Horncastle Route 3
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Stage 1: Horncastle to Hagworthingham Stage 2: Hagworthingham to Stinkmoor Holt Stage 3: Stinkmoor Holt to Horncastle (12.3 km and approx. 1 hour) (9.2 km and approx. 45 minutes) (9.7 km and approx. 50 minutes) 140m 120m ROUTES 34m Cycling is a great way to keep t and appreciate the 1 Leave the car park and turn right onto South 1 At the junction with the A158, carefully cross 1 Turn left, signposted Horncastle and continue countryside. These easy to read leaets provide CYCLE Street, then next left onto Mareham Road. over to cycle onwards to Harrington, crossing the until you take the next right at the cross roads. useful information on mileage, approximate timing and gradient. Continue along through the village and take the River Lymn as you go. Cycle up hill to Fulletby, gaining good views second left, signposted Hameringham. Follow the 2 Once you have passed Harrington Hall on your across the Lymn Valley on your left . A simple map and points of interest are included – road past the church, round the right then left right, take the left hand lane to Bag Enderby. 2 Turn left at the next junction, and cycle for those times when you need to catch your breath, admire the countryside or explore the area. bends to the junction and turn left, signposted Continue on this narrow lane, passing the through the village to take the next left, Lusby & Winceby. thatched cottage and Bag Enderby onwards to signposted Horncastle. Follow this downhill, Good cycling code:- 2 At the next junction, turn right onto Slash Lane Somersby, the home of Alfred, Lord Tennyson . bypassing Low Toynton, crossing the River Waring Always follow the Highway Code and , continue past Snipe Dales Country Park to Keep to the left hand side through the village and and past the houses until you reach the A153 Countryside Code Be safe and be seen – wear a helmet and high Lusby and turn left, signposted Hagworthingham. drop down Bridge Lane to cross the River Lymn again. visibility clothing and use lights Follow the narrow road downhill to the Ford, once again. 3 Turn left and continue through Horncastle, Keep your bike roadworthy and carry a puncture where you can either cycle through the stream or 3 Take the next left, signposted Greetham, and across the lights and turning right into the car repair kit Be courteous to other road users use the footbridge. continue past Clapgate Farm until you reach the park, your starting point. Take plenty of water and have a drink regularly. 3 Continue along to Hagworthingham, taking next junction. the next right onto Manor Road then right again. All cycle routes start from the Cattle Market Car Park Somersby on South Street, Horncastle (TF 259 693 Postcode: Fulletby LN9 6EB). Please check for parking restrictions. 3 2 Clapgate 2 Farm Bag Enderby Fulletby Harrington Stinkmoor Hall Salmonby Holt 1 River Lymn A153 Bag Enderby Horncastle Greetham Greetham A158 River Waring 3 Low 1 START A158 Hagworthingham A153 3 Toynton A158 A153 KEY A158 Mareham Road Horncastle 2 1 Horncastle Route Hagworthingham Winceby Snipe Dales A158 Main Roads Slash Lane Country Park Winceby FINISH Minor Roads Lusby Wooded Area Mareham Lusby on the Hill Towns/Villages Hameringham Points of N Hameringham interest Route maps not to scale The Lincolnshire Wolds is a nationally important and Lincolnshire Wolds Points of Interest: cherished landscape. Part of it was designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in 1973. CYCLEROUTE Battle of Winceby - Slash Hollow River Lymn Covering an area of 558 square kilometres or 216 square ROUTES During the Civil War (1642-49), only two battles Believed to be the inspiration for the 'The Brook', miles, the rolling chalk hills of the AONB have been took place in the Lincolnshire Wolds, one at Riby the River Lymn originates from the Chalk aquifer inhabited since prehistoric times whilst the appearance Horncastle to Harrington in the north and one here, at Winceby. underlying the Wolds. The brick bridge over the Parliamentary forces were holding nearby brook was built in 1827, the year that Alfred of the countryside today has been greatly inuenced CYCLE Bolingbroke Castle to siege so Royalists set forth started his studies at Cambridge. The river runs by past and present agricultural practices. and back from Newark to relieve the Castle. On the 11th of through the meadow beyond Somersby House A cycle ride through the ages - Civil War battleeld, October 1643, troops of cavalry from both sides garden before flowing through Bag Enderby to The Lincolnshire Wolds Countryside Service helps to protect Georgian Manor House and a Victorian Poet’s met at Winceby, with the battle lasting less than Wainfleet and out to the sea at Gibralter Point. and enhance the landscape through partnership projects birthplace - this route is on narrow lanes around an hour! Royalists became trapped against a with local landowners, farmers, parish councils, businesses parish boundary gate that only opened one way I chatter, chatter, as I flow to join the brimming river, the Lymn & Waring river valleys. (against them) and in their panic the press of men for men may come and men may go, but I go on and residents of the Wolds. jammed it shut. For the remainder of the day the forever. Parliamentarians hunted down Royalist stragglers, with about 300 Royalists killed, whilst the Geology of the landscape Parliamentarians lost about 20 with a further 60 Take an opportunity to stop, catch your breath Places of interest/refreshments: wounded. Today it is known as 'slash hollow', a and look at the landscape. To the north and east Snipe Dales Country Park, Winceby: toilet facilities and picnic areas - rather descriptive name that leaves nothing to of Fulletby, you are looking out over 145 million no cycling in the park. the imagination. years of geological history. Whilst Chalk forms the The George & Dragon, Hagworthingham Tel: 01507 588255 dominant, upper bedrock for the area, much is underlain by older rock formations. These JJ’s Café, Hagworthingham Tel: 01507 588611 deposits of sands, clays and ironstones are Alfred, Lord Tennyson Rachel’s Café, Hagworthingham Tel: 01507 588424 Tennyson's inspirational commonly revealed on the southern and western haunts can be discovered facing scarp slopes and within the numerous river Numerous refreshment outlets available throughout Honcastle. around this part of the valley systems that cut through the Wolds. The Lincolnshire Wolds - his soft Chalk has been eroded by glaciers, leaving Tourist Information: outliers of harder rock dominating this landscape, home village of Somersby, Tel: 01507 601111 such as Fulletby Top and Hoe Hill. Bag Enderby where his father Email: [email protected] was rector, his growing social www.lovelincolnshirewolds.com life at Harrington Hall and LWCS 03/21 2.5K LWCS @LoveLincsWolds @LoveLincsWolds LoveLincsWolds © throughout this landscape, the River Lymn babbles along. The quaint 15th Distance: 32 km (20 miles) Lincolnshire Wolds Countryside Service, Navigation Warehouse, century church at Somersby is not just any old Riverhead Road, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 0DA 01522 555780 Terrain: Country roads, crossing the A158 church, this is where Alfred Lord Tennyson was and a footbridge over a ford www.lincswolds.org.uk [email protected] www.dabgraphics.co.uk baptised, where his father was Rector (along @LincsWoldsAONB @LincsWoldsAONB Highest Point: 140 metres above sea level with Bag Enderby) and where further Lowest Point: 34 metres above sea level information on Tennyson can be found. Mobile app: www.visorando.co.uk Journey Time @ 12 kmph: 2 ¾ hours plus breaks Designed & Produced by by Designed & Produced Contact us if you would like this leaet in an alternative format.