(8.85km)
Walking
Ingham Walk Two Long
Ingham
Enjoy a circular walk through the arable landscape at the foot of the Lincolnshire Edge around Ingham and Coates. Visit a medieval church, the site of a medieval settlement, and enjoy far reaching views across the Trent Valley. Ingham lies eight miles north of Lincoln, west of the A15.
Starting point
Village Hall
The Green
Ingham
LN1 2XT
Grid reference: SK 945 833
- Linked to Public Transport
- Refreshments
- Dog Friendly
Ingham is located at the foot of the western scarp of the Lincolnshire Edge, known as the Cliff.
The Lincolnshire Edge itself is formed by the Middle Jurassic Lincolnshire limestone which runs along the high ground from Grantham to the Humber and forms a backbone to the county. Ingham has its origins in the Anglo-Saxon period and is now a conservation village with several listed buildings. It also boasts the second largest village green in the county. The Black Horse pub was the haunt of the crews of 617 (Dambusters) squadron while they were based at the local RAF Scampton during the Second World War.
St Edith’s church at Coates is originally Norman but additions have been made since. The walls were built of local stone and rubble and the interior has changed little since medieval times. It has the only intact 15th century rood screen and loft in Lincolnshire.
- 1Leave the car park and walk towards the village green. Keep to the left with the village shop ahead of you. Turn left and walk along West End. Follow West End as it bends to the left and then right and becomes Long Lane.
- 2For the longer walk continue along the road.
- 3At a junction with a track follow the footpath to the right signed to Coates. Just before the track bends to the left, turn left through a small copse, and then continue in the same direction along the field edge
- 4Cross the bridge, turn right and then almost immediately left and follow the field edge. Just before the end of the third field cross the bridge on your right and turn left and follow the track through the farm yard.
- 5Join the lane and continue on in the same direction, alongside a line of Lombardy poplar trees, to St Edith’s Church in Coates. Retrace your footsteps through the farm, across the fields and through the copse to the junction with the lane and the wooden footpath sign.
- 6Continue straight along the lane, signed footpath 238, past the houses, and onto the track.
- 7As the track bends right follow the footpath on the left into the field. Walk straight across the field aiming to the footpath sign in the hedgeline.
- 8Turn right and follow the field edge to the corner. Turn left over the bridge and continue straight on along the field edge.
- 9Cross the bridge and continue along the field edge. At the end of the field cross the bridge on the right and walk with the dyke on your left heading towards the sewage works. Go to the left of the sewage works and cross the dyke, and continue with the hedge on your right.
- 10At the end of the field turn left towards the village. This footpath will lead you back to the Village Hall and car park.
This walk uses field paths, tracks and quiet lanes.
There are stiles and you are likely to encounter livestock.
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Giant Lincoln Bike Shop at Doddington Hall
Historic Lincoln & Surrounding Area
Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum