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Skellingthorpe Doddington Hall & Back

Start/Finish

Skellingthorpe community centre where there is usually ample free parking. This is most easily reached from the Skellingthorpe roundabout on the A46 Lincoln bypass. Take the road into Skellingthorpe and the car park is roughly where the cycle track from Lincoln crosses the road.

Distance/Time

6 km/4 miles     Less than an hour

Introduction

This is a short pleasant cycle which is entirely on a sustrans track until it ends opposite Doddington Church where the road can be busy but not too bad. It is easy to explore the Doddington Hall facilities from this route. The route is on a proper cycle track which is also a popular footpath so keep an eye open for pedestrians.

Route

(1) Follow the cycle track from behind the community centre in the direction of Harby. Soon leave Skellingthorpe behind. After about 1.5 km, look for the newish sustrans track going off left which is signed for Doddington Hall although not very obviously so it can easily be missed at speed. It is the only tarmac track going off the main sustrans track. Follow the track which comes out on Kennel Lane opposite Doddington Church next to Doddington Hall which dates back to Elizabethan times. It is worth going into the Hall's grounds where there are shops and two tearooms as well as a cycle shop. Depending on the time of year, parts of the hall, itself, may be open. It is worth going past the cycle shop to look at the back of the hall and fairly picturesque small lake. In the run up to Christmas, there is a Christmas shop on the way to the lake.

(2) Return to the main road and Kennel Lane, opposite the church. Follow Kennel Lane then retrace back to Skellingthorpe.

Notes

(a) This cycle ride took place in November, 2019.