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Market Rasen has just been awarded the Walkers are Welcome status, The first town in Lincolnshire to receive this award. |
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Market Rasen Western Gateway to the Wolds |
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Why not get your boots on or dust that cycle down and explore this hide 'n' seek countryside an area of outstanding natural beauty. I promise, you'll not be disappointed. |
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Standing on the River Rase, Market Rasen occupies the Western edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds, an area of outstanding natural beauty with rolling landscapes and picturesque villages. This area of the Wolds is probably one of the most unspoilt parts of rural England and is the highest ground between Yorkshire and Kent. With a population of around 3000, Market Rasen is a small market town serving the needs of a widespread rural community. |
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First colonised by the Romans, the town is 15 miles from the city of Lincoln, famous for its magnificent Cathedral, which at the time of construction was the tallest building in the world. The Cathedral sits on a natural rise and commands views from over 20 miles across the Lincolnshire plains. Market Rasen is mentioned in the Doomsday Book under its previous name of East Rasen, Market Rasen is the largest of the three Rasens, the others being Middle and West Rasen. The town has historically relied on agriculture as its main industry, expanding and prospering during the Victorian era, with the arrival of the railway in 1848 bring less expensive building materials to the area. This led to the construction of many grand buildings around the town including the impressive Wesleyan Centenary Chapel (1861) with its proud stone columns and brick façade and the typical industrial architecture such as the Corn Exchange, Church Mill and the original De Aston School building 1863. |
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Charles Dickens once described Market Rasen as the 'the sleepiest town in England'. These days, it's a lively market town with a small market and an auction of local produce that takes place at the back of the cobbled market square, this may not be shopping as you know it, but it is entertainment. The town has retained the charm of a bygone era and still has some of the original shop fronts and Georgian buildings. |
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We pride ourselves on 'FREE CAR PARKING' |