Holgate Monument

The Holgate Monument sits on high ground above Market Rasen, a chunky stone pillar that marks a spot few visitors actually make the effort to reach. It's not exactly dramatic - you won't gasp when you see it - but there's something satisfying about standing where it stands and realising you've climbed to one of the better vantage points across the Lincolnshire Wolds.

The monument itself commemorates something local, though the specifics depend on your source material - history around these parts has a habit of getting fuzzy. What matters is the walk to get there. The approach gives you proper views across rolling farmland, the kind of landscape that makes you understand why people settled here in the first place. On a clear day you can see for miles, which is about as good as it gets on this stretch of the East Midlands.

It's not a long pilgrimage - you're talking 20 minutes or so from the nearest parking, depending on fitness - but it's the sort of detour that rewards walkers passing through the area rather than something to plan an afternoon around. Families with older kids will manage fine; toddlers might find the terrain a bit testing. The monument won't hold your attention for long once you arrive, but the views and the walk itself are proper worth the leg work.

If you're staying at Wolds View Country Park just down the way, it's a decent morning or evening outing to stretch the legs before returning to the caravan. Free to visit, naturally.