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Egmanton - Laxton - Egmanton
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Walk
ID: 1440 |
This walk is set in the undulating Nottinghamshire countryside ten miles to the north-west of Newark. The old coalmining area of Ollerton is five miles to the west but does not impinge on the scenery of this walk. Egmanton is a typical, small, red-brick village of this area with church and pub. Laxton is a little bigger, again with church and pub. It is England's last open field farming village with an ancient strip field system. There is a visitors' centre explaining this feudal scheme and on the walk, a couple of explanatory placards are passed. The majority of the walk is on farm tracks and field footpaths, but the last mile is along a quiet country road with little traffic.
England
- Nottinghamshire
- Countryside
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27/01/07 - Alistair Wright :
This was a really good beginners' walk and was the first one I have done from walkingworld so thank you to the contributor. The route was fairly easy to follow. It got a little complex trying to navigate through some farmers' fields just at point 11 so I decided just to turn right at the end of the playing field and follow the main Egmanton to Laxton Road and rejoin the route at point 12. I also struggled a little to find the route that previous walkers had taken at point 21. Essentially at the point where the hedge starts to bend right down the hill you're best to cross the field to the opposite side at between a 30 & 45 degree angle. As soon as you get to the brow of the hill you will see the stile on the opposite side of the field at the end of the hedge. All in all a very enjoyable stroll through some Notts rolling hills with some interesting history along the way.
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