Things to do in Skegness and Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire Aqua Park

Get ready for non-stop fun at this Total Wipeout-style aqua park! If you don’t mind getting wet and have a head for heights then you’ll love the Lincolnshire Aqua Park, based at our Grange Leisure Park. You’ve seen it on TV – now take on the giant inflatables on our obstacle course for yourself. There are eight different inflatable obstacles for you to try and tame, including the 4-metre high pyramid structure known as Jungle Joe. There’s also water slides, a blast bag a ‘King of The Mountain’, the Cyclone and other great features that will challenge your strength and stability… and your willingness to get wet!

Natureland Seal Sanctuary

Get up close and personal with some amazing animals including seals, penguins, butterflies, reptiles and fish. Natureland is well known for rescuing and rehabilitating orphaned and injured seals that become stranded on Lincolnshire beaches. Visitors can see the various stages of their rehabilitation and hear about the rescue work at feeding times. All in all, it’s a great family day out.

Miniature Railway

All aboard! Your kids will love a ride on the Mablethorpe Miniature Railway! This simple circuit, with its Thomas & Friends-themed engines, first opened to the public back in 1968. The railway is a simple circuit in the public park behind the sea wall, running through the tunnel/shed as it goes.

Radcliffe Donkey Sanctuary

Head over to Huttoft near Alford and visit The Radcliffe Donkey Sanctuary. This non-profit organisation exists purely on donations by members of the public and fund-raising efforts by the helpers. Many of the donkeys at the sanctuary have been rescued from cruelty. The sanctuary enables them to enjoy their remaining years comfortably.

Skegness Pier

Skegness Pier was built in 1881 and is one of the East Coast's largest and most multi-faceted family entertainment centres with an American-themed Qubica AMF Ten Lane Bowling Centre, Hollywood Bar and Diner, Laser Quest, Escape Rooms, Captain Kids soft-play and a Pier Beach Bar.

The Pier is open all year, and admission is FREE.

RAF Donna Nook Seal Colony & Nature Reserve

Donna Nook covers more than 10km (6.25 miles) of coastline between Grainthorpe Haven in the north and Saltfleet in the south where it borders the Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe National Nature Reserve. Every November and December, grey seals come to the Donna Nook coastline to give birth to their pups near the sand dunes; a wildlife spectacle which attracts visitors from across the UK.