Chapel St Leonards Walks

Chapel 22/1/10 10:58 Page 2 The Walk Map & Walk The Walk The Walk WALK ONE 2 Turn right to the Cross the bridge and walk WALK TWO WALK THREE between the chalets. Bear left There are few hedges on this walk but all junction with hedges are important for wildlife, Follow the directions in point 1 1 Starting from the Parish Council N across the grassed area to the Follow the directions in points Skegness Road. especially in an agricultural landscape. 1 and 2 for WALK ONE. for WALK ONE. Then... offices walk along South Road Cross the road and 7 road. Turn left and at the next They provide nesting sites, shelter and 8 Then... towards The Vine Hotel for a footbridge straight junction turn right to leave the food for birds, and a corridor for 2 Cross the road, turn left and short distance and turn right along ahead, turn left and holiday park. movement for small mammals. 10 Turn left after the bridge and follow the path. a public footpath at the side of the follow the road almost immediately take the WALK ONE Turn left and at Chapel Point After approximately 150m follow shops opposite The Vine Hotel into St Leonard’s church yard. Turn left and where the road public footpath on the right climb the dunes and turn right. 8 the field edge path to a bridge. car park. bends, turn right along the track between two houses. Cross the Follow the path to the right of the WALK TWO Rejoin the directions at point 9 . Cross the bridge, turn right and signposted Wolla Bank. Walk bridge and walk straight across church and then out into a field, follow the path beside the drain The Vine Hotel was the first in the 6 For the LONGER route through the car park and over the the field to a footpath sign and through a kissing gate. Turn left WALK THREE 5 9 to another bridge. village, the original building being dunes to the beach. then straight on to a bridge. converted from a farmhouse. This was and follow the path along the 5 Turn left and after 200m turn Cross the bridge and follow the replaced in 1937 by the existing hotel. edge of the field. right along Stones Lane, a no Turn right and walk along the 11 Cross the bridge and turn left 1 path straight on past a house and through road. beach for 2 km (1 /2 miles) to along a hedge-lined track, known At the end of the first field turn 11 then between a fence and hedge. Chapel Point. as Blind Well Lane, for At the road turn left and at the right and follow the path to the 12 4 At the junction of tracks walk Enter the caravan park and walk road by the side of the Ship Inn. approximately 400m to a lane. T-junction turn right, following the 1 straight ahead and follow the path straight ahead beside the fence. public footpath sign. Turn first left Turn left and cross the bridge. beside the drain to a junction of Listen out for the distinctive call of the 12 Turnleft and after approximately Where the fence turns to the left, 10 3 cuckoo during the spring and summer. into Andrew Avenue and walk to 3 Turn right to follow the road and paths. 60m take the public footpath on walk straight on between the the end. They lay their eggs in the nest of other then path along the side of the birds, and then the newly hatched cuckoos the right. Walk across the field by caravans, following the line of 2 Continue straight ahead and Willoughby drain to a road push the host’s eggs out of the nest! bearing diagonally left heading to trees and waymarkers to a road. junction. Turn left and walk along These arable fields are the ideal place to the far corner. Cross into the follow the public footpath beside 13 Turn left and after approximately the main road, ignoring Elliot Way see and hear skylarks. This small brown next field and walk straight across the school playing field. bird prefers open farmland and avoids 9 At Chapel Point you can continue 50m turn right, following the on the left. 13 to a bridge and road. 14 trees and hedges. It has a continuous along the beach or walk along the footpath sign. Leave the caravan Follow the path, around the (400m) warbling song which it can sing playing field, over the bridge and 4 Turn left along Wigg Lane. Follow promenade past the Turn right and follow the road. park and walk between two the lane for approximately 800m while hovering. 1 15 beach huts to After approximately 800m fences. Follow this path to South onto West View Crescent. Cross 1 /4 mile 1 the road and continue in the same ( /2 mile) to a junction. Chapel St Leonards. ( /2 mile) leave the road, as it Road. 7 Turn right and continue Turn right here to bends to the right, and continue direction heading towards the gap For the SHORTER walk 14 Turn right and then left along alongside the drain, return to the village straight on along the lane to the and footpath between the Trunch Lane to the sea front and terraced houses 5 Turn right and follow the lane. and along a track to and the starting caravan park. Now follow the point. toilets. and bungalow. 6 Enter Nelson Villa Caravan Park Lincolnshire County Council reproduced from OS mapping with a road. directions for WALK ONE from Follow the and at the side of the house bear permission of the controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © point 6 . 15 Turn left and follow either the footpath to a right across the grass to a Crown Copyright and Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown bridleway along the bottom of the road. footpath sign. Go through the Copyright and may lead to civil proceedings. OS Licence I00025370 dunes, or the promenade at the gate, turn right and follow the top of the dunes, to return to the hedge village around the centre. caravan park to a bridge..

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