02 B12
13
A46
A1133
Haddington
15
A6
91
07
4
12
2
14
B12
19 B1
02
02 B12
89 B11
91
B11
1191
9
8
A607
7
3 A15
6
East Heckington A17
A153
16 03
North Kesteven District Council Heart of Lincolnshire
B6 4
A52
Walk Facts
Walk Location
Two circular routes around the Lincoln Edge and River Witham.
Starting Points W1
W2
W1 Distance 4.5 miles/7.3km W2 Distance 5 miles/8km
A52
7
A60
For more Stepping Out walks, further information on local attractions or accommodation, please call the Tourism Department on 01529 414155, email cranwellaviation@n-kesteven.gov.uk or log onto www.heartoflincs.com Download all the Stepping Out walks or for information on safety in the countryside visit www.countrysidenk.co.uk www.countrysideaccess.gov.uk www.visitlincolnshire.com ECS5976RT 2007
Walk
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www.countrysidenk.co.uk
In the marshes to the south of the city lay a patchwork of watermeadows known as ‘holmes’. To the northeast, recent aerial photography has revealed that Lincoln once lay close to another estuary and it is possible that Brayford Pool was directly connected to the sea. East of Brayford the Witham flowed in a wide southeasterly curve to The Wash. In 1848, the Great Northern Railway came to Lincoln and within 20 years the railways had effectively replaced waterways as the principal means of transporting people and goods. The loop line that followed the course of the Witham between Boston and Lincoln now forms part of the Viking Way and the Sustrans Cycle route linking Barton-on-Humber to Boston.
Car Park, Fen Lane North Hykeham (Grid Ref: SK 9539 6635) Bracebridge Heath Village Hall car park, LN4 2LB (Grid Ref: SK 9799 6735)
Parking W1
10
B1429
For nearly 1,500 years between the Roman Occupation and the dissolution of the monasteries, Lincoln owed its strategic and political importance to its situation in a gap in the Lincoln Edge at the meeting of two rivers, the Till and the Witham. These rivers met in a natural lake at Brayford Pool and in about 120AD Roman engineers took advantage of this harbour to connect the colony to the River Trent via Britain’s first canal, the Fossdyke Navigation.
B
B1395
Whilst great care has been taken in compiling this information into this leaflet, North Kesteven District Council cannot be held responsible for any errors, omissions or alterations contained within it. The inclusion of an establishment within this leaflet does not imply any official recommendations by North Kesteven District Council.
B1178
2
Meadow Lane, South Hykeham Lincoln LN6 9PF Telephone: 01522 686432 carol@hallfarmhouse.fsworld.co.uk www.hallfarmhouselincoln.co.uk Some of the paths are provided by kind permission of Doddington Hall. Walkers are asked to help to ensure a continued welcome by only using the waymarked paths and keeping dogs on a lead. Where paths cross pasture young stock may be present. If you have a dog with you please make sure it is under firm control in these sensitive areas.
11
A15
Lincoln Road, North Hykeham Lincolnshire LN6 8NJ Telephone: 01522 680166
178 B1
Hall Farmhouse
B1190
B1190
8
The Plough Inn
4
A1
5
Lincoln Road, North Hykeham Lincolnshire LN6 8DL Telephone: 01522 688258
5
02
2 B1
18 B1
Lincoln Green
0
34
A1
Lowfields Centre, Brant Road Lincoln LN5 9TR Telephone: 01522 724900
B1 19
3
8
The Crows Nest
1 17
A1
Refreshments
River Witham Walks
58
18 B1
Norton Disney, Lincolnshire LN6 9JP Telephone: 01636 892836 admin@hillholtwood.com
Welbeck Cottage, 19 Meadow Lane South Hykeham LN6 9PF Telephone: 01522 692669
00
A15
Hill Holt Wood
Welbeck Cottage
Stepping Out
A15
A1 0
Whisby Nature Park, Moor Lane Thorpe on the Hill, Lincoln LN6 9BW Telephone: 01522 688868 whisby@leisureconnection.co.uk www.naturalworldcentre.co.uk
Accommodation
19 B1
Natural World Centre
Lincoln Road, North Hykeham Lincolnshire LN6 8NH Telephone: 01522 680088
Introduction
B1398
259-261 Lincoln Road North Hykeham LN6 8NH
The Harrows Inn
B1241
Hykeham Green Shopping Centre Post Office, Co-op & Pharmacy
Go Stepping Out!
B11
Places of interest to visit nearby
W2
Car Park, Fen Lane North Hykeham Bracebridge Heath Village Hall car park
Public Transport
For information call the Traveline on 0871 200 22 33 or visit www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/busrailtravel
Walk Length W1 W2
4.5 miles/7.3km in length and should take 2 hours 5 miles/8km in length and should take 2 1/2 hours to walk
Type of Walk
Grassy footpaths, rough pasture and some stiles
Ordnance Survey maps
Explorer 272, Landranger 130