15th February 2023
May Walking Festival | Friday 10th May to Sunday 2nd June
The Lincolnshire Wolds Outdoor Festival takes place this May, with the intention of showcasing how much this nationally important and cherished AONB has to offer. Best of all, we’re getting fully involved with a varied programme of guided and catered walks across the South Ormsby Estate.
Taking place here at the South Ormsby Estate from Friday 10th May to Sunday 2nd June, and forming part of the Lincolnshire Wolds Outdoor Festival programme, you can come along and discover five wonderfully picturesque and entertaining guided walks across the Estate.
Comprising 3,000 acres of beautiful Lincolnshire countryside, the South Ormsby Estate is home to an ecosystem of diverse plant and animal life and the estate team is passionate about protecting the many species that live and grow here. It makes for a fascinating series of walks alongside a knowledgeable guide.
From guided birdwatching tours to country, park and garden walks, along with special dog friendly and accessible walks, we have something to keep individuals, couples and the whole family entertained. And if you sign-up to become a friend of South Ormsby Estate, all walks are free of charge – we’ll even throw in some refreshments and a sandwich.
All walks are charged at a standard rate of £5 per head (free of charge to members of the South Ormsby Estate mailing list when we email you a discount code to use online – it only takes two minutes and anyone can register)*.
All walks are fully guided and include refreshments and a sandwich at the end of your chosen activity. Please pre-book in advance via the links below.
This guided walking tour is a good introduction to the estate, featuring a three mile walk through farmland and woodland with views across beautiful countryside, and a behind the scenes tour of the distillery where you’ll have the chance to sample our award-winning gins.
The Park and Garden Tour is a guided walking tour taking in the parkland around South Ormsby Hall, and the Walled Garden.As well as the beautiful landscaped parkland and views of the hall, you’ll see the fruit trees and vines, formal garden, vegetable and herb plots, and poultry runs and meet one of the team taking care of the hall and garden sustainably.
This is a new guided walk for people with dogs, along a three mile route from South Ormsby to Harden’s Gap and back. It avoids fields with livestock or poultry and doesn’t take in any food production areas.Walkers will enjoy some of the different landscapes on the estate including South Ormsby itself, patches of woodland, the moor along Oester Dale, farmland and parkland, St Leonard’s Church, the Old School and a glimpse of the Hall.
A new short guided walk through South Ormsby, accessible for prams and the less mobile. This walk of just over a mile takes you through a little of the parkland up to St Leonard’s Church before returning along the lane to the Old School and back to the start.It includes no steps or stiles though there are sections on grass. Wheelchair users are welcome.
A new three-mile walk led by an experienced local birdwatcher, introducing you to some of the best places on the estate for birdwatching.This walk will take in woodland, field borders, mature hedgerows, farmland and open pasture.Our guide will help to identify birds and recommend places on the estate you can visit yourself for good chances to see interesting bird species throughout the year.
Before you join us
Further information will be added soon.
- Dogs are not permitted to join you for your walks (apart from on the dog-friendly walks), as you may be within close proximity to Estate livestock and inside a food preparation area.
- Parking information, tour starting points, and further information will be added soon.