Ramblers Routes Ramblers Routes Britain’s best walks from the experts Britain’s best walks from the experts Central England Central England 08/05/2015 16:42 07 Apley to Fiskerton, Lincolnshire 08 Keyworth, Nottinghamshire l Distance 10km/6¼ miles l Time 3hrs l Type Country l Distance 11.6km/7¼ miles l Time 3½hrs l Type Country NAVIGATION LEVEL FITNESS LEVEL NAVIGATION LEVEL FITNESS LEVEL walk magazine summer 2015 summer magazine walk walk magazine summer 2015 summer magazine walk Plan your walk Plan your walk l l Grimsby Mansfield l Newark- on-Trent APLEY NOTTINGHAMSHIRE l Lincoln P l l LINCOLNSHIRE Skegness Nottingham TKINSON A D Bostonl KEYWORTH l HY: DAVI HY: Melton Mowbray FIONA BARLTRO HY: P P WHERE: Linear walk from WHERE: Circular walk from Apley to Fiskerton, following Keyworth via Widmerpool PHOTOGRA the second stage of the and Wysall. PHOTOGRA Stephen Langton Trail (www. START/END: Parking area visitlincoln.com/langton). This second stage of the Stephen 1. START Facing the woods at north end of Lings Lane The hilltop village of Keyworth is the R that runs along the edge START: Thistle Storr Wood Langton Trail is less remote and (TF119754), turn L over a (SK613304). situated about six miles southeast of a field southwards towards near Apley (TF119754). offers more physical clues to the footbridge and follow the R edge TERRAIN: Tracks and paths of Nottingham in an area of North Lodge Farm and follow the END: Carpenters Arms, journey of the locally born of a meadow. In the second field, across arable and pastoral gently undulating boulder clay, waymarks that lead you R around Fiskerton (TF050720). Archbishop of Canterbury and walk to a four-way footpath sign farmland, well signed with the Nottinghamshire Wolds. The the farm. The footpath continues TERRAIN: Flat, waymarked Magna Carta architect. This and turn L along the field edge yellow-topped marker wolds straddle the boundary heading southeast towards paths with some kissing leg leads via the Lincolnshire with a hedge on your R. Beyond posts. (NB: the reclaimed between Nottinghamshire and Widmerpool. Approaching the gates; may be boggy or Limewoods to the valley of the a footbridge at the field corner, path between Widmerpool Leicestershire, providing some village, the path goes through waterlogged in wet weather. River Witham and on towards continue on a marked path over and the Midshires Way not very pleasant walking. This route a gate and down a drive. On MAPS: OS Explorer 272 & 273; Lincoln Cathedral, keeping your a field towards a distant house. on older maps.) heads south from Keyworth via reaching the tarmac, turn up to Landranger 121. destination on the horizon to the MAPS: OS Explorers 246 & the villages of Widmerpool and the L to visit the fine church GETTING THERE: Northern west. The first few miles lead 2. On reaching a lane, turn L and 260; Landranger 129. Wysall. Widmerpool, one of (pictured), which was restored Rail train services run to through a rural area, where the then bear R at a T-junction into GETTING THERE: Frequent Nottinghamshire’s oldest during the 19th century. Just down Lincoln with connections at Woodland Trust is currently Apley. It’s worth a pause here to buses (Keyworth settlements, is notable for its the road from the church, keep Sheffield; check National Rail undertaking a conservation explore the churchyard of St Connection) between church and Widmerpool Hall, a straight on along a path that (www.nationalrail.co.uk). programme. The first major Andrew’s chapel. Then keep going Nottingham city centre and 19th-century neo-Gothic manor, crosses a footbridge over the Local bus service 6 (Lincoln– landmark is St Andrew’s mortuary past the church for about a mile Keyworth (✆ 01773 712265, now converted into residential Fairham Brook. Maintain direction Horncastle–Skegness) runs chapel in the village of Apley, until the road bends L near Hardy www.trentbarton.co.uk). properties. This attractive route to a crossroads. to Langton-by-Wragby and followed a mile later by the ruins Gang Wood. Here is a bridle gate East Midlands Trains from makes use of a stretch of path 15/15A (Short Ferry) runs to of Barlings Abbey. The final leg and a waymark for the Viking Way. London and elsewhere to (from Widmerpool to the Midshires 2. Cross Wysall Road and carry on Fiskerton (✆ 0871 200 2233, leads across arable farmland, Nottingham (www. Way) that was reclaimed under along Willoughby Road a short www.traveline.info). There passing the nodding donkeys of 3. Cross the meadow (ignoring the eastmidlandstrains.co.uk). the Discovering Lost Ways project. distance to a footpath sign on the is a small parking area at the Fiskerton oil wells and the bridle gate on your R) and join a Plan your journey with R. This is the start of the new 1. START From the parking area the entrance to Thistle Storr former RAF Fiskerton airfield, track at the far side of the field. Traveline (✆ 0871 200 2233, reclaimed path, but the route (SK613304), walk south along Lings Wood; walkers may also park closed after the Second World War. Follow this until you come to a www.traveline.info). indicated by the waymarks does Lane (a track) and at the first fork at the Carpenters Arms at The walk ends with a pint at the footbridge and enter the grounds EATING & DRINKING: not exactly match the route shown Carpenters Arms, or push on to of Barlings Abbey. Walk forwards, bear L along another track, Wolds on the OS map. Follow the Fiskerton. For taxis, try The Village Café & Bistro ▲ ▲ Lane. Take the next footpath on ▼ past the abbey ruins and nearby ▼ waymarks, as this walk describes. the third stage of the overall trail. P57-58_WALK47_RR_CENTRAL.FINAL.indd 1 P57-58_WALK47_RR_CENTRAL.FINAL.indd 2 Ordnance Surveymap Ordnance Surveymap Continued... START START FINISH 1 (www.thevillagecafeandbistro. 1 co.uk) and the Salutation pub 2 (✆ 0115 937 2465, www. thesalutationkeyworth.co.uk) ping ©Crowncopyright2015OrdnanceSurveyMedia048/15 ping ©Crowncopyright2015OrdnanceSurveyMedia048/15 Map not to scale. in Keyworth; the Plough Inn, Representation of Wysall (✆ 01509 880339). Map not to scale. OS Landranger SLEEPING: Vine Lodge B&B Representation of MAP 121 1:50,000 3 OS Landranger www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk (✆ 0115 937 3944, www. MAP 129 1:50,000 vine-lodge.co.uk); Keyworth www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk B&B (✆ 0115 974 5607, www.keyworthbedand 4 breakfast.co.uk); self-catering at Moscow Farm Cottage (✆ 01664 454833, www.moscowfarmholiday cottage.co.uk). 2 VISITOR INFORMATION: 5 Nottingham Tourism Centre, 1–4 Smithy Row (✆ 0844 477 FINISH 6 5678, www.experience nottinghamshire.com). GUIDEBOOKS: Walks For All 4 Ages: 20 Circular Walks in Continued... To download this route and hundreds of others, Nottinghamshire by Jane visit www.ramblers.org.uk/routes Broomhead (£4.25, Bradwell 3 Lincoln Taxis (✆ 01522 899899). Books, ISBN 978 1909914025); EATING & DRINKING: The farm to a kissing gate at the far R 5. Eventually join Hall Lane in Pocket Pub Walks only refreshment stop on corner of the site; then join a lane the village of Fiskerton and Nottinghamshire by Charles this section of the trail is and turn R. go forwards to the junction Wildgoose (£5.99, Countryside the Carpenters Arms, with the main road. The route Books, ISBN 978 1846741845). To download this route and hundreds of others, Fiskerton (✆ 01522 751806), 4. After about 180m go L at the now takes you right through LOCAL RAMBLERS GROUP: Viking Way marker, along a grass Fiskerton village, bearing L at visit www.ramblers.org.uk/routes a cosy pub serving home- Rushcliffe Ramblers cooked food and a selection track and then a headland path a Y-junction to fi nish at the (✆ 0115 953 7652, www. by a hedge. Continue until you Carpenters Arms pub (TF050720). the edge of the village, at a path church; most of the present of cask ales. It also has a rushclifferamblers.org). reach a footbridge. Cross this, junction, go straight on through building was erected around the sunny beer garden. SLEEPING: then bear slightly R across an 6. Alternatively, if you’re pushing a children’s park to the road, with 14th century. Continue along the The Rest, Steep ✆ arable fi eld, aiming for a gap on to section three of the Stephen Go through the gate into the car the church opposite. pavement and turn R at the next Hill, Lincoln ( 01522 247888, in the trees and a three-way Langton trail, then turn L for park of the rugby club and turn road (just before the Plough Inn). www.theresthotellincoln. footpath sign at the far side. 180m along the pavement and L to walk behind the club house. 4. Turn R along the pavement Soon turn L into a residential road, co.uk) has a selection of Ignore the path heading L but cross into the lane opposite. Beyond the club house go through and in a few metres you’ll fi nd an Tuckwood Court. Walk up welcoming, boutique-style go through the gap onto a grass Walk down to Five Mile Bridge. another gate and head diagonally information panel, which tells you between the houses and continue B&B rooms. VISITOR INFORMATION: track with a hedge on your L. Don’t take the signed footpath across the fi eld to the far corner. about the church clock and along the footpath leading north ✆ Walk on to another footbridge near the North Delph but turn R The path now follows tracks along Wysall’s ‘thankful village’ status through fi elds. The path leads back Lincoln TIC ( 01522 545458, and then to a three-way along the one actually on the river the edges of fi elds.