Lincolnshire's Location and Transport Connectivity
Map of Lincolnshire's connectivity
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By road
From Lincolnshire, the major conurbations of the Midlands and North of England can be reached within 2 ½ hours, and London within 2 ¾ hours. More than 75% of the UK’s population can be reached within around 3 ½ hours’ drive time.
By rail
The UK’s major cities are easily accessible by rail from Lincolnshire. From Lincoln, London can be reached within 2 hours, and Manchester within 2 1/4 hours. From Grantham, in the south of the region, London can be reached in just over 1 hour.
By air
Within Lincolnshire, Humberside Airport offers frequent ‘hub-feeder’ services to Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS), with connections to 800 global destinations with KLM and SkyTeam partners. Airports accessible within 2 hours’ drive time include Birmingham, East Midlands, and Leeds-Bradford.
By sea
The ports of Immingham and Grimsby are the UK’s largest by tonnage, offering deep water facilities, frequent lo-lo (container) and ro-ro services to European ports, and deep-sea feeder services for global market access. The Port of Boston serves UK destinations for containers and bulk foods.
Lincolnshire’s Investment Opportunities
Industrial & Technology Growth Sectors
Lincolnshire is leading the way in the high-growth, technology-driven sectors of the future.
Advanced Engineering & Manufacturing
A UK-leading industry cluster offering cutting-edge innovation in Industry 4.0 specialisations including AI, big data, robotics and automation.
Agrifood
At the heart of UK agrifood, with excellence in food production, manufacturing, logistics, and robotics and automation technologies.
Defence & Security
The location of choice for defence and security digital and information technology innovation, co-located with key RAF intelligence capabilities.
Logistics
Lincolnshire's strategic logistics hubs offer industrial sector growth opportunities and advanced automation technology solutions.
Low Carbon Energy & Industry
Leading the UK's Green Industrial Revolution, with business growth opportunities across a range of energy and industrial sectors.
AI & Intelligent Robotics
Advanced, cross-sector AI and intelligent robotics capabilities, transforming industrial productivity through digitalisation and automation.
Visitor Economy
Tourism and Leisure
Lincolnshire’s thriving visitor economy presents a wide range of high-value business investment and growth opportunities.
Living & Working
A Place to Live, Work & Enjoy
Lincolnshire is a beautiful and affordable place to live, work, learn and enjoy a superb lifestyle.
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