The evening kick-off meant that we couldn’t do as much as we would’ve liked in Lincoln.
We chose food over history (sorry, history).
We parked at Lincoln Central car park, near the train station and Cornhill Quarter. We walked out to Brayford Pool, a waterfront area known for its pubs and restaurants. It was sunset, so the waterfront was lit up.
The first place we saw was the Royal William IV pub. It’s a nice-looking place, but my eldest had spotted a Nando’s further along. Next time we’re going to the pub.
Nando’s was busy — so much so that the lad conceded that he didn’t want to wait that long to eat. A few yards further along was Five Guys. That sealed it — burgers and shakes it was. Decent.
From there we walked down the east side of the wharf and took a footbridge over the level crossing. A left and then a right got us to High Street, which has more pubs, restaurants and takeaways.
We still had a bit of time so we walked past the stadium down to South Common car park, which is listed on the club website as the closest matchday car park. At 7pm, people were still parking up.
Parking is on grass here. It had been raining for days, and when we asked a steward whether the ground had had a chance to drain, he said ‘not enough’.
We had time to walk around the ground, and wandered around the Fan Village which had lots to choose from. We’d already eaten, but found some room for donuts.
It was sit where you want in the away end. We had a good view of the game, despite the stanchions at the front.
At the full-time whistle, it was a simple walk back to town. If you park at Lincoln Central car park, the quickest way back is to cross the railway lines via a footbridge next to Tentercroft Street car park.
The traffic wasn’t bad, so we were on the A57 pretty quickly. However, this was an evening game — if we’re ever there for a Saturday 3pm, we’ll probably head to Brayford Waterfront after the game to let the traffic subside.
