Sandilands

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Sandilands is a former golf course near Sutton-on-Sea that the National Trust has restored as a coastal nature reserve, part of the Lincolnshire Coastal Country Park. Where fairways once lay, new wetlands support migrating and breeding birds, and black-tailed godwits, spoonbills and lapwings are already settling in. In autumn, watch the foreshore for snow buntings, spotted redshanks and ruffs stopping on the East Atlantic Flyway, and look for seals in the waves. Binoculars can be borrowed from the office at the northern tip, where the Flyway Cafe, toilets, a Changing Places facility and a beach toy library sit beside the car park. An accessible path runs through the reserve, and Trampers can be booked in advance. Reviewers are impressed by how quickly the old course is returning to nature. One tip from visitors: there is a second cafe at the far end, a mile and a half along. Dogs are welcome on short leads across the reserve and off the lead on the beach.

CoastDog friendlyCar parkCafeToiletsAccessible toiletChanging PlacesAccessible parkingPicnic areaDogs on leadsBeachMobility scooter hire

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Nature ReserveDawn to dusk
Car Park08:00to 18:00

Opening times may change at short notice.

PricingFreeFree for all visitors

Free entry for everyone

Entry

Free for everyone

Pricing details

The nature reserve and beach are free to visit for everyone. Non-members pay to use the National Trust car park; the tariff is not published.

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Parking details

National Trust car park beside the cafe and beach huts (sat nav LN12 2SE), open 8am to 6pm, seven days a week, with no overnight parking and a 1.95 metre height barrier. Members park free by registering (scan the QR code on the membership card at the pay-and-display machine); non-members pay, but the tariff is not published on the National Trust page. JustPark location code 80667.

Eight designated accessible spaces; vehicles displaying a blue badge are exempt from charges. A drop-off point is at the top of the road by the main car park entrance.

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80667

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The nature reserve is open from dawn to dusk; the car park from 8am to 6pm.

The Flyway Cafe opens daily from 10am to 4pm from Saturday 26 September 2026, except Christmas Day.

Toilets, an accessible toilet and a Changing Places facility (radar key) are in the main car park, open 9am to 5pm from March to October and 9am to 4pm from November to February.

An accessible footpath runs through the site; grass paths can be uneven and muddy after rain. Trampers and a beach wheelchair can be hired by emailing sandilands@nationaltrust.org.uk at least 48 hours ahead.

Photo: Sandilands beach at low tide, with beach huts in the distance. Oscar Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sandilands_beach_-_geograph.org.uk_-_7551065.jpg. Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0. Resized and cropped for display; derivatives retain the source licence.

Dogs at the location: Allowed with restrictions. Friendly dogs on short leads are welcome across the reserve; off-lead on the beach.

Dog walks in the grounds: Allowed with restrictions. Dogs on short leads across the reserve all year, kept out of the wetlands, long grass and dense undergrowth; the beach is dog-friendly all year and suitable for off-lead play.

Leads: Short leads throughout the reserve all year; off-lead on the beach.

Seasonal dog restrictions: None stated beyond the all-year lead rule; keep dogs out of the wetlands and long grass.