Central Park and Skatepark

Boston's Central Park pulls off the unlikely trick of being both genuinely green and properly functional - there's actual lawn here, not just mown verges between concrete paths. The skatepark sits on one side, all smooth concrete and steel ramps where teenagers get genuinely airborne, which means it's loud and lively on weekends. The park itself is the sort of place where you can actually breathe, which matters in a market town surrounded by Lincolnshire flatness.

Walkers will find it decent enough for a twenty-minute loop, especially if you time it right and miss the skate crowds. Families with younger kids get a bit more mileage - there's space to run around without feeling watched, and the mix of trees and open ground keeps things from feeling dull. Teenagers, obviously, will abandon you entirely for the ramps.

It's free and there's no fussing about with opening hours - you just turn up. Allow an hour if you're taking your time, half that if you're passing through. The real value sits in how it connects to a proper park holiday. You're only three and a half miles from Orchard Holiday Park and Appletree Holiday Park, both solid bases with decent ratings. If you're at Big Sky Hideaway Camping five miles out, this becomes your quick escape when cabin fever sets in rather than your main event. It's the sort of place that works best as part of something bigger rather than a destination itself.