Historic Hotels and Accommodation in the City of Lincoln

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Historic British Cities: Lincoln

“The situation of Lincoln is eminently picturesque”

- John Marius Wilson

Those visiting Lincoln in search of history and heritage will almost certainly want to focus upon the ‘Uphill’ area of the city (to the north) in which its most notable buildings are situated.

Here one will find the city’s magnificent cathedral (the third largest in Britain); The Jews House (one of the oldest inhabited buildings in the country); the Bishop’s Palace; and the 11th century castle. Indeed, it is at the latter that only one of four surviving original copies of the Magna Carta is kept.

In all, Lincoln boasts over 400 listed buildings and structures (including Roman), which vary widely in age and reflect the city’s long history. Many of these are situated on Steep Hill along which is located numerous shops, inns and other places the visitor can find refreshments.

Interestingly, although Lincoln’s population today is less than 90,000, the city was one of England’s largest during the 13th century.

Period Places to Stay in Lincoln

The White Hart. Situated on Bailgate between the castle and the cathedral, The White Hart is part-traditional and part-contemporary boutique hotel. Offering a total of 50 guest rooms, a restaurant and a bar, the establishment is officially rated as three-star by the AA. It is believed that King Richard II rested here in 1372, presumably not long after the original 14th century building was constructed.

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Bail House Hotel and Mews. Rated as five-star by the AA, parts of this hotel are reputed to date back to the 14th century. Indeed, there’s a chapel in its grounds that happens to be a scheduled national monument. An inn for much of existence (during which time it underwent several changes of name) it has been providing accommodation in its present guise for less than a decade (at time of writing).

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Brant House B&B. Offering five-star bed and breakfast accommodation, Brant House is a pretty 18th century country house located in the rural hamlet of Stragglethorpe (around 10 miles to the south of Lincoln). Those who enjoy a ‘traditional English’ ambience might find it to their taste, with independent reviews being extremely positive. It possesses 2 double rooms, a twin room and a family suite.

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The Duke William Hotel. An inn since the middle of the 1700’s, The Duke William provides comparatively economical accommodation in Lincoln, and is located right in the historic area of Bailgate – both castle and cathedral are close by. It offers a total of 12 en suite rooms, bars, a restaurant, free parking for guests and Wi-Fi (which certainly wasn’t around when the place was built).

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Washingborough Hall. The historic centre of Lincoln is only three miles away from this fine Grade-II listed country house hotel. Dating from the Georgian period, the hotel is privately owned and features only 12 en suite guest rooms. Classified as three-star by the AA, Washingborough Hall is also a dog-friendly hotel (well behaved, of course) and benefits from a rural position amid its own grounds.

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Creston Villa. It is not normally the policy of Nights In The Past to include accommodation based within Victorian buildings, but occasional exceptions must be made. In the case of Creston Villa it is on account of the extremely positive independent reviews it has received. Dating from around 1874, the property is situated on St. Catherine’s just to the south of the city centre.

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Also see...

There are other period properties offering accommodation in the county of Lincolnshire.

It might not yet be the definitive list, but there are some fabulous places to discover in our Beautiful Villages of England section.

If you prefer a holiday or break under your own steam, there are plenty of Historic Holiday Cottages throughout the country. And we keep the ones we feature to those said to have been built before 1700, too.

Breaks in the famous cities are perennially popular. Find a hotel with heritage in London, Paris, Rome or Venice

Please get in touch if you know of anywhere we might have overlooked in our research and should feature on this section of the site. While we believe that we’ve included those Lincoln hotels of most interest to the history-enthusiast, we realise that we might have missed a real gem that visitors to the site would be interested in. Indeed, suggestions for anywhere on Nights In The Past are always welcome - it might have taken many thousands of hours to compile already, but a few more won’t matter if it makes us the best guide to period hotels on the web. Thank you for visiting.