Birchgrove Garden Centre Pinchbeck Circular

This short walk soon gets into countryside and splendid views. Also lot to be seen when following river Glen.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.61 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 3 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 3 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 7 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3 m

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Description of the walk

Start: Birchgrove Garden Centre on the B1356. (PE11 3XY) Grid ref. TF 246 266

(S/E) Exit the car park and cross the B1356. Turn right along the road and walk 40 metres.

(1) At the crossroads turn left into Milestone Lane. Keep on this road to cross over bridge over River Glen. The road changes to Langhole Drove. Carefully cross the railway and continue to a T-junction. (Total distance about 1.9 Km).

(2) Turn right and continue along the lane for about 700 metres.

(3) At this fork in the road take left fork and continue about 900 metres to a T-junction.

(4) Turn left and continue for 700 metres.

(5) Turn right into Glenside North, then after 40 metres where the road bends to the right, take the footpath on the left to follow the footpath alongside the river Glen for about 700 metres.

(6) The footpath exits to a road which crosses a bridge over the river. Turn left through the car park of the Ship, keeping to the left, exit through two gates and carefully cross the railway line. Continue along the footpath along river Gel for about 1.3 Km.

(7) Exit from the footpath and turn right to return to Birchgrove garden centre via Milestone Lane. (1 Km). (S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 6 m - Birchgrove Garden Centre on the B1136
  2. 1 : km 0.09 - alt. 5 m - Turn left from the B1136 into Milestone Lane
  3. 2 : km 1.32 - alt. 6 m - Turn right at T junctiom
  4. 3 : km 1.91 - alt. 5 m - Take left fork
  5. 4 : km 2.67 - alt. 5 m - Trun left at T junction
  6. 5 : km 3.3 - alt. 5 m - Take the turn right short distance river Glen
  7. 6 : km 3.85 - alt. 4 m - When meet crossroad turn right over river.
  8. 7 : km 4.86 - alt. 6 m - When meet the next bridge exit onto road.
  9. S/E : km 5.61 - alt. 6 m - Birchgrove Garden Centre

Notes

Start & Parking: Birchgrove Garden Centre on the B1356. (PE11 3XY) Grid ref. TF 246 266
Plenty of parking is available.

Refreshments:
This walk starts at Birchgrove Garden Centre and would recommend booking a table at the Something Special Café within the garden centre - contact Carl on 07940 118797 if your party is 6+.

Worth a visit

Bird life especially along river Glen.

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