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Skegness is a seaside resort town in Lincolnshire, England, with a permanent population of about 30,000. It is administered by East Lindsey District Council.

It was primarily a fishing village and small port until the arrival of the railway in 1873. It expanded rapidly, but along with many other UK resorts, especially those on the cold North Sea, lost out to the cheap package holiday boom after World War II.

Visiting tourists often head to the seafront, where a variety of ways to spend money are found. Fish and chip shops are plentiful, as are seasonal shops selling cheap ways to entertain oneself, such as kites.

The caravan parks around Skegness are plentiful, with one a short distance to the north of the town centre housing an airfield. The airfield is not used by many tourists, unless they own a plane. The longest runway is 755 metres long, and grass. Visiting pilots can call the airfield on 132.425MHz, although PPR (Prior Permission Required) is stated for landing. A number of years ago, pleasure flights used to operate from the aerodrome.

Skegness is also the home to the schools for most of the surrounding area's secondary education. Two schools cater for the 11 - 18 age range, the Earl of Scarborough High, and Skegness Grammar School. As well as the rivalry between students of the two establishments, you can easily distinguish the two by their uniforms - EoSH has black blazers, and SGS bottle green.

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 Visiting tourists often head to the seafront, where a variety of ways to spend money are found. Fish and chip shops are plentiful, as are seasonal shops selling cheap ways to entertain oneself, such as [[kite flying|kites]].
-The Caravan parks around Skegness are plentiful, with one a short distance to the north of the Town centre housing an [[airport|airfield]]. The airfield is not used by many tourists, unless they own a plane. The longest runway is 755 metres long, and grass. Visiting pilots can call the airfield on 132.425MHz, although PPR (Prior Permission Required) is stated for landing. A number of years ago, pleasure flights used to operate from the aerodrome.
+The caravan parks around Skegness are plentiful, with one a short distance to the north of the town centre housing an [[airport|airfield]]. The airfield is not used by many tourists, unless they own a plane. The longest runway is 755 metres long, and grass. Visiting pilots can call the airfield on 132.425MHz, although PPR (Prior Permission Required) is stated for landing. A number of years ago, pleasure flights used to operate from the aerodrome.
-Skegness is also the home to the schools for most of the surrounding areas secondary education. Two schools cater for the 11 - 18 age range, the Earl of Scarborough High, and Skegness Grammar School. As well as the rivalry between students of the two establishments, you can easily distinguish the two by their uniforms - EoSH has black blazers, and SGS bottle green.
+Skegness is also the home to the schools for most of the surrounding area's secondary education. Two schools cater for the 11 - 18 age range, the Earl of Scarborough High, and Skegness Grammar School. As well as the rivalry between students of the two establishments, you can easily distinguish the two by their uniforms - EoSH has black blazers, and SGS bottle green.
 [[Category:English seaside resorts]]