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Visitors walking in the garden in spring at Belton Estate, Lincolnshire
Explore miles of trails at Clumber Park in Nottinghamshire | © National Trust Images/Chris Lacey

Walking in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire

From discovering the parkland, woods and lakeside views of Clumber Park to exploring the ancient woodland around Belton House, here are some of the best walks around Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire.

Top walks in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire

Grey heron by the river
Trail
Trail

Belton Estate Riverside walk 

A short riverside walk along the River Witham in Belton Park. Lincolnshire.

Activities
Walking
DistanceMiles: 1.4 (km: 2.24)
Southern landscape at Clumber
Trail
Trail

A glimpse of southern Clumber 

Stroll through woodland and agricultural land in some of the quieter parts of Clumber, then finish by the lakeside on a walk that's perfect for all seasons.

Activities
Walking
DistanceMiles: 6 (km: 9.6)
View of the golf course and beach at Sandilands, Lincolnshire
Place
Place

Sandilands 

Sandilands is the perfect stretch of Lincolnshire coastline for a walk, exploring the nature and wildlife of this part of the Lincolnshire Coastal Country Park.

Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire

Pleasure Grounds at Clumber
Trail
Trail

Clumber Park history walk 

Discover glimpses of Clumber Park's history on this short, circular walk in the park, ideal for families, pushchairs and wheelchairs.

Activities
Walking
DistanceMiles: 1.5 (km: 2.4)
View across the lake of the Chapel from the bridge
Trail
Trail

Clumber's walk for all seasons 

This gentle Clumber Park walk offers varied landscapes including woodland and heathland, plus a short detour to Clumber Bridge with a splended view of the lake and the Chapel.

Activities
Walking
DistanceMiles: 2 (km: 3.2)
Gunby's ice house pond
Trail
Trail

Gunby ice house pond walk 

Explore the wider estate and see what wildlife you can spot on this scenic walk to the renovated ice house pond at Gunby.

Activities
Walking
DistanceMiles: 1 (km: 1.6)

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View of Belton House over the Mirror Pond in the Pleasure Gardens with daffodils
Trail
Trail

Belton Pleasure Grounds Walk 

Explore the Pleasure Grounds at Belton and get closer to nature via woodland paths that meander past unusual trees, water features, and follies. During the early part of the year, the Pleasure Grounds are carpeted in swathes of daffodils, pale yellow primroses, delicate blue scilla and bluebells.

Activities
Walking
DistanceMiles: 1.5 (km: 2.4)
Belton's sundial was created by Caius Cibber
Trail
Trail

Belton's Moondial walk 

A short walk around the formal gardens at Belton House, taking in some of the filming locations for the 1980s TV version of Helen Cresswell's children's book, Moondial.

Activities
Walking
DistanceMiles: 0.3 (km: 0.48)
Family visitors at Clumber Park walk under a canopy of trees towards the Walled Kitchen Garden.
Trail
Trail

Belton Park walk 

This circular walk at Belton Park passes key features of ancient woodland and the site of a deserted medieval village.

Activities
Walking
DistanceMiles: 3.2 (km: 5.12)
Five-arched stone-built Clumber Bridge, with a balustrade, across the lake at Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire. There are tall trees on both banks and a muddy track where the photo is taken from
Trail
Trail

Clumber Park livestock-free walk 

This 6-mile (9.5km) circular trail in Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire passes through woods and heaths on the border of the Clumber and Thoresby estates. With no grazing livestock, it's ideal for dogs.

Activities
Walking
DistanceMiles: 6.0 (km: 9.6)
Winston Churchill with NELLIE, the trench digging machine, pictured in Clumber Park in 1941
Trail
Trail

The Second World War walk at Clumber Park 

This scenic circular walk explores the sites of Second World War activities, plus evidence of significant earthworks, throughout Clumber Park.

Activities
Walking
DistanceMiles: 6 (km: 9.6)
Tranquil waterfall at Clumber Park
Trail
Trail

The Robin Hood Way at Clumber Park 

Take a relaxing walk along The Robin Hood way: a 105-mile-long route across Nottinghamshire, which enters Clumber Park twice as it winds itself through the county.

Activities
Walking
DistanceMiles: 8 (km: 12.8)

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    A view of the east and north fronts of the Great Tower at Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire, with the moat in the foreground

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