Newark to Harby Cycle Route
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This route is a partnership between: Newark-on-Trent is a delight to explore with its castle Countryside Agency • and traditional market square. The cycle route takes you Department for Transport • under the town’s bypass and the A1 and through Nottinghamshire County Council • Newark Winthorpe into open countryside. A traffic-free section Sustrans • passes the future site of an RSPB reserve that is being Tarmac Central Ltd • developed on the worked out areas at Langford Quarry. Trinity College, Cambridge • boasts two churches and offers cyclists plenty to Harby Collingham WREN • of excuses for a rest. The route follows rural lanes through attractive villages to reach Harby and the start of a 6.5 mile cycle route traffic-free path to Lincoln. An unsigned route, taking in several Lincolnshire villages, Worksop Open route has been marked to enable an enjoyable, circular ride. Proposed DISCOVER the Nottinghamshire and Lincoln D Lincolnshire countryside along the 15 mile A HARBY O R D A Cycle Parking Y O E P R S cycle route between Newark-on-Trent 6 L E 6 1 O P 6 Mansfield R B W O Cycle Shops H T and Harby. IN W D Pedestrianised areas A O R NEWARK- N L O Access to routes C ON-TRENT IN L Map area Traffic-free route On road route Cotham Sleaford Boston S Additional cycling links TR AW Nottingham BE RRY HALL LANE A46(T) TRENT LA Bingham ST E C NORTHGATE R N D IA STATION L L E L E T A N is a comprehensive network of safe A U The National Cycle Network G R Livestock H B T Market R O P and attractive routes to cycle throughout the UK. The first 10,000 N N O A L R CASTLE T S miles of route were completed in 2005, one third traffic-free, the STATION R H E E V E R T P O A OK N E L G O T F N R rest following quiet lanes or traffic-calmed roads. It is co-ordinated N F W A Q O LI O G U T C E A COW E E T E L D TH NÕ P S L LA S P B R RO A E by Sustrans and other partners such as local authorities. O A C E D D N N C R E K S R A G W N A V K I L E IR K D For more information on routes in your area or more about the K G A SL Newark A T O E S D A BOAR LA E T M R F T N A R O Castle A E GNU E Y R G O S S N charity Sustrans and how to become a supporter, visit or call: T S T D A E L R O R I T O G L A E D W I AD L ID R ING T Newark L S M P F S TOD L SLEAFORD RD A MAN College E P C ST W BEDEHOUSE LA BEACON HILL ROAD E T www.nationalcyclenetwork.org.uk LO A B M Market G A T B L A R S RD Place E D N B S E a A T T t i R S R R on N A a B S C T l E Y M O R O A V B S P N y OA SE A wa D R Y S G y C T A D T T P O D S E AN O T TL S T OR W S T L R M P D 0845 113 0065 E O E A E N I L D H L E R O L I B T S I A N F R S R T W I N CLAY LA T OA B D H Y R BER W O L A A D Sustrans is the UK’s leading sustainable transport charity and works on practical projects to encourage people to walk, cycle and Registered Charity No. 326550 use public transport to benefit health and the environment. Front cover photo: Eagle. Photography: Paul Rea Please try to reach the route by cycling from home or use public transport. Newark The trains that stop at Newark Castle, Collingham, Swinderby and Lincoln can take two cycles. to Harby Parking is available at Newark and at the village hall in Harby. Please do not cycle route park on the minor roads or field entrances at Harby. Code of conduct for shared use paths Cyclists Please don’t expect to cycle at high 7 1 speeds and be prepared to slow down A To Lincoln To or stop if necessary. Be careful at junctions, bends and entrances. Give Whisby Moorland Carlton le way to walkers, wheelchair users and Nature Park Haddington horse riders - leaving them plenty of Thurlby Bassingham Thorpe E N room. Remember that many people on the Hill A Witham L K St Hughs C A L cannot hear or see well so don’t B Hall ) T ( assume that they can see or hear you. 6 4 Fit a bell and use it - don’t surprise A Doddington Disney people. Norton E E N N A A L E L V I E H Motorbikes E P E R B O H Are not permitted on the path. T R O O M E L G Horse riders A E m a h t i W Please proceed at a walking pace to r e v E i N R protect the surface of the path for other A L E L R D A O A Y Harby users, and to allow families with young B R Stapleford C R S E D N I children to use the path in comfort. W S Eagle Walkers if you are walking with a dog, 7 1 A please keep it on a lead at all times E BULPIT LAN Beckingham 2 E N A L D O D O A W W Swinderby O O L D R A Y O B Swinderby R R E Y D N B I R W E E D N S A L E D AN O N LE L O I AR W Wigsley C TH S W U S SO ) T ( 6 4 A 1 South Scarle Miles North Scarle D A O R E E L E N N R A L A A R O O L C M H S H Collingham T Brough C U O R S U H Spalford C Coddington D A O R M 1133 A A H G 0 N 3 3 1 1 A 7 1 A ECKI B ) (T 6 4 A Langford 3 3 1 1 A (T) A1 Collingham D A O R L L I t H n e N r T O r e v i C R Quarry A E Winthorpe Langford B To Cotham To & Bingham Newark- on-Trent D A O R N L O t C D n A N O I e R L E r P R T O H E T r T N I e A Newark Northgate W v G i D Trent Y A R B O N R R N Trent ) T A ( O Sutton on 6 4 B A D N Holme O L Cromwell Carlton-on- ) T ( 1 A Castle Newark North 6 6 1 (T) 6 1 B A Muskham 6 1 6 A ) T ( 6 4 A 7 1 6 A © Crown copyright. All rights reserved (licence No: 100019713) 2005.