Active life The old Greyhound Hotel is an A15 landmark.
Gentle rolling countryside is a feature of this area of South Kesteven.
Difficulty rating TH E ROUTE
Images: Will Hetherington
I parked on West Street very close to the New Inn. The footpath leads north o est treet less than metres west o the ew nn. nitially it goes ehind a modern ho sing estate with lo ely iews o the h r h to the right e ore lea ing the illage ehind and getting o t in to open armland. ollow the path o er the fields and ear le t where signposted then head diagonally o er the fields thro gh a line o trees and then diagonally again to find the gap in the hedge where the path goes. On the other side yo will find the iet o ntry lane rom ol ingham to al ot. rn right to head north on this pretty o ntry road. o will grad ally go downhill towards al ot t e ore yo get to the ottom o the dip t rn le t at the ootpath sign here yo an wal in and o t o al ot whi h might e a etter option . yo ta e the first option then a ter yo ha e le t the road loo o t or the stile on yo r right within a o t yards. ross o er here and then ross o er the ne t di lt stile and t rn le t. o will ery shortly see the ord ahead whi h my two dogs oth a sol tely loved. he path learly heads o to the west st e ore the ord so t rn right here and or the ne t mile yo will wal along the wide alley ottom in wild grassland and past reland. here will pro a ly e li esto here e a se o the nat re o the land and a o t hal way along yo will ross a wooden ridge. n oy the tran ility o this se tion ollow the path and ltimately yo will ome o t on the road st to the east o i worth. rn right and a ter a o t yards yo will see a ootpath sign pointing to the le t st on the edge o the illage. nless yo want to e plore this pretty illage ta e this t rn and ollow the path ro nd the a o some ho ses and then o t a eastwards. rom here the path o ers two ilometres and a series o mi ed se fields o er higher land than the pre io s se tion e ore arri ing a on the edge o ol ingham at the oot all gro nd. a e yo r way a into the illage and ha e a i stroll aro nd the grand ildings at its ore.
December 2019 / the activemag.com
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