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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Skegness is a seaside resort town in Lincolnshire, England, with a
permanent population of about 30,000. .
It was primarily a fishing village and small port until the arrival of the
railway in 1873. The Earl of Scarborough planned Skegness as a resort from 1877
and it expanded rapidly.
Skegness has been dubbed 'the Blackpool of the East Coast', and has a famous
mascot, the Jolly Fisherman.
The seafront teems with a variety of ways for visiting tourists to spend their
money. The main strip of road along the beach is a kaleidoscope of neon and
flashing lights advertising arcade machines, slot machines, fairground rides,
crazy golf, fish-and-chip shops and various bars. There are also the usual
seasonal shops selling cheap ways to entertain oneself, such as kites and
buckets-and-spades - such quieter pleasures can be enjoyed on the long wide
beach, which in summer features a fine herd of rideable donkeys. The town is
also a major regional centre for bowls.
Caravan parks around Skegness are plentiful.
Skegness is also the home to the worlds premier Meccano exhibition, annually
staged in the Embassy Centre, on the seafront.
In March 2005 Skegness took the No.1 spot in a survey by Yours magazine, looking
at the top retirement place in the UK. Yours researchers visited 60 likely
towns, and factors involved in judging were house prices, hospital waiting
lists, the crime rate, council tax rates, activities and attractions, weather
patterns and ease of transport.
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