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> Make sure that you’ve got appropriate footwear for your walk > Check the weather before leaving your house and dress accordingly > Check that the walk is suitable for you and your party. If in any doubt then contact the PRoW team for more details > Let a friend or relative know where you are planning to walk especially if you are off out exploring by yourself WEELSBY > Make sure that you’ve got your mobile phone and that it’s got plenty of battery left WOODS 1 mile (1½km) WHEN OUT WALKING REMEMBER TO FOLLOW THE COUNTRYSIDE CODE

> Consider the local community and other people enjoying the outdoors > Leave gates and property as you find them and stay on the line of the paths > Leave no trace of your visit and take your litter home > Keep dogs under effective control > Plan ahead and be prepared > Follow advice and local signs

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Walking is a great activity for just about anyone irrespective of Weelsby Woods is a large public park in Grimsby with mature their age or level of fitness. Regularly getting out and about is trees, woodland and grassy areas. It is great for family walks with an ideal way of becoming more active. A good walk can improve a choice of paths through the woodland area and large open the strength and flexibility of your joints, boosts your immune system and lift your mood. It’s also a great way of discovering spaces to enjoy a game of football or lay out a picnic. Some of the . untended areas of parkland have an abundance of birds, small mammals and foxes. Whether you are the type of person to ‘get your hiking boots on’, enjoy a ‘gentle stroll with the family’ or prefer a ‘brisk walk with the Donated to the Borough of Grimsby in 1950, the land was once dogs’ we have just the walk for you. the grounds of Weelsby Villa. Victorian maps of the area display a manor house, villa plantation, a pheasantry and a large pond. With more than 50 parks and open spaces to enjoy alongside coastal paths and many countryside trails, North East Lincolnshire has wonderful walks and cycle routes to choose from. As we’re During the First World War the Woods were used as a training located on the edge of the rolling Lincolnshire Wolds, an Area of ground for locally recruited soldiers. In World War II, the Woods Outstanding Natural Beauty, there are many more to discover right became home to an Italian Prisoner of War camp and was used on our doorstep. to house sections of the Polish Army, the Carpathian Lancers Regiment. Many of these soldiers remained in Grimsby after the Discover more of what North East Lincolnshire has to offer on www.DiscoverNorthEastLincolnshire.co.uk including plenty of war, contributing to the town’s Polish community. other walking routes around the area. Free parking is available on site.

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D lillystearoom.co.uk 1 15 Head west along Pelham Road 14 LD ROA The instructions given in this 2 Bear left onto the B1210 CUXWO guide take you in a clockwise Road direction around the route 3 After the level crossing turn 8 At the end of the track swing right 13 11 right towards Keelby then turn left towards Swallow 4 After entering Keelby turn left 9 Go straight across at the 12 onto South Street junction with the A1173 15 Take the first left onto 5 10 Continue onto St Bartholomew’s Turn right then immediately Whitegate Hill towards Close then onto Riby Road left to Swallow. Head straight 16 Cross the A46 then turn left 6 through the village Turn left onto the A18. Take onto South Dale 11 22 Take care when crossing the care along this road In Cuxwold turn right and 17 Take a sharp right onto Horse 7 follow the road to Rothwell A18, head towards Brocklesby Take the first right along a small Market 12 23 Go straight ahead through single track Turn right onto partridge Drive 18 in Rothwell Continue up Plough Hill into Brocklesby and turn right onto Market Street the B1210 towards Habrough 13 After the pub turn right and 19 24 head uphill on Caistor Road Turn right onto High Street Continue along the B1210 past Habrough and turn right at the 14 20 Follow the road to the junction Turn right onto the B1225 mini roundabout with the A1173 and turn left 25 Turn left onto Mill Lane 21 After the woods bear right and 26 Abbey Road until they were donated to the council in 1948. They follow the route northwards Turn left onto Church Lane and follow the road as it turns into Washdyke Lane

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WEELSBY WOODS 1 miles (1½km)

1. With your back to the café start 3. After around 450m the path 5. Keep to this path, do not turn 6. At this junction turn right and walking to the right towards the forks into two, take the left hand left here. Exit the woods and head back towards the café smaller playground area path into the wooded area walk down the slope towards the larger playground area 2. At the main track turn left taking 4. Keep walking straight ahead care when walking through the where this path joins two others car park area