Woodhall Spa

I didn't realise you could review a whole village... but as this is my hometown I reckon I'm well placed to do it if that's what the kids are doing these days.

Woodhall Spa, or 'the Spa', is lush. People stop here on their way to Skegness or Lincoln, or they come for the golf - it's home to the English Golf Union and boasts two courses: the Hotchkin and the Bracken. There are two campsites (Jubilee Park and Bainland Park), both with swimming pools, and plenty of B&Bs, guesthouses and hotels. There's a handful of pubs and bars, and a cracking chinese - the Golden Dragon.

Holidaymakers might take a trip to the Cottage Museum, or visit the Kinema in the Woods (if you go on a Saturday you'll see the man-on-the-organ rise out the stage during the interval). There are tearooms a plenty and even a bakery/delicatessen, run by my 'other mum'.

There are petrol stations at either end of the village but they're not cheap so fill up in one of the towns such as Boston, Horncastle or Lincoln beforehand.

As Templar points out, the Dambusters were based in Woodhall, at what is now the Petwood Hotel, on Stixwould Road. There's plenty of RAF memorabilia in the hotel and even a prototype Bouncing Bomb in the car park - worth a looksee.

Oh lord I'm homesick now. I love Woodhall.

Again I seem to be reviewing an entire village.
It has a wonderful little show in May..very friendly..in a field in Jubillee Gardens. The gardens themselves are very pretty and great for picnics. They also have an open air swimming pool where the water is warmer than a bath.
Tennis courts, bowling green, cricket and a golf club.
Then go for a walk in the woodlands and see the tearooms..something of a bygone era. Here too was the Spa and hospital.
In the middle of the woods is The Kinema in the Woods situated in the centre of the Pinewoods is one of the treasures of Woodhall Spa and is completely unique. Housed in a converted cricket pavilion, when it opened in 1922 it was one of the first cinemas in Britain. It is the only cinema in the country to employ back projection and also offers regular entertainment on an original Compton Captain Organ.
Little shops and cafes in the main street where you can get a meal or a cream tea. The shops are arcaded and look as if they should be at the seaside. Some nice hotels and pubs too.
This is Dambuster territory and here they lived.
Well worth going for a day out as there is something for every age.