moving to cleethorpes soon

Hi im moving to cleethorpes next friday from leicestershire,been looking at moving to cleethorpes for about 3 years,im there most weekends and love it,my 4 year old daughter loves it too.i know most of the pubs,which are the best?
I like the number 1 pub and fiddler,im hoping to get to a few grimsby games,i always look out for Grimsby and have done for a few years,im also a Leicester fan but will be Grimsby too when i move.
Where is best place to sit?im gonna try and get my daughter to be a Grimsby fan,where isit best to sit?
Also whats great about grimsby and clee?any ideas of places to visit when i move there,i love it and am so excited about moving to the area.
Thanks in advance,up the mariners!

Depends what you like at a game. A pint at half time and a chilled out quiet game of football sit in the Main stand. Good view with the occasional sing song Upper Findus. Atmosphere and behind the goal view Pontoon.

Grimsby's shopping centre is average.

make sure you visit nicoles

Quoted from topuphere666

make sure you visit nicoles

Ermm not with your Daughter mind.  

Welcome to Grimsby please wipe your feet. I sit in the Lower Findus the price is the lowest as well as the Ponny, if you'd prefer a less colourful language filled game the Main Stand is best. Lower is great though they do have a fetish about the linesman just make sure you get a seat on row D or higher no posts in the way either.

Nicoles has gone into hiding, it,s had a change of colour and name.
They must be trying to hide from wrabs.

I'd sit in the Lower Findus, good view and cheaper ticket.

To visit and get some idea about what gy/clee is all about try the fishing heritage centre.
It gives you a very good feeling for why grimmies are so tight knit but also welcoming to incomers.
You'll also notice the two towns are regarded as one by the locals, even before the council was merged.

Quoted from semilapsedmariner

To visit and get some idea about what gy/clee is all about try the fishing heritage centre.
It gives you a very good feeling for why grimmies are so tight knit but also welcoming to incomers.
You'll also notice the two towns are regarded as one by the locals, even before the council was merged.

Thanks for advice guys,i have noticed how friendly and close knit the locals are,its great,its everything Leicestershire isn't!
Grimsby and Cleethorpes have everything on the doorstep you could ever ask for!
Whos Nicoles?

Quoted from cleegtfc

Whos Nicoles?

Errrr ermmm I'll get someone else to explain that one.  

err if your ever lonley mate, go there, they'll sort you out

the fiddler's good for cheap drinks, but not the best pub in the town - try walking further down the prom and theres smugglers and the kings royal etc

Quoted from cleegtfc

Thanks for advice guys,i have noticed how friendly and close knit the locals are,its great,its everything Leicestershire isn't!
Grimsby and Cleethorpes have everything on the doorstep you could ever ask for!
Whos Nicoles?

Nicoles is/was a massage parlour but I doubt if they could actually cure your bad back (although they may take your mind off it for 1/2 hour or so)  
For prices/menues etc best to pm Wrawbs or Maccabilk.

Which area of the great twin metrolopes are you moving to.
If your a real ale fan the list is very limited but is slowly expanding.
From blundell park end the purveryors go the no1. Which is alongside the no1 platform.
The no2 which is actually on the station concourse.
And it was camara pub of the year for b4 years running until the top town i.e. grimsby weatherspoons took it of them.
At the top of the station approach is the swasbuckle which used to have guest beers but i havent been deafened in there for a while.
It's a disco pub for the slightly older generation.
Next walk up the hill along the front to the notts you can't miss it it's straight in front of you an old fashioned three roomed pub that does a john smiths on hand pulled plus guests.
round the corner going dowhill you'll come to the smugglers real ale but not realy my cup of tea.
On the next corner is Willy's famouse for its willy's original and old groyne.
His brewery is just round the corner.they also do guests.
Strolling a bit further is the kings royal hand pulled and descently kept ales.
The next pub along and a good ten minutes walk away is the wellow it's a greene king pub so i think they may do a hand pulled.
Suprisingly the bowling alley does landlord.
Next along is the jewel in meggies crown the signal box. supposedly the smallest pub in the uk.
It's attached to the light railway station and closing hours are i beleive flexible.
Also the light railway does beer festivals on a regular basis. And i believe he is doing a weekend in october featuring german beers.
BY the way Meggies is a term used us grimmies for cleethorpes. Don't ask me where it came from but i suppose that some of the more knowledgeble members will know.

Quoted from semilapsedmariner

BY the way Meggies is a term used us grimmies for cleethorpes. Don't ask me where it came from but i suppose that some of the more knowledgeble members will know.

I believe that the top of Isaacs hill was "Meggy's" island many moons ago.
Not sure if that's true but I am proud to be a Meggie.

Quoted from semilapsedmariner

Which area of the great twin metrolopes are you moving to.
If your a real ale fan the list is very limited but is slowly expanding.
From blundell park end the purveryors go the no1. Which is alongside the no1 platform.
The no2 which is actually on the station concourse.
And it was camara pub of the year for b4 years running until the top town i.e. grimsby weatherspoons took it of them.
At the top of the station approach is the swasbuckle which used to have guest beers but i havent been deafened in there for a while.
It's a disco pub for the slightly older generation.
Next walk up the hill along the front to the notts you can't miss it it's straight in front of you an old fashioned three roomed pub that does a john smiths on hand pulled plus guests.
round the corner going dowhill you'll come to the smugglers real ale but not realy my cup of tea.
On the next corner is Willy's famouse for its willy's original and old groyne.
His brewery is just round the corner.they also do guests.
Strolling a bit further is the kings royal hand pulled and descently kept ales.
The next pub along and a good ten minutes walk away is the wellow it's a greene king pub so i think they may do a hand pulled.
Suprisingly the bowling alley does landlord.
Next along is the jewel in meggies crown the signal box. supposedly the smallest pub in the uk.
It's attached to the light railway station and closing hours are i beleive flexible.
Also the light railway does beer festivals on a regular basis. And i believe he is doing a weekend in october featuring german beers.
BY the way Meggies is a term used us grimmies for cleethorpes. Don't ask me where it came from but i suppose that some of the more knowledgeble members will know.

hi,been to most of these pubs,love em all,been to a few beer festivals too at the light railway too,
im moving to central cleethorpes bursar street way!
like the smallest pub willys and smugglers,the wellow is good for the kids in the summer.
i seen the man from emmerdale at the smugglers jonny leeze who else famous lives there i hear nick barmby does?

I read that the train fare in the 19th century between GY and clee was half a penny - locally known as a 'meg'. Hence people from clee became known as Meggies. Anyone else heard that?

Where to sit? Upper Findus. From about row H upwards you get magnificent views of the estuary and the shipping traffic, handy for when the football is dreadful.

Beers? Don't forget the Nott at the top of Seaview street.

Quoted from James77

I read that the train fare in the 19th century between GY and clee was half a penny - locally known as a 'meg'. Hence people from clee became known as Meggies. Anyone else heard that?

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Nope. The area at the top of Isaacs Hill around College Street was known as Meg's Island. That's where "Meggies" comes from.

Personally I'd rate Cleethorpes far higher than Grimsby to live. Apart from the houses round the Park it's not that attractive.

Busar street area thats within a stones throw of the mecca that is our homethe magnificent BLUNDELL PARK.
No need to move the wheels but on match days parking round there gets a bit iffy.

Quoted from semilapsedmariner

Busar street area thats within a stones throw of the mecca that is our homethe magnificent BLUNDELL PARK.
No need to move the wheels but on match days parking round there gets a bit iffy.

"Bursar" Street isn't it (that was the skool I went to)

But you're right - I used to walk to BP down Grimsby Road to home games. In those days you went past the Elecy and Gas showrooms and Eskimo frozen foods

Yeah i i know its not far from the ground,do you get football traffic parking around that way for the matches?it must be a good 10 minutes walk away?
cheers

Quoted from Welwynmariner

"Bursar" Street isn't it (that was the skool I went to)

But you're right - I used to walk to BP down Grimsby Road to home games. In those days you went past the Elecy and Gas showrooms and Eskimo frozen foods

yes because it's quicker geaway if you park 5-10 minutes walk away.
grimsby road clee road bing one route out both get socked up after the match.
don't forget it's only street parking for matches.

whats bar silk like?also the others on that side?