Wellowgate Chapel

The old chapel sits tucked away on Wellowgate itself, a quiet reminder of Cleethorpes' past before the seafront got busy with amusement arcades and ice cream vans. It's a modest place, proper Victorian, the sort of building you'd walk past without thinking if you weren't specifically looking for it.

Inside it's all dark wood pews and that particular smell churches get - old hymn books, furniture polish, something timeless. The stained glass isn't showy, but it catches the light nicely on a clear afternoon. There's genuine character here, the kind you don't get from newer places. The ceilings have proper detail if you bother to look up.

Honestly? You'll spend fifteen minutes wandering around, twenty if you're really into Victorian ecclesiastical architecture. It's the sort of thing to slot into a morning when you're in the area rather than plan a trip for. The admission is likely free or a quid or two - churches often work on honesty boxes round here.

Perfect if you're staying at Haven Cleethorpes Beach Holiday Park and fancy getting away from the park for an hour. The walk into town takes about forty minutes, gives you a proper sense of the place beyond the holiday resort atmosphere. Good for anyone who likes old buildings and local history, though kids will probably find it dull unless you make a game of spotting the oldest gravestone outside.