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WOOLSTHORPE BY COLSTERWORTH - Isaac Newton's Roots

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Overview

This walk explores the area around Isaac Newton's birthplace and childhood home at Woolsthorpe by Colsterworth, also visiting Skillington and Colsterworth villages.

Sunday, 28 July 2024
Start time:
10:30 am
Estimated finish time:
3:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.9km / 8.0mi
Ascent:
N/A
Type:
circular

Local stone villages, gently rolling countryside, tracks and quiet roads. Signs of former ironstone mining and railways from more recent history. 

Starting point

Grid reference:
SK 90574 25169
Nearest postcode:
NG33 5HF
what3words:
flesh.witty.wizard
Start time:
10:30 am

Roadside verge on Colsterworth Road (avoiding gateways etc, short distance towards Skillington, NW from 4-way road junction with mast).

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