Best walks near Boston by train
Lincolnshire · East Midlands of England | Walks by foot
MapA day hike in the countryside is just a simple train journey away — explore the most charmingly located railway stations in East Midlands of England and plan your next day of green.
Ancaster Station to Sleaford Station (Lincolnshire)
30m direct from Boston.
Easy: 10km, gentle ascents. 2h30.
Excellent walk. Field paths. Short stretch on a fast-traffic road with limited verge.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Heckington Station Circular via Heckington Windmill (Lincolnshire)
15m direct from Boston.
1km. 1h.
Village streets. Heckington Windmill is the only eight-sailed tower windmill still standing in the UK with its sails intact, built in 1830. St Andrew's Church has a 185-foot 14th-century spire.
Documented by Poacher Line Community Rail Partnership.
Sleaford Station Circular via Cogglesford Mill (Lincolnshire)
30m direct from Boston.
2km. 1h.
Market-town streets and a path along the River Slea. Cogglesford Mill dates back to Saxon times — thought to be the only Sheriff's watermill still in operation. Navigation House (Grade II, 1838) is believed to be the only one of its kind still in existence.
Documented by Poacher Line Community Rail Partnership.
Wainfleet Station Circular via Bateman's Brewery (Lincolnshire)
30m direct from Boston.
1km. 1h.
Market-town streets. Bateman's Brewery dates from 1874. Magdalen School (Grade I listed) was built in 1484 by William of Waynflete to teach Latin and Greek before pupils moved on to Magdalen College in Oxford. The Buttercross marks where John Wesley preached.
Documented by Poacher Line Community Rail Partnership.
Grantham Station Circular via St Wulfram's Church (Lincolnshire)
45m direct from Boston.
3km. 1h30.
St Wulfram's spire described by Simon Jenkins as 'the finest steeple in England'. Town streets and a riverside park along the River Witham. Birthplace of Margaret Thatcher and where Sir Isaac Newton made his 'Gravity' discovery (educated at the King's School). Recorded in the Domesday Book with 183 households.