A HUGE multi-million project is set to revamp a number of UK seaside towns in the UK as well an abandoned woodland.
As part of the East Lindsey Investment Fund, the £7.8million scheme will improve a number of areas across Lincolnshire.
One of the main improvements includes new tourist activities at Sutton on Sea, as well as better parking options and infrastructure.
Named as one of the best places to live by the Sunday Times last year, the seaside town is already undergoing an number of improvements, which started back in 2023.
This includes a new £7.5million “beachfront cultural hub” with restaurant, lodges and art galleries that which is currently under construction.
But the new plans include another £1.8million for tourism upgrades, as well as more beautiful street furniture, signs and shop fronts.
East Lindsey’s biggest seaside town, Skegness, is also undergoing some improvements including a better car park to cope with the busy summer season.
The new scheme also includes the purchase of Harrison Woodlands.
The 483-acre abandoned ancient woodlands dates was first mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086, making it one of the few surviving ancient woods in the UK.
However, it closed to the public back in 2023 and remains badly damaged and closed to the public.
Being bought by The Woodland Trust, the improvements will see the removal of dead trees and restoring the woods with new pathways before opening as an attraction again.
They explained on their website: “By removing invasive species like rhododendron, we’ll encourage a wide range of woodland indicator flowers like wood anemone, woodruff and bluebells to return.
“We’ll also remove large areas of trees severely affected by ash dieback. Installing deer fencing will allow for natural regeneration to take hold.
“As restoration progresses, we’re confident that warblers and breeding birds including great spotted woodpecker, treecreeper and tree sparrow will return to Harrison Woodlands.”
It hopes to reopen next year.
Councillor Craig Leyland, leader of East Lindsey District Council, said: “I am delighted that we can make this incredible investment into East Lindsey and its residents, businesses and visitors, supporting an array of fantastic projects and initiatives across an unprecedented number of themes and priorities.
“The awarding of these funds is just the start though.
“I am looking forward to continuing to work with our local communities in the months and years ahead to make these ideas a reality, and to establish East Lindsey as a wonderful tourist destination, as a flourishing economy and, most importantly, a place to call home.”
If you fancy owning your own part of Lincolnshire, you could even buy part of Skegness beach.
Four plots of the beach are currently on sale, for as little as £50,000.
Of course that’s for the smaller section, with the larger 3.5 acre site costing around £250,000.
But if you manage to splash out on it all, you could own a whopping 83.7 acres of the beach.
Can’t quite stretch to that? You can instead stay at Butlin’s new £12million holiday lodges which opened last summer.
And one mum explained why Skegness is a great staycation for kids.
