Gainsborough and Fledborough Circular

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1 Trent Vale Cycle Route TVCR18 Gainsborough and Fledborough Circular Gainsborough Old Hall. One of the biggest and best preserved Medieval Manor Houses in England. Start Point: Gainsborough Marshall s Yard Route Length: Approximately 43 miles (69 kms) Route Duration: 5-6 hours + stops Route Type: Long, circular, ride. Road and off road

2 Gainsborough and Fledborough Circular 2 Walk over the bridge on the footpath and turn right onto the cycle path alongside the River Trent, which is followed, to the industrial estate and Old Trent Road. Turn left here and after one and threequarter miles go left at the T-junction towards the A632 roundabout. Marshall s Yard. The start and finish point for the ride. 1 Leave Marshall s Yard car park to turn left at the roundabout and go straight across at the traffic lights onto Market Street. Follow the road round the bend onto Church Street and take the first left into Gladstone Street to pass All Saints Parish Church on the right and Gainsborough Old Hall on the left. Turn left at the end onto Ropery Road then turn right onto the Riverside and follow to where you join Bridge Street just before the bridge over the River Trent. Nodding Donkeys on Old Trent Road. Beckingham Oilfield was discovered in July 1985 with production starting in October Just before the roundabout go left onto the narrow road past the village hall to join the cycle path alongside the A631. Turn right here for a short distance and at the obvious crossing point cross the carriageways onto the shared path, that P. Fillingham A view of Riverside Walk from Gainsborough Bridge.

3 Theme Park and on into the village, follow the road right through the village and after a further 600 yards Helenship Lane is reached on the left. The Willow Works building renovated by Groundwork Creswell, Ashfield and Mansfield. goes South alongside the A620. At the next roundabout fork left and rejoin the road, which will take you to Sturton le Steeple passing West Burton Power Station on the way. Sturton le Steeple is recorded as Estretone in the Domesday book of The name is thought to derive from the words straet and tun meaning town on a Roman road. Sturton le Steeple does indeed sit on a main Roman road, that once crossed the Trent by way of a ford at Littleborough. The church in Sturton le Steeple doesn t in fact have a steeple, but rather a tall tower with 12 distinctive pinnacles that can be seen for many miles around. 4 Continue to follow the road through Sturton le Steeple and North Leverton then just as you enter South Leverton turn left into Mill Lane, first right along Rampton Lane and left at Cottam Road. Before the level crossing go right and at the next T-junction right again towards Treswell, but before the village is reached take a left turn signposted Rampton. Continue to follow Rampton signs passing by a Childern s 5 Turn left into Helenship Lane which is followed through Church Laneham and Laneham. Leave Laneham travelling West along Main Street St Peter s Church, Laneham. then turn left onto Dunham Road. At the T-junction go left again and follow this road for one mile past the Country Store and Café to the A57. Cross straight over the A57 (take care) and continue through Ragnall and Fledborough to join the Dukeries Trail/ NCN Route 647 at the first Railway Bridge. Dunham on Trent was owned by the King in Domesday, and is the first place in Nottinghamshire that is mentioned in the book. There are a number of deserted medieval villages in this area. National Cycle Route 647. This path takes you onto the old railway line (National Cycle Network Route 647) to cross the River Trent on the Fledborough Viaduct. This route is part of the longer Dukeries Trail from Shirebrook to Harby.

4 Gainsborough and Fledborough Circular 6 Follow the Lincoln and Harby signs down the ramp and onto the old railway track, continue for three miles over the Fledborough Viaduct to the gate keepers cottage at the Thorney level crossing. The Fledborough Viaduct. Looking along the Viaduct from the Eastern end. The optional route to Harby carries straight on along the old line but the main route turns right through the white gates onto a bridleway for a quarter mile and a left turn at a minor road. The Fossdyke at Saxilby. B1241. After approximately two miles turn right at a crossroads signposted for Bransby Home of Rest for Horses where there is a café and gift shop. From here the road follows round several bends to join the A1500, turn left then after 250 yards go right into Thorpe Lane. Pass the houses and just after the hump in the road turn left along Fleets Road for Sturton by Stow. The Church of St George the Martyr parish church of South and North Clifton. Taken from the Fledborough Viaduct. 7 This minor road is followed all the way to the A57, crossing over Tom Otters Road (Doddington Road) and passing through the village of Broadholme on the way. Turn right along the A57, go over the railway and canal bridge then turn left and immediately left again into Bridge Street, Saxilby. 8 Head West along Bridge Street keeping the Fossdyke on your left then continue along High Street, go up the hill and shortly after passing the church turn left onto the Bransby Home of Rest for Horses. 9 At Sturton turn right to rejoin the B1241 for three and three-quarter miles passing through Stow, Normanby by Stow and Willingham by Stow to Kexby. Here the B1241 turns sharp left, on the apex of the bend turn right into Upton Road which is followed through Kexby village to reach Upton after half a mile.

5 Stow Minster. Upton Chippy. One of the last coal fired fish and chip shops in the country. 10 Continue through Upton village towards Heapham passing Sturgate Airfield on the way, as you enter Heapham follow the road round a sharp left hand bend and continue straight ahead to another left hand bend. This is Heapham Road, which will take you past Hewitt s Windmill, over the infant River Till then round a series of bends to the industrial park. Here you pass factories on the right and houses on the left up to the A631 where an underpass takes you safely across. 11 Carry on along Heapham Road, turn right at the junction to pass the water tower on the left. Turn left at the next junction, go under the railway bridge over a pedestrian crossing then take the first left into Cross Street Heapham Road Water Tower. and a right turn at the end for Marshall s Yard roundabout.

6 Gainsborough and Fledborough Circular Country road on the NCN647. Bench on the cycle track. One of 3 benches on this stretch of track this one says Dublin, Ireland 225 miles. The other 2 also have names and distances. What s the link between the 3 benches and the cycle track? Mile post on cycle track. This milepost is where we leave the track at the junction of NCN Routes 647 and 64. It is one of a 1000 mileposts to mark the millennium and the creation of the National Cycle Network. Optional route via NCN647 and Harby 1 At the Thorney level crossing gates continue to follow the NCN route 647 (Dukeries Trail) for a further two miles then take the exit signed to Harby and Newark. 2 At the top of the ramp turn left and follow the Saxilby signs on the road to rejoin the main route at Broadholme or turn right for a short diversion into Harby (Queen Eleanor s village) for a look round and refreshments.

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8 About the route A long circular ride from Gainsborough through the peaceful villages to the South dominated by the two power stations of West Burton and Cottam. The route incorporates a section of Sustrans National Cycle route 647 over the Fledborough Viaduct. Suitable for all cycles. Cycle Checklist: A150 Route number 18 of 20. Start Point Gainsborough Marshall s Yard. O.S. Grid Ref. SK A631 A631 Distance Approximately 43 miles (69 kms). Duration 5-6 hours + stops. Significant points of interest Gainsborough Town and Riverside. North Leverton Windmill. Church Laneham Riverside. A1 A57 A156 A46 The Fledborough Viaduct carrying the cycle route over the River Trent. Bransby Rest Home for Horses. Refreshments Lots of refreshment possibilities in Gainsborough and in route-side pubs/cafes. A1 A17 The dots show the start points of all our 20 cycle routes. Visit our website for more information. For more information, visit: This series of cycle rides has been developed in partnership with the charity Sustrans.