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Nottinghamshire 10 miles
- When:
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Sun 05 Sep 2010
10:30 h - 16:00 h - Where:
- Kirklington - Southwell
We follow the Robin Hood Way to Dukes Wood nature reserve and take a look at the industrial heritage of Britain's first onshore oil field. Then its on to Eakring for a pub stop at the Savile Arms. After lunch we head for Mansey Common and Dilliner woods returning back to Kiklington for a visit to Hockerton Grange tea rooms.
The pub website has some info on Eakring.
Distance: 10.5 Miles
Leader: Chris Lightfoot
Difficulty: Easy
Meeting Point / Venue
Kirklington lies on the A617 road almost midway between Newark (9½ miles to the east) and Mansfield (10 miles to the west). [ map ]
- Location:
- Kirklington - Web Link
- Address:
- Corkhill Lane
- City:
- Southwell
- State:
- Nottinghamshire
- Country:
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Walk Difficulty Gradings
- Very Easy:
- Short walk on the flat or with an occasional incline.
- Easy:
- Normal length walk on the flat or over rolling countryside.
- Medium:
- Normal length walk over rolling countryside with a few steep hills to climb or descents.
- Hard:
- Normal length walk over hilly countryside including many steep climbs and descents.
- Very Hard:
- Normal to extended walks over hilly countryside requiring a good head for heights, maybe some easy scrambling involved but nothing dangerous.




