What are good first walks in Lincoln & the East Midlands?

Attenborough Nature Reserve (2.2 km, easy), Sherwood Forest and the Major Oak (3.6 km, easy) and Lincoln: up Steep Hill to the cathedral and castle (3.7 km, easy). They're the shortest of our routes here that aren't graded hard.

Can I get to walks in Lincoln & the East Midlands without a car?

Yes: 4 of our 9 routes here start somewhere you can reach by train, bus or ferry, including Lincoln: up Steep Hill to the cathedral and castle, Attenborough Nature Reserve and Stamford and Burghley Park.

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Walks in the Lincoln & the East Midlands

Lincoln's cathedral and castle on the hill above the Brayford Pool.

9 walks

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The View from Lincoln Cathedral towards Lincoln Castle.

Easy · New

Lincoln: up Steep Hill to the cathedral and castle

Lincoln

3.7 km · 70 m · 1–1.5 h

Inside Hambleton Hall (built 1881), Rutland.

Easy · New

Rutland Water: the Hambleton peninsula

Hambleton

7.7 km · 100 m · 2–2.5 h

Easy · New

Bradgate Park and Old John

Newtown Linford

4.3 km · 100 m · 1–1.5 h

Stieleiche (Quercus robur) im Sherwood Forest nördlich Edinstowe (England), benannt nach Major Hayman Rooke (1723-1806)

Easy · New

Sherwood Forest and the Major Oak

Edwinstowe

3.6 km · 30 m · 1 h

Easy · New

Clumber Park lake

Clumber Park

6.4 km · 40 m · 1.5–2 h

Easy · New

Attenborough Nature Reserve

Beeston

2.2 km · 0 m · 0.5 h

Easy · New

Stamford and Burghley Park

Stamford

6.6 km · 70 m · 1.5–2 h

Southwell Minster, Nottinghamshire - from the north-west

Easy · New

Southwell Minster and the Southwell Trail

Southwell

5.9 km · 80 m · 1.5–2 h

Easy · New

Beacon Hill, Charnwood Forest

Woodhouse Eaves

3.7 km · 200 m · 1–1.5 h

Lincoln & the East Midlands at a glance

9 routes.

Good first walks

Attenborough Nature Reserve · 2.2 km · 0 m
Sherwood Forest and the Major Oak · 3.6 km · 30 m
Lincoln: up Steep Hill to the cathedral and castle · 3.7 km · 70 m

By train, bus or ferry

Lincoln: up Steep Hill to the cathedral and castle · 3.7 km · 70 m
Attenborough Nature Reserve · 2.2 km · 0 m
Stamford and Burghley Park · 6.6 km · 70 m

Questions about Lincoln & the East Midlands

What are good first walks in Lincoln & the East Midlands?: Attenborough Nature Reserve (2.2 km, easy), Sherwood Forest and the Major Oak (3.6 km, easy) and Lincoln: up Steep Hill to the cathedral and castle (3.7 km, easy). They're the shortest of our routes here that aren't graded hard.
Can I get to walks in Lincoln & the East Midlands without a car?: Yes: 4 of our 9 routes here start somewhere you can reach by train, bus or ferry, including Lincoln: up Steep Hill to the cathedral and castle, Attenborough Nature Reserve and Stamford and Burghley Park.