25th January 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 for Friends of South Ormsby Estate, using the usual code for Estate walks – 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.
FAQs
– Children under 16 need to be registered with an adult booking but go free of charge.
– Adults need to book individually even if they’re part of a group.
– You can book one adult and up to three children under 16 per booking. If you have additional adults in your party, we ask that you book each individually, using individual email addresses.
– We’re sorry but we can only host your pooch on the ‘Dog Walk’ tour. Other tours pass livestock and visit facilities where we produce food and drink.
– Dress for country walking in British weather.
– Feel free to bring a camera in case spectacular wildlife cross your path. We always love to see your pics.
– Other questions? Email Daria:
Daria.Pipczynska@southormsbyestate.co.uk
*Friends of South Ormsby Estate get £5 off all the tours. It’s free to sign up and you can join below!
Sign up to be a Friend of South Ormsby Estate and you’ll be the first to know what’s happening on the Estate, and get some great exclusive benefits, including a £5 voucher when you sign-up, and another £5 voucher every birthday and Christmas*. You can use your vouchers in our online shop to treat yourself to one of our grass-fed rare-breed beef boxes, or perhaps that special someone with one of our award-winning artisanal gins.
