Anderby Creek - Cloud Station - geograph

Anderby Creek is a small holiday village in

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, England, to the north of

Skegness Skegness ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the East Lindsey District of Lincolnshire, England. On the Lincolnshire coast of the North Sea, the town is east of Lincoln and north-east of Boston. With a population of 21,128 as of 2021 ...

. Part of the parish of Anderby, it is on the

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coast, north of

Chapel St Leonards Chapel St. Leonards is a seaside resort village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated north from the resort of Skegness and just north of Ingoldmells. It also lies right next to the North Sea ...

, and is known for its caravan parks and holiday retreats.

History

There is archaeological evidence of a medieval harbour on the original creek, before it was canalised. During

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RAF Anderby Creek was home to the first battle training school of the

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. There was also a searchlight battery.

Geography

There is a long sandy beach at Anderby Creek, between Sandilands and

Mablethorpe Mablethorpe is a seaside town in the civil parish of Mablethorpe and Sutton, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.OS Explorer map 283:Louth and Mablethorpe: (1:25 000): In 1961 the civil parish had a population of 3,611. On 1 Ap ...

to the north and

and

to the south.

Landmarks

One of the more unusual tourist attractions on the Lincolnshire coast is the Cloud Bar at Anderby Creek. The "world's first official cloud spotting area" was the work of Manchester artist Michael Trainor. Anderby Creek is known for its caravan parks and holiday retreats, with Anderby Springs Caravan Park, Beachside Caravan Park, Rose's Family Caravan Park, Sandy Feet Retreat, Moggs Retreat and Seaside Lodge among others located here. In 1981 there were about 560 caravans and 60 chalets in Anderby Creek. Anderby Creek has been recognised as one of the UK’s top 40 beaches, The Times 1 May 2021. “Forget busy Skegness and visit one of Lincolnshire’s quiet, unspoilt sections of coastline” The Anderby Drainage Museum is in pumping station houses on Anderby Drain in the hamlet, which were built in 1945. Two station houses contain two Ruston 10HRC twin cylinder oil engines, which were installed to drain 9200 acres of land. The museum contains numerous artifacts on display such as old drainage tools, photographs and documents.

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* * {{Authority control Hamlets in Lincolnshire East Lindsey District Populated coastal places in Lincolnshire