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BEFORE SETTING OFF FISHERMEN & > It’s well worth giving your bike a quick once-over before setting SHIPS off, check your gears and brakes are in good condition, your 12 miles (19km) tyres are pumped up properly and if you’re going out at night that your lights work. > Check the weather before setting off and dress accordingly. > Check that the route is suitable for you and your party. > If possible let someone know where you are going and make sure that you carry a fully charged mobile phone. > Carrying a small cycle toolkit and puncture repair kit can save a long walk home if something goes wrong. > If you’re going on a longer ride then carrying a drink and an energy snack is advisable Healing Manor Hotel Stallingborough Rd, cyclehublincs.org.uk Healing, Grimsby DN41 7QF [email protected] Tel: 01472 884544 CycleHubCIC Cleethorpes Cycle Hub Station Road @CycleHubLincs Suitable for adults Terrain: Mostly flat 26 27 IMMINGHAM and older children 1 Cleethorpes ULCEBY 24 2 STAR T Immingham Library, 25 Pelham Road HABROUGH Postcode: DN40 1QF B1 AD 2 1 RO 0 Y B S E L K C O R B 3 23 Grimsby Cycle Hub BROCKLESBY KIRMINGTON 4 KEELBY 5 DN35 8AY 6 7 A1 22 8 GREAT LIMBER 8 RIBY L IM BER R O Station Approach AD 9 Lilly’s Tearoom 1 Yarborough Road 21 Keelby 10 DN41 8HX 01469 569862 01472 696029 D lillystearoom.co.uk ROA BY D A RI CABOURNE O The instructions given in this LD R O guide take you in a clockwise W 19 X U direction around the route Grimsby C 18 CAISTOR 20 17 16 11 15 14 A Hint of the Wolds 13 12 26 miles (42 km) 1 Head west along Pelham Road 8 At the end of the track swing right 15 Take the first left onto 22 Take care when crossing the then turn left towards Swallow Whitegate Hill towards Caistor A18, head towards Brocklesby 2 Bear left onto the B1210 Stallingborough Road 9 Go straight across at the 16 Cross the A46 then turn left 23 Go straight ahead through junction with the A1173 onto South Dale Brocklesby and turn right onto 3 After the level crossing turn the B1210 towards Habrough right towards Keelby 10 Turn right then immediately 17 Take a sharp right onto Horse left to Swallow. Head straight Market 24 Continue along the B1210 past 4 After entering Keelby turn left through the village Habrough and turn right at the onto South Street 18 Continue up Plough Hill into mini roundabout 11 In Cuxwold turn right and Market Street DN31 1LY SCAN ME 5 Continue onto St Bartholomew’s follow the road to Rothwell 25 Turn left onto Mill Lane Close then onto Riby Road 19 Turn right onto High Street 12 Turn right onto partridge Drive 26 Turn left onto Church Lane and 20 Follow the road to the junction 6 Turn left onto the A18. Take in Rothwell follow the road as it turns into care along this road with the A1173 and turn left Washdyke Lane 13 After the pub turn right and 21 After the woods bear right and 7 Take the first right along a small head uphill on Caistor Road 27 Turn right onto Pelham Road back single track follow the route northwards towards the start of the route 14 Turn right onto the B1225 Ride Length: 1hr 30min 01472 354986 FOR MORE GREAT ROUTES! FISHERMEN & SHIPS This ride takes in views across the Humber and the picturesque local villages of Great Coates, Stallingborough and Healing. The start of the ride is at Grimsby Leisure Centre on Cromwell Road. There is free car parking available at the Leisure Centre. When you join the seawall, do stop for a moment and take in the WHY CYCLE? view. The Humber Estuary in front of you is one of the busiest areas of water in the country with ships from all over Europe and North East Lincolnshire is perfect cycling country - whether it’s taking beyond visiting the nearby ports of Grimsby and Immingham. in the amazing vistas, a sunrise cycle along the coast or an off-road adventure - the area is a great place for fun on two wheels. The river itself drains around 20% of the total land surface of We’ve something for all tastes and abilities, from gentle routes England. to something more challenging. We’re on the edge of the rolling Lincolnshire Wolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The estuary is around 100,000 years old and was formed during It’s easy to get out into the countryside, enjoy the stunning views the last Ice Age, when it is believed that an ice sheet plugged the and explore the country lanes that wind around pretty villages. mouth of the river causing the build-up of silt and debris behind it. When the ice melted the sea flooded in covering much of the low- North East Lincolnshire is the perfect place to use as a base for a cycling trip. When you’re not peddling around, there’s a diverse lying land creating the estuary as we see it today. range of things to do and great places to rest your head at the end of a busy day. As well as being busy with industry, the river is also home to a host of wildlife. As you ride along you may be lucky enough to see flocks Discover what North East LincolnshireBreeze is thehas biggest to offer: programme visit ever of wading birds feeding on the tiny invertebrates that inhabit the www.DiscoverNorthEastLincolnshire.co.ukto get more women into riding bikes for fun. estuary’s mudflats. At high tide, when the area is covered in water, you are likely to see local fishermen looking for a catch. As the route turns away from the water it passes through the The aim is to help thousands more women feel confident and historic village of Stallingborough. Dating back to before the comfortable about going on a ride. Our local Breeze Champions Doomsday Book the ancient village site is still visible in a series of organise fun, social, local bike rides for women. earthworks to the west of the village church. You may wish to stop off at the village shop or nearby pub for some refreshments before Rides go at a speed that suits everyone,, join in andthe chatthey onusually Facebook include (Breeze a stop at a cafe, so everyone can have a drink and a chat. heading back to the start of the ride via Healing. For more information about local rides please visit www.breezebikerides.com Network - Coast and Wolds East Lincs). No bike? If you haven’t got a bike or are visiting the area, you can hire one from The Cycle Hubs located at both Grimsby town and Cleethorpes railway stations. Adult and children’s cycles can be rented by the hour, day or week. They also have secure parking and repair services. FISHERMEN & SHIPS 12 miles (19km) 5 D ARSH ROA 1. Leave the Leisure centre grounds and SOUTH M turn left onto Cromwell Road 2. To your left is a small cutting through 6 to Great Coates. Please dismount and walk your bike through the cutting, at the end turn right and re-join the road along Station Road 3. At the junction of Woad Lane and Moody Lane go straight ahead along the Public Bridleway towards the sea A 180 4. At the end of this path turn left and cycle along the seawall 5. After approximately 1 ¼ miles turn left off the seawall. At this point you may need 4 to dismount to pass around a barrier 6. Follow the track to the junction of South D A O R Marsh Road and Hobson Way, turn N IO T right then immediately turn left towards A ST Stallingborough. Head straight along A1 80 South Marsh Road and Station Road through the village for approximately 2 STALLINGBOROUGH ST ½ miles AL LING BOR 7 OUG H R 3 7. At the roundabout turn left onto the OAD B1210 towards Healing HEALING 8. As you enter Healing you may wish to A180 join the off road cycle path on the left- hand side of the road. You can follow A18 this path all the way to Grimsby 0 E N A L 9. At St Michael’s Church turn left onto the D A START O path alongside the Freshney passing W OS Grid Ref : Grimsby through a small wooded area TA 21391 10100 OS Grid Ref: TA 21418 10056 Leisure 10. Follow the path until you reach a T-junction, turn right here and keep the Centre 8 D A GRIMSBY fence to your left-hand side, at the end O Postcode: ROAD R COATES N 2 GREAT IO of the path turn left onto Yarrow Road T A DN31 2BH ST CR OMW 11. At the junction with Yarborough Road ELL R OAD turn left and join the off road path, at the G R E next junction turn left onto Sorrell Road A T C O A 1 T 12. Follow this road to the junction with E S 13 R Spark Street where you should turn left. OA D 10 13. At the junction with Cromwell Road turn 12 The instructions given in this guide left and head back towards the start take you in an anti-clockwise point at the Leisure Centre D OA 11 R direction around the route H G U R O BO 9 YAR.