Humber Bridge & Barton Upon Humber - 23rd July 2010Pathfinder Guide Lincolnshire walk#6 5.54 Miles 2hrs 10 Minutes
Weather: Mainly sunny with a little cloud
Well, we set off from home and headed for Barton Upon Humber and the bridge viewing area car park (free) arriving around 11:30.The walk headed into Barton first of all and a general walk around the town centre and to view St.Marys and St.Peters churches. (There was a wedding at St.Marys with the congregation massing outside the churh as we passed by)
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.The surprising thing is how close the two churches are to each other, showing that in Saxon times Barton was an important port and prosperous town.
To be honest we weren't that fussed with Barton and so for a shorter walk you could easily skip the first mile or so.
Anyway retracing our steps we eventually forked left heading out of the town, and under the A15 via a somewhat dark pedestrian underpass.
This lead out onto a narrower lane and we turned off right across fields with a view of the Humber Bridge as shown below.
The Humber Bridge was opened in 1981, and is one of the longest span suspension bridges in the World at 4,626ft (1,410m).
After following the track across fields we eventually alighted near to the Far Ings nature reserve and took lunch here on a bench (sarnies and fruit, living the dream).
Surprisingly quiet given the proximity to the main road, the bridge etc.
Plenty of ducks, swans, butterflies and bees.
After walking around this along a narrow path we turned right and headed towards the river and followed the wider concrete and gravel path for a couple of miles back to the start point, the bridge getting closer and closer, eventually passing beneath it.
Our Walk Score 5/10
After walking around this along a narrow path we turned right and headed towards the river and followed the wider concrete and gravel path for a couple of miles back to the start point, the bridge getting closer and closer, eventually passing beneath it.
Our Walk Score 5/10
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