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(S/E) Leave the churchyard past the noticeboard and former rectory, Ferndale Manor, on your left. Follow the path alongside the thatched Ivy House Farm on your left, with the old dairy and quarry on your right.
(1) Follow the footpath through the fields to Somersby, passing over 4 sets of stiles. As you cross these fields and pastures, enjoy views of the rear of Somersby Grange and Somersby House.
(2) Continue on the footpath through the farmyard and onto the lane where you turn left. St Margaret's on your right is a 15th century church, with plenty of information on Alfred inside. Almost opposite the church is the castellated Somersby Grange and to its right, the cream coloured Somersby House, Tennyson's birthplace.
(3) Carry on down Bridge Road to the bridge over the brook. Turn around and view old redbrick Gamekeepers Cottage built next to the ancient Holywell Wood before you head on back up the hill, the way you came. Cross the stile on your left opposite Candleshoe Cottage, viewing Holywell Wood as you walk along to the farm cottages on Tetford Road. Holywell Wood is not accessible now but the Tennyson children played here.
(4) Emerge onto Tetford Road and turn right, passing Somersby House Farm and left at the grassed triangle in Somersby, continuing along the leafy lane to Bag Enderby. At Bag Enderby turn right by the Poet's Tree, passing various farm cottages before returning to the church.
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