Moulton Road Circular via Whaplode

Start: The route starts near The Swan, 13 High Street, Moulton PE12 6QB.

(S/E) With your back to the pub, turn right, proceed along the footpath on the B1357 for about 800 metres. As you are leaving Moulton, fork right onto Bakestraw Gate. Follow the minor road for about 1 kilometre.

(1) At 'T’ Junction turn left onto Clapton Gate for about 800 metres to a T junction with B1357. Turn right and proceed carefully for 100 metres on the right bend. Cross over to turn very sharply left onto Hog's Gate going north. After about 600 metres reach Little Lane.

(2) Turn right onto Little Lane. After about 1 kilometre, reach a road junction, turn left onto Thorpe's Lane. After about 1.5 kilometres at the T junction, turn left onto Mill Gate. Follow about 500 metres to reach a triangular junction.

(3) Turn left onto Cob Gate to Moulton, follow this for 1.2 kilometres. At the crossroads, go straight onto East Cob Gate, follow for 700 metres to reach B1357 in Moulton. Turn right to return to The Swan (S/E).

History of Moulton Spalding

Moulton, in Lincolnshire's South Holland district, boasts a history stretching back to the early medieval era. Originally named "Mula Tun" (meaning "the settlement of Mula"), it predates the Norman Conquest and has been shared by Norman landowners since the Domesday Book of 1086. The de Moulton family has played an important part locally and nationally. Remnants of Moulton Castle mark its past, and John Harrox’s contributions are remembered through the ongoing Moulton Harrox Educational Foundation, which benefits youth education in the area.

The food is excellent at the Swan tel: 01406 478773.

You might like to consider a visit to Moulton Windmill, the tallest in England, opposite the Swan (it is open weekends and bank holidays). See https://www.moultonwindmill.co.uk/.