Walks from Retford
Nottinghamshire · East Midlands
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Worksop to Retford
Recommended: An excellent route; very enjoyable. An off-road and peaceful route using byways, the Chesterfield Canal towpath, farm tracks and with some walking through housed areas on safe pavements at either end. The canal section can get hemmed in by bracken and undergrowth; no serious hills. Follows the Chesterfield Canal towpath; passes Babworth Church, linked to the Pilgrim Fathers, with a display board; few benches in the middle third.
Mr Straw's House (National Trust)
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Lunch: The Chequers pub at Ranby is the only refreshment option in the middle third and needs a detour off the towpath; stock up at the start otherwise.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Retford to Gainsborough
A mostly good route on rights of way. One path southwest of Bole was an impenetrable mix of bramble shoots and hedge clippings.
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: The path southwest of Bole can be impassable due to brambles and hedge clippings. Gainsborough Central is served only by the Saturdays-only Brigg line — a few trains on Saturdays, none midweek.
Walk details: Slow Ways.