'You'll never walk alone' during festival
It will soon be time to get your boots on for the return of the popular South Lincolnshire Walking Festival.
The festival, which runs from Saturday, September 29 until Sunday, October 28, offers 61 walks celebrating the varied countryside in North & South Kesteven, Boston and South Holland.
All the walks take place on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and reflect the varied Lincolnshire countryside from marshes and fenland to woods, parkland, riverbanks, towns, railway tracks and hills.
Walks vary from half-a-mile to 26 miles and everything in-between, led by organisations such as the Ramblers, Lincolnshire County Council and Heritage Lincolnshire.
This year, the aim is to encourage more people to join in on the walks, as part of Lincolnshire County Council’s three-year Access Lincoln project, supported by the Department of Transport. To encourage this, there are plenty of short walks to enjoy including circular strolls, garden tours, family trails, and activity walks.
To find out more, pick up a copy of the festival brochure which is out now. Copies are available from your local library or tourist information centre, or can be download from the festival website. Walks are also listed on the South Lincolnshire Walking Festival Facebook page.
Walking Festival Co-ordinator for Heritage Lincolnshire Natalie Lunt said: “We are delighted once again to co-ordinate this festival in South Lincolnshire thanks to our partners, supporters and volunteers.”
The festival is organised by Heritage Lincolnshire with support from Lincolnshire County Council, Access Lincoln, North Kesteven District Council, South Kesteven District Council, Boston Borough Council and South Holland District Council.
* Locally, the first walk is an hour’s stroll through Holbeach Cemetery Chapels on Saturday, October 6.
On Sunday, October 7 there is a two-hour 10am ‘Wild Medicine Walk’ from Spalding Lifestyle & Garden Centre where you can learn how to identify plants that have medicinal properties.
On the same day, at 2pm, you can follow map maker John Grundy’s footsteps through Spalding.
For details of other local walks and all the routes visit www.facebook.com/southlincswalkingfestival