Best walks near Thorne by train

Highly recommended: A pleasant walk including woodlands and a stretch along the river and part of it on the Ironstone Way. The first part leaving Scunthorpe can be a little tricky to follow. Part of the route follows the Ironstone Way. Extensive woodland.

Lunch: Refreshments at Broughton.

Warnings: Crossing the busy A18 can be hazardous; you could instead cross Brigg Road near Ashbyville.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Highly recommended: great views. Very flat and easy walking: a canal towpath, a good-surfaced path across a former airfield, then open countryside, lanes and tracks and a flood bank and a bridge over the River Aire. Just short stretches of busy and verge-only road. Follows the Trans Pennine Trail across Burn Airfield, which has benches and interpretation boards; you may see gliders taking off and landing.

Warnings: A short stretch of busy road at the start, and a section of roadside walking with no pavement on a straight part of Hirst Road.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Recommended: An enjoyable route that is remote in parts.

Warnings: Remote in parts.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

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.

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.

Time: 2h

Walk details: Railwalks.

Time: 3h

Warnings: Short stretch on a fast-traffic road with limited verge.

Walk details: Railwalks.

Varied and largely flat: road out of Gilberdyke, then a grassy raised canal path past water channels and ponds, a quiet tarmac lane, hardcore gravel and field edges and finishing on a grassy raised path between the railway and the Humber. Follows the well-signposted Market Weighton Canal path and joins the Humber estuary walk. Connects with Broomfleet village for a stop. The route ends at Brough station, not the town centre, so walk into Brough for shops and refreshments.

Lunch: Quick stop possible at Broomfleet village mid-route.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

A varied route along the Humber Estuary, mostly a single riverbank path on grassy flood-defence track, with a beach-and-large-stones section at Ferriby Foreshore. It can be very muddy and tide times are critical: at high tide a long inland diversion via the Yorkshire Wolds Way through Long Plantation woodlands is needed. A step up near the Humber Bridge. The high-tide alternative follows the Yorkshire Wolds Way; the Transpennine Trail offers a route for wheels and pushchairs. Sturdy boots or wellingtons with gaiters advised; tide times available via BBC Look North. A Bronze Age boat replica outline and information board are at North Ferriby. Toilets by the Black Mill.

1 destination pub: the Country Park Inn

Warnings: Tide times are essential to check. The Ferriby Foreshore section is only passable at low tide and involves walking on the beach and large stones, unsuitable for less mobile walkers; storms can leave debris. At high tide a major diversion via the Yorkshire Wolds Way (poorly signposted, with road walking) is required. Very muddy after rain. Few rest stops or shelter. The pedestrian walkway disappears by the pub under the Humber Bridge, so watch for cars.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

An urban route with more green space than expected and much of it following a surfaced cycle path. Generally easy going. Follows National Cycle Route 1 for much of the way; bus and rail options at both ends. Easier to follow with a GPX track as the urban setting makes navigation tricky.

Lunch: Plenty of shops along the way in this built-up area.

1 destination pub: the Old Lamp Room

Walk details: Slow Ways.

A mostly good route on rights of way. One path southwest of Bole was an impenetrable mix of bramble shoots and hedge clippings.

Warnings: The path southwest of Bole can be impassable due to brambles and hedge clippings.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

A mostly arable route along back lanes and field paths. Largely flat. Fields can get very boggy after rain and making footing difficult. Passes through Burn and Kellington.

Warnings: Several road crossings are on busy main roads with no footpaths. Multiple barriers to entry. Can be very boggy and slippery underfoot after rain. Can be muddy.

Walk details: Slow Ways.