Walking in Newark and Sherwood

Walking can help with your general health, improve your fitness, help you to 'de-stress' and is an activity that can be enjoyed by the whole family.

Natural England's Walking for Health website has lots of information if you're interested in walking your way to health.

Our tourist information centres can provide advice on local walking routes that are suitable for all abilities, as well as providing free maps and leaflets and books to purchase.

Planning Your Route - Where To Walk?

You can walk on all rights of way; footpaths, bridleways, byways and restricted byways as well as on open access land. These are all shown on Ordnance Survey Landranger and Explorer maps.

Some areas of farmland are open to walkers through a Defra/Natural England scheme called Countrywalks. You can search for routes in Nottinghamshire on their website.

If you think walking sounds like your thing, then there are many walking groups in and around Newark and Sherwood:

The Sherwood Foragers

This group of walkers covers the areas of Ollerton and Clipstone. They walk on various days and at different times so please contact the relevant person for further information:
Ollerton Walks - Stuart Green on 01636 655707
Clipstone Walks - Christine Johnson on 01623 428578 or 824754

Southwell - Workhouse Walkers

Meet at the car park of National Trust’s Workhouse, Upton Road, Southwell, Notts, NG25 0PT. Walks take place on the last Friday of every month.

The walks and parking at the Workhouse are both FREE. Anyone can attend these walks which are led by a trained walk leader and are around 3 miles in distance, taking about one hour. Shorter walks are available if required. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

For more information contact Roy Turner, National Trust on 01909 476592.

For details on other walk for health groups in Newark and Sherwood (including Barnbygate Strollers in Newark, Sutton On Trent walking group, Dukeries Strollers (Ollerton), Southwell Strollers and Blidworth Walkers), or if you're interested in becoming a trained walk leader, please contact Stuart Green on 01636 655707 or email stuart.green@nsdc.info