Gibraltar Point
Enjoy a walk around this beautiful coastal national nature reserve near Skegness. It's a lovely place for a peaceful stroll with numerous footpaths to follow through the sand, saltmarsh and dunes with several artificial lakes and bird hides along the way. There are lovely views of the Wash and the Lincolnshire coast and countryside. It's fantastic for bird watching with a variety of coastal birds to look out for. These include brent geese, shorelark, redwing and fieldfare. There's also an excellent visitor centre with a Wild Coast Exhibition that includes 3d models of sand dunes and salt marshes.
The reserve is located just a few miles south of Skegness so you could easily walk there from the town. Parking is available at the reserve too though.
Postcode
PE24 4SU - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locationsPlease click here for more information
Gibraltar Point Ordnance Survey Map 
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Gibraltar Point Open Street Map 
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Gibraltar Point OS Map 
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Gibraltar Point Open Street Map 
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Pubs/Cafes
There is an on site cafe located in the visitor centre. They sell a good range of meals and snacks.
Dog Walking
Please keep dogs on a short lead due to the wildlife and grazing livestock. Dogs are not permitted on the beach or foreshore between 1 April to 1 September.
Further Information and Other Local Ideas
To continue your walking in the area head north and try our Skegness Walk. This takes you along the seafront, around the pretty boating lake and along the Lagoon Walk.
Cycle Routes and Walking Routes Nearby
Photos
Looking across the salt marsh towards the Wash along Wainfleet Haven, also known as the Steeping River. The Norfolk coast can just be made out on the horizon.
Looking back from the Wash Viewpoint (Lil's Hut),towards the Visitor Centre.
Looking across the New Salt Marsh from the view point on the East Dunes.
View of an inland part of the Nature Reserve as seen from Mill Hill.
Tennyson's Sands. As the tide comes in, more of the meadow becomes flooded.
This view from Mill Hill shows the Fenland lagoon with old saltmarsh to the left. The smoke is from the burning of brushwood. The bushes are a mixture of hawthorn, sea buckthorn, blackthorn and others. Brambles and hops are amongst the trailing plants growing through the bushes.
Gibraltar Point beach. Looking northwards along the shoreline.
Small pond