After joining the Southwell Trail as far as Kirklington Station (for coffee) we cut across fields to Edingley and beyond to rejoin the Robin Hood Way as far as Halam for lunch at the church.
A climb took us to Westhorpe and on paths skirting the edge of Southwell back to the start.
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| Southwell Trail Car Park |
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| Station House. Southwell was connected to the Midland Railway network 1847 and the line was in continuous use until 1968. The section to Farnsfield is now a public footpath and nature reserve |
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| Cauldwell's Mill on the River Greet - used for grinding corn |
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| Reg Taylor's Swan and Waterfowl Sanctuary |
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| Stages in the growth of miscanthus along the River Greet |
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| Maythorne Mill on the River Greet, built in 1785 as a cotton mill to supply the local framework knitting industry with yarn. Became a silk mill in the 19th century |
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| Kirklington Station on the Southwell Trail - coffee stop |
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| Looking back at Edingley |
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| The 12th century Norman church of St Michael the Archangel, Halam - lunch |
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| Looking back at Halam from Norwood Hill |
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| Polytunnels just SE of Halam |
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