Walks you can reach from Heckington by train

Ancaster Station to Sleaford Station (Lincolnshire)

8m direct from Heckington.

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

Sleaford Station Circular via Cogglesford Mill (Lincolnshire)

8m direct from Heckington.

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.

Boston Station Circular via St Botolph's Church (The Stump) (Lincolnshire)

15m direct from Heckington.

3km. 1h30.

St Botolph's was a landmark for sailors for hundreds of years. Town streets and a riverside path along the River Witham. Historic port pivotal in the Mayflower Pilgrims story. Pescod Hall dates back to around 1450; Fydell House is Georgian early 1700s; Central Park was originally an 18th-century private deer estate.

Documented by Poacher Line Community Rail Partnership.

Grantham Station Circular via St Wulfram's Church (Lincolnshire)

30m direct from Heckington.

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.

Documented by Poacher Line Community Rail Partnership.

Wainfleet Station Circular via Bateman's Brewery (Lincolnshire)

45m direct from Heckington.

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.

Bottesford Station Circular via St Mary the Virgin's Church (Leicestershire)

45m direct from Heckington.

2km. 1h.

St Mary the Virgin's octagonal crocketed spire is the tallest in Leicestershire at 210 feet, and home to a family of peregrines. Village streets and footpaths along the River Devon. Built around the River Devon and named after the ford at the centre of the village. Earl of Rutland's Hospital is a Grade II listed 1591 almshouse; Flemings Bridge is Grade II listed and dates to 1590.

Documented by Poacher Line Community Rail Partnership.

Bingham Station Circular via Screveton (Nottinghamshire)

1h direct from Heckington.

Easy: 12km, flat terrain. 3h30–5h30.

Village greens and countryside.

Lunch stops: Caffe Velo Verde (1h30–2h30 in), or the Royal Oak (2h–4h in).

End-of-walk reward: the Butter Cross.

Adapted from a route by the Leicester Ramblers — download GPX route