertising and rather annoyed that there was very little infomation available.

Would we recommend or return to Cleethorpes? No
What could we say about Cleethorpes that was nice? The weather was fabulous.

We were not surprised that the place was empty and Cleethorpes does little to alter the battered image of the British seaside resort.

What a shame…………

You are very lucky to have such pretty place on your doorstep, great pics

FF
xx

I go to Cleethorpes simply because it’s only a short drive, convenience !
Regards
Rod

LB

We only ask this because millions of readers will be pondering the same point….. why is it you like to walk in this area and not say, a favourite woodland? There must be something that draws you to this particular stretch of coast and it’s certainly not the Olympic ladies volleyball team

Perhaps we should add that your ‘on the spot’ reporting is commendable and we look forward with great anticipation to the next one…. anything quite frankly apart from Pit girls is a welcome relief It’s pointless sending you out of the county presumably otherwise we could suggest other coastal towns to visit …. beaches full of pit girls and ground breaking news stories, or possibly pit stories and ground breaking girls

WoE

p.s. Lincoln was no place for the Transglobal trotters today, far too steamy!

LB