Lincolnshire Coast Path - Wrangle to Wainfleet

A beach walk from Wrangle to Wainfleet. An alternative route to the coastal defence banks that provides a little more interest. Open flat farmland, tiny hamlets and a long straight footpath that was once thought to have been a Roman road. The end of the walk is at Batemans Brewery where a worthy reward of some handsome ale can be purchased in this unique setting within the confines of an old windmill.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.50 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 4 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 4 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 9 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 2 m

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Description de la randonnée

Start: Wrangle bus stop opposite the Angel Inn. (PE22 9EL) Grid ref. TF 423 510

(S) From the Wrangle bus stop opposite the Angel Inn, walk back up Church End to the A52. Take caution in crossing this busy road and continue straight ahead onto Common Road. Keep to this lane until there is a junction on the right into Soulby Lane.

(1) Take this and keep to the road ignoring all junctions for approx 1.5 miles until it junctions with another road. Bear right onto Ivery Lane and continue around the right hand bend following the road down towards the A52. Immediately after an access track on the right, there is a farm track on the left.

(2) Take this up towards Greenfield Farm. There is no public access through the farm, so take the track on the right down to the A52. Turn left onto the A52. This is a very busy road and although there is a grass verge, it is possible to jump down onto the field boundary and walk along this. The road makes a sharp right bend with the Friskney road going straight ahead.

(3) Take this road and keep to it ignoring all junctions. Eventually it comes into the fringes of Friskney village with houses on both sides of the road. At the crossroads proceed straight ahead then take the first right turn into Lenton Lane. Beyond the houses, and at the far end of the first field on the left is a footpath across the fields.

(4) Take this. Avoid straying onto the access road at the far end of the first field, keep to the field side of the boundary. Follow the path allong the field boundaries until it emerges onto a road. The footpath continues on the opposite side and leads across fields, passes straight over Mill lane and eventually emerges onto a farm track known as Abrahams Lane.

(5) Turn left and then the path is almost immediately on the right. This crosses more fields to emerge between houses on St Michaels Lane. The path on the opposite side of the road is down the side of the last house and this leads into the grounds of Wainfleet Hall. Cross this parkland bearing slightly right where a gate leads onto Boston Road.

(6) Turn left and follow the road through to Wainfleet. It turns a sharp right and crosses the Steeping River. There are bus stops just before the turn. Beyond the bridge, on the left, is Batemans brewery. (E)

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 6 m - Wrangle bus stop
  2. 1 : km 0.61 - alt. 5 m - Soulby Lane
  3. 2 : km 3.83 - alt. 4 m - Farm track - Greenfield Farm
  4. 3 : km 5.05 - alt. 5 m - Friskney road
  5. 4 : km 7.38 - alt. 7 m - Footpath across the fields
  6. 5 : km 10.81 - alt. 6 m - Abrahams Lane
  7. 6 : km 12 - alt. 6 m - Boston Road
  8. E : km 12.5 - alt. 6 m - Wainfleet

Practical information

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