Skegness Burgh Le Marsh
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Poacher Line Railway Walks Be a responsible walker Great Days Out on the Poacher Line Introduction Walks by Train Please remember the countryside is a place where people live and work and where This linear walk links Skegness and Wainfleet railway stations. wildlife makes its home. To protect the Lincolnshire countryside for other visitors This linear walk links Skegness and Wainfleet railway stations on the please respect it and on every visit follow the Countryside Code. Thank you. Skegness east coast of Lincolnshire. The 78 miles of railway line between Nottingham and Skegness • Be safe - plan ahead and follow any signs is known as the Poacher Line and is a community rail line/service. • Leave gates and property as you find them Burgh le Marsh - Wainfleet Skegness is the County’s most famous seaside resort and the home Community rail lines aim to involve local people in the development • Protect plants and animals, and take litter home of the first Butlins holiday camp and the Jolly Fisherman. Prior to the and running of local and rural routes, services and stations. • Keep dogs under close control arrival of the railway in Skegness in 1873 it was a village with less • Consider other people than 400 residents. The town expanded during the 2oth century and This is one of seven linear walks linking stations on the Poacher Line. is still a popular holiday destination. If you have enjoyed this walk why not try the others: Most of all enjoy your visit to the Lincolnshire countryside This leaflet is one in a series of walk leaflets produced by Lincolnshire County Now 8km (5 miles) from the sea, Wainfleet once stood on the coast 1) Radcliffe to Nottingham 10½ km (6½ miles) Council’s Countryside Access Team to help you explore and enjoy the County’s and was an important port until it became silted up in the 15th 2) Bottesford to Aslockton 10 km (6 miles) countryside. If you have enjoyed these walks and would like information on other century. The town has many attractive buildings including a terrace of 3) Grantham to Bottesford 15 km (9½ miles) walking routes in Lincolnshire then please visit our website. grand houses that would not look out of place in London. This walk 4) Ancaster to Sleaford 10½ km (6½ miles) If you encounter any problems whilst on these walks, such as an overgrown path or links the two towns via another, Burgh le Marsh. 5) Heckington to Sleaford 11 km (6¾ miles) a broken sign post, please let us know so they can be corrected. 6) Skegness to Wainfleet 12 km (7½ miles) We would also welcome your comments and suggestions on the walk and leaflet to Around Burgh and Croft are areas of Lincolnshire Coastal Grazing 7) Skegness to Wainfleet 15 km (9½ miles) help improve future editions. Marsh, a nationally threatened habitat that supports a rich variety (vis Burgh le Marsh) of wildlife including otters, water voles and dragonflies as well as birds such as lapwing, snipe, redshank and curlew. Areas of pasture If you would like to request a copy of this leaflet in an This leaflet has been produced by the Poacher Line Community Rail you see on this walk might have avoided the plough for 200 years. Partnership with part funding from East Midlands Trains. alternative format or a different language please contact us The Lincolnshire Coastal Grazing Marshes Project began in 2011 to Lincolnshire County Council Countryside Access Team: protect the remaining grassland and encourage pastoral farming. For more information about The Poacher Line Community Rail Tel: 01522 782070 Minicom: 01522 552055 Partnership visit poacherline.org.uk Email: [email protected] For more information about the Project and places to visit go to lincolnshire.gov.uk/countryside Website: lincsmarshes.org.uk The Poacher Line Nottingham Netherfield Radcliffe Bingham Aslockton Elton & OrstonBottesford Grantham Ancaster Rauceby Sleaford Heckington Swineshead Hubberts BridgeBoston Thorpe CulvertWainfleet Havenhouse Skegness Walk 7 Walk Map Walk Useful information North 1 Leave Skegness railway station Cross the bridge and follow the 6 Turn right towards Burgh le Marsh. As the drain bends right, bear slightly Walk location: Skegness is located on the coast. and turn left. path alongside the drain to the left to a bridge in the field corner. Carry A158 and Southview Leisure Park. Continue on the short distance into on along the field edge. 1 Starting point: S k e g n e s s r a i l w a y s t a t i o n , W a i n fl e e t R o a d . After approximately 200m, Burgh le Marsh for refreshments At the road turn right and then Grid reference: TF 562 632. Postcode: PE25 3QL cross the road at the pedestrian and toilets. 9 A bus stop Skegness side of the almost immediately left along the crossing and continue along entrance allows you to shorten the 2 Again there is the opportunity to footpath to Croft church. Cross Wainfleet Road before turning Parking: Public carparks in Skegness or the Market Place, Wainfleet. walk and return to Skegness by bus. catch a bus back to Skegness. the bridge and continue beside right along Grantham Drive. the drain and hedge to a road. Public Transport: The Poacher railway line runs between To continue the walk cross the road Take the first left along Old 4 Cross the A158, with care, turn right Grantham and Skegness and stops at Wainfleet. For times and with care near the junction with 10 Turn right and follow the road Wainfleet Road and continue and at the footpath sign after the 3 more information call: Ingoldmells Road. into Croft. straight on as it becomes second water feature, turn left along Church Road South. the path with lakes, mobile homes 7 Follow the footpath up the farm At the road junction turn left and National Rail Enquiries and hedge on your left. Follow the lane passing the chip shop. After after 400m turn right onto the Tel: 08457 484950 or visit nationalrail.co.uk 2 As the road bends to the right path for 550m. 4 approximately 100m turn left onto a public footpath signed to Croft and about 50m before Swaby footpath. Walk along the edge of the Road. Walk beside the drain. As At the junction with a road turn left East Midlands Trains Crescent turn left along a public field to a bridge. the drain bends right, bear left and then first right and follow the Tel: 08457 125678 or visit eastmidlandstrains.co.uk footpath. 5 across the field to a bridge. footpath signs. Follow the road Cross the bridge, turn right and follow For bus information visit: lincolnshire.gov.uk/busrailtravel for approximately 400m until you Follow the footpath between the path across two fields to a stone Cross the bridge and turn right to a reach The Beeches. Turn left, walk houses to a road. Cross the road track. bridge in the field corner. Walk length: 15km (9½ miles). It is possible to shorten the walk by through the car park area and then and continue straight on. returning to Skegness on the bus from either Southview Park (3km / 2 between the caravans to the hedge Turn left and follow the track for Cross the bridge, turn left and miles) or Burgh le Marsh (8km / 5 miles). At a leisurely pace the whole and a fingerpost. approximately 150m and then bear As the path emerges from the follow two field edges to a bridge walk will take approximately 4¾ hours to complete. diagonally right to a footpath sign and sign. housing area walk along the field Turn right, along the hedge to a at the end of the hedge. Follow the edge beside the drain to a bridge bridge into Roach Farm Park. Turn footpath alongside the drain and after Follow the sign to Croft Road Type of walk: The walk uses field paths, and quiet lanes, which may be in the hedge. 8 right, alongside the drain until you approximately 200m bear diagonally muddy and uneven in places. You may encounter stiles and livestock. 6 heading towards the corner of the 9 meet another bridge. Once across 10 right to the corner of the field and a wood. Cross the bridge and continue the bridge the path continues west bridge. 11 Explorer 274 Skegness, straight ahead heading to the Lincolnshire County Council reproduced from OS mapping with Ordnance Survey maps for the area: Crown Copyright and Unauthorised reproduction infringes towards Burgh le Marsh. Stationery Office (C) permission of the controller Her Majesty’s right of the house, to a bridge Copyright and may lead to civil proceedings. OS Licence I00025370 Cross the bridge and walk straight Go through the gap between the Alford & Spilsby. Landranger 122 Skegness & Horncastle. and road. across the field heading to the left of hedge and the trees and through 5 Cross a lane and continue in the 7 the house. a garden to a road. same direction over a series of Refreshments: There is plenty of choice for refreshments in Skegness, 12 3 Turn left and follow the road for bridges and stiles. Cross a farm Burgh le Marsh and Wainfleet. 8 At the road turn left and after 50m Turn right and at the T-junction approximately 30m before turning lane, behind a barn, and walk along 11 turn right onto a public footpath. turn left. right along a public footpath. the edge of another four fields. Skegness, Burgh le Marsh and Wainfleet. Bear slightly left across the field Public Toilets: heading to a bridge and the tower Follow the path to a metal Three quarters across the last field Follow the road for approximately of Croft Church.