Lingard's Tours

Lingard's Tours Lingard's Tours leading guided history walks and delivering history talks around northern Lincolnshire. These walks are based on the book.

Lingard's Tours taking you on a journey of discovering more about the history of Grimsby, Cleethorpes, Healing, and villages within North East Lincolnshire. These are gentle guided walks where you can learn more about the history of a place, the people that lived there and about the architecture of the buildings. Emma started her love for walking when leading guided history walks as part of the Lincolnshire Wolds Walking Festival over 10 years ago. Her background as a former journalist and broadcaster gives her the flair for presenting and leading these walks and talks, as well as her keen passion for history and anecdotal stories about places. The book Grimsby Streets was published by Pen & Sword in July 2017.

Join local historian and author Emma Lingard as she takes you on a fascinating tour of Grimsby Minster .Discover the cap...
15/09/2026

Join local historian and author Emma Lingard as she takes you on a fascinating tour of Grimsby Minster .
Discover the captivating stories and rich history behind this iconic landmark.
Join us on Saturday, 19th September 2026, from 2pm to 3.30pm. Meet inside the north door. FREE—book on the day!
Other tours will also be taking place in the Minster earlier in the day and in the week as part of Heritage Open Days

Step back in time with local historian Emma Lingard as she guides you through the rich history of Barnoldby. Discover th...
15/09/2026

Step back in time with local historian Emma Lingard as she guides you through the rich history of Barnoldby. Discover the village’s origins, unique architecture, and meet the iconic St Helen’s Church. Join us on Saturday, 19th September 2026, from 10:30 am to 12 pm. Your £6 donation includes refreshments. Coffee morning runs from 10.30am to 12.30pm.
Book your spot now!

https://www.ticketsource.com/friends-of-st-helens-church-barnoldby/t-rzqmovm

Come join me for this history walk around Barnoldby on Saturday 19 September. Start at 10.30am.Donations of £6 payable o...
08/09/2026

Come join me for this history walk around Barnoldby on Saturday 19 September. Start at 10.30am.
Donations of £6 payable on day or online.
We meet at St Helens Church which will be hosting a coffee morning.
All donations to the roof fund.

Interested in local history?As part of the Heritage Open Days I will be involved in two events on Saturday 19th Septembe...
06/09/2026

Interested in local history?
As part of the Heritage Open Days I will be involved in two events on Saturday 19th September. I’ll be leading a tour of Barnoldby meeting at St Helens at 10.30am and in the afternoon will be leading a tour around Grimsby Minster at 2pm. The Minster will also be holding internal tours - all tours bookable on the day. Both tours will be offering refreshments. Donations welcome to both. Watch out for further details.

I hear the Olly Murs alternative WDYTYA was on again on Michael McIntyre’s programme. That was such good fun to do. Had...
25/07/2026

I hear the Olly Murs alternative WDYTYA was on again on Michael McIntyre’s programme. That was such good fun to do. Had to quickly cram info on steel making and the back story of left handed spoons 🤣😂 - a day not to be forgotten as it was my birthday. Thanks for sharing Hannah Huxford via Nathan

Having to cancel the tour around Barnoldby due to have taken place on Saturday. It will be readvertised for September.
24/07/2026

Having to cancel the tour around Barnoldby due to have taken place on Saturday. It will be readvertised for September.

If you fancy a stroll and want to learn about where we’re walking in the company of like minded people, then I have plac...
22/07/2026

If you fancy a stroll and want to learn about where we’re walking in the company of like minded people, then I have places left on the following walks this weekend -

🗓️Saturday 25th July- Barnoldby le Beck
🗓️Sunday 26th July - Cleethorpes

The Barnoldby walk is on behalf of Friends of St Helens, Barnoldby le Beck and all monies raised goes towards the roof restoration fund. Tickets cost £8 inc refreshments. Book via TicketSource.
We’ll explore the village, its history and examine the finds from the medieval village.

The Cleethorpes walk can be booked via my Eventbrite page.
Please do book and join me this weekend for some interesting facts and anecdotes about our local history.

13/07/2026

Next guided tour is on Saturday 25th July exploring Barnoldby. Starts at 2pm and all monies raised go to the Friends of St Helens for the upkeep of the church. Tickets booked FoSH TicketSource page. Come find out about the village and the farms, the houses and the people. We will also have on display artefacts found in the medieval village.

12/07/2026

Thursday 16th July at 7.15pm come join me at Grimsby Town Hall when I’ll be talking about the Barton Street. An exploration of its history, the folk connected to it. From Ludborough to Riby Crosssroads. Organised by non members welcome

On this day 2017 my book Grimsby Streets was published by - an A to Z of the town’s street names - snippets on building...
07/07/2026

On this day 2017 my book Grimsby Streets was published by - an A to Z of the town’s street names - snippets on buildings, the people or places they are named after. A great book to dip in and out of. If you haven’t got a copy yet you can buy it from

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