I have a dreadful confession to make … Despite being born and bred in this county until recently I had never visited the Museum of Lincolnshire Life. Not until this week, when I took my seven year-old along to enjoy the experience.

Now most parents approach visits of this nature with a sense of underlying fear … fear that the adults will enjoy it but the kids will hate it, or vice-versa. I’m happy to report that neither was the case in this instance; we both loved it!

A ten minute walk from the Bailgate area, the museum is open daily from 10.00am until 4.00pm (including Sundays April until September). There’s free admission and a whole wealth of exhibits to enjoy, including a pharmacy, a post office and a tailors from the turn of last century.

You’ll also find an extensive display of Lincolnshire’s considerable engineering heritage including trains, tooling, aircraft propellers (the Ruston Proctor factory in Lincoln produced the Sopwith Camel) and a genuine first world war tank, ‘Flirt’.

You will hear the strains of the Lincolnshire Poacher as you walk through the military memorabilia rooms, filled with artefacts and representations that record the proud history of the Lincolnshire Regiment from both world wars.

Not only is the museum a great pace to visit for all the family but the service was excellent too .. Cheerful, smiling staff who were happy to go the extra mile to ensure we had an enjoyable visit (we love good service at Here is Lincolnshire ..)

I have appropriately slapped my own wrist for leaving it way too long to visit this fabulous place; please don’t make the same mistake as me!

We award the Museum of Lincolnshire Life 9/10 … Excellent quality exhibits with free admission!

Burton Road, Lincoln LN1 3LY

Telephone +44 (0)1522 528448

www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/museumoflincolnshirelife