Gunby ice house pond walk
Explore the wider estate and see what wildlife you can spot on this scenic stroll to and around the renovated ice house pond. Please note: we advise that you pre-book your visit to go on this walk.
Total steps: 7
Total steps: 7
Start point
Gunby Hall and Gardens
Step 1
Enter the gardens through the ornamental gates at the front of the house. Go left past the house and follow the garden path towards the church.
Step 2
Leave the gardens and go through the gate on your left before the church.
Step 3
Go past the church and bear right following the fenceline of the gardens. From time to time, the field will be home to our tenant farmer's herd of Lincoln Red cattle, in case you have a dog. Look to your left and you will see the remains of the deserted medieval village.
Step 4
When you reach the fence which divides the fields, turn left and head towards the clump of trees.
Step 5
Go through the gate and you have arrived at the ice house pond.
Step 6
Walk around the pond and enter the field through the gate.
Step 7
Pass through the wrought iron kissing gate, and return to the gardens following the one way system to the courtyard.
End point
Gunby Hall and Gardens
Trail map
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Monksthorpe Chapel walk
Explore old churches and Monksthorpe Chapel on this scenic walk around Gunby's estate, as well as plentiful birdlife and a disused railway line.
Gunby Hall to Bratoft Manor walk
This linear trail takes in the historical lumps and bumps of the former Medieval village of Gunby. We advise that you pre-book your visit to go on this walk. Go to the 'What's On' section to book your tickets.
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