English town home to the world's largest fish and chip shop to be connected to London for first time in 30 years
THE seaside town with the world's biggest fish and chip shop is about to be much easier to get to.
Plans have been submitted for Cleethorpes to get a new rail link to London - for the first time since 1992.
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The seaside town is set to be connected to London with a new rail route
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Cleethorpes is home to the world's biggest fish and chip shop
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If the route goes ahead, it will be 30 years since travellers last had a direct service between
The rail route will also stop at
Grand Central said it would have four return services per day - which equates to 775,000 seats per year between Cleethorpes, Grimsby and London Kings Cross.
There are no dates firmed up yet, but Grand Central hopes to have the trains up and running by December 2026.
The chippy is called Papa's Fish & Chips and you'll find it on Cleethorpes Pier.
It has a whopping 500 seats and visitors can take in views over the North Sea while enjoying a catch of the day.
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The chippy uses a "secret recipe batter" for all of their fish which has been passed down since they opened.
In 2022, Papa's Fish & Chips was crowned the nation's best chippy on BBC show The Best of British Takeaways, presented by
The up-and-coming English seaside town with cheap booze and huge beaches
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Cleethorpes is also home to one of the UK's smallest pubs
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Battered cod and chips isn't all that Cleethorpes has to offer, it's also home to one of the smallest pubs in the UK.
Called the
Only six people can fit inside, which includes two bar staff - so there's only room for four punters.
But don't fear, you don't have to queue up and wait for a space as outside is a beer garden that has room for 200 people.
The former train station Signal Box was moved from Scunthorpe Steelworks to Cleethorpes in 1995 before being transformed in to a pub in 2006.
Anyone wanting to see more of the seaside town should also take a ride on its miniature railway.
It's been used since 1948 taking takes visitors from Lakeside Station (the railway's main terminal) to Kingsway Station
next
to Cleethorpes Promenade.
The journey is two miles long and takes just 30 minutes, you'll get to see the Lincolnshire coastline and go over a viaduct. .
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Cleethorpes is set to be linked to London for the first time since the 90s
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