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WOOLSTHORPE BY COLSTERWORTH - Isaac Newton's Roots

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Overview

This walk explores the area around Isaac Newton's birthplace and childhood home at Woolsthorpe by Colsterworth, also visiting Skillington and Colsterworth villages.

Sunday, 28 July 2024
Start time:
10:30 am
Estimated finish time:
3:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.9km / 8.0mi
Ascent:
N/A
Type:
circular

Local stone villages, gently rolling countryside, tracks and quiet roads. Signs of former ironstone mining and railways from more recent history. 

Starting point

Grid reference:
SK 90669 25118
Nearest postcode:
NG33 5HF
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Start time:
10:30 am

Roadside verge on Colsterworth Road (avoiding gateways etc, short distance towards Skillington, NW from 4-way road junction with mast).

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SKENDLEBY

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Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.4 miles
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STICKFORD

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Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.3 miles
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SUTTERTON

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Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.3 miles
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PICKWORTH

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Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.4 miles
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EWERBY

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Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.3 miles
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EAST KEAL

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Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.3 miles
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BAG ENDERBY

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.4 miles
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LITTLE STEEPING

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.3 miles
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SWINESHEAD

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.3 miles
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WELBOURN

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.4 miles
Stile

TATTERSHALL

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.3 miles
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Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.3 miles
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WELL (A LINCOLNSHIRE AREA 70TH ANNIVERSARY WALK)

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.4 miles
Stile

RAITHBY BY SPILSBY

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Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.3 miles
Stile

FRISKNEY

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Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.3 miles
Woolsthorpe Manor

WOOLSTHORPE BY COLSTERWORTH - Isaac Newton's Roots

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
Stile

OSBOURNBY

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.3 miles
Stile

SCRIVELSBY

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.3 miles
Stile

THIMBLEBY

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.4 miles
Stile

STICKNEY

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.3 miles

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