Our latest quick overnight escape in Peggy took us towards the Lincolnshire coast, with a simple plan: a bit of sea air, a peaceful park-up, and a gentle wander rather than anything too structured. As often happens, we ended up with a mix of coastline, countryside history and one very elegant stately home right on our doorstep.
We arrived near Skegness, one of Britain’s classic seaside resorts, known for its long sandy beaches and traditional holiday atmosphere. The town itself has been welcoming visitors since Victorian times, when the arrival of the railway helped transform it into a popular destination for day-trippers and holidaymakers escaping the industrial towns of the Midlands.
While Skegness still carries that familiar seaside energy today, with its amusements, promenade and steady flow of visitors, our main focus was something slightly quieter just outside the bustle.
We parked up outside Gunby Hall, and it turned out to be one of those perfect Peggy decisions.
Gunby Hall is a beautiful 18th-century country house, built in 1700 for the Massingberd family, who lived there for generations. The house itself has a calm, understated elegance, set within peaceful parkland that feels a world away from the nearby coast. Managed today by the National Trust, it remains remarkably atmospheric, with its period interiors and gardens carefully preserved.
Arriving in the evening gave the place an almost timeless quality. As the day visitors drifted away, the grounds became incredibly quiet. The stillness around Gunby made it feel as though we had stepped briefly into another era, where the only sounds were birds settling and the wind moving through the trees.
The contrast with Skegness couldn’t have been greater. One moment you have the energy of a classic British seaside town, and the next you’re parked beside a historic country estate that has stood for over 300 years, unchanged in its sense of place.
In the morning, we took time to explore the surrounding area a little more. The Lincolnshire landscape here is gentle and open, shaped by centuries of farming and estate life. Gunby itself sits close to the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, where rolling hills and quiet lanes replace the noise of the coast just a few miles away.
It was the kind of overnight stop that reminds you how varied Lincolnshire can be. From the seaside energy of Skegness to the refined calm of Gunby Hall, all within a very short distance of each other, the contrast is part of what makes the area so interesting to explore in Peggy.
No big itinerary, no long drives—just a simple overnight stay, a bit of history, and a peaceful park-up that felt far more remote than its map location suggested.
Until the next adventure,
Peggy and Crew
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