Hotels in Moortown

Moortown is not a hotel destination in its own right — this is a hamlet of a pub, a campsite and a handful of houses at a rural crossroads — but its position makes it a sensible base for exploring the western edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds without the tourist crush of the coast. Nearby Caistor and Market Rasen both offer pub accommodation and small hotels within easy striking distance, typically a five to ten minute drive, so you can combine a countryside stay with proper meals and a bit of local life in the evenings. Market Rasen in particular has a reputation as a friendly Wolds-edge town, with its racecourse adding a bit of extra buzz on race days throughout the year.

Further afield, Brigg to the north-west and the larger town of Grimsby to the east widen the choice considerably, with a range of chain and independent hotels to suit different budgets. Travelling a little further into the Wolds themselves opens up characterful inns and farmhouse B&Bs set among the chalk hills, which many visitors find preferable to staying directly in Moortown given how limited its own amenities are.

Wherever you base yourself, the appeal of this corner of Lincolnshire is the same: quiet roads, gentle hills, and market towns that have not been over-run by tourism. Booking ahead is sensible around race meetings at Market Rasen, and during the summer months when the Wolds draw walkers and cyclists in greater numbers than the rest of the year.