Ingoldmells
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Ingoldmells is a village on the Lincolnshire coastline on the A52.
In terms of villages it is quite large and it has a population of 3888. The village receives a lot of tourism yearly due its close position to the popular seaside town of Skegness. Many facilities have become available to accommodate the tourists including many shops, caravan parks, and a theme park, Fantasy Island UK is constantly developed. Most housing is found in the west of the village in large council complexes near the beautiful ancient church of St Peter and Paul. Close by to the west is Addlethorpe.
Billy Butlin opened the UK's first holiday camp there in 1936, which is a large employer in the area, and attracts tourists from all over the East Midlands.
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- Butlins
- Butlins Memories
- National Coastwatch Institute
- BBC article on Coastwatch
- Fun Coast
- Lincolnshire seaside
- Visit Lincolnshire
- Hardy's Animal Farm
- Chavtowns