Today's walk started near the playing fields in Caythorpe before passing St Vincent's Church and following the edge of the Lincoln Cliff to Hough on the Hill and Gelston with good views over the Vale of Belvoir and the Trent Valley. After coffee in Gelston, Elaine led half the group (11) on the short route back to Hough and Caythorpe whilst the others joined the Viking Way to Carlton Scroop for lunch at the church. The quiet road back to Hough was an escape route to avoid the triffid-like pea crop in the fields to the north and then we followed the short-walkers' route back to Frieston and Caythorpe.
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| Our leader explains the need to concentrate on where you put your feet and not look at your smartphones all the time |
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| Elaine tries to catch the attention of the group after Mike welcomes everyone to Caythorpe |
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| St Vincent's Church, Caythorpe |
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| Fine ironstone cottage in Hough on the Hill |
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| Unusual Saxon tower at the Church of All Saints, Hough |
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| The Brownlow Arms, a 17th century country inn in Hough - an alternative start-point for the walk |
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| Looking down from the Lincoln Cliff across the Trent Valley. The Lincoln Cliff runs for over 50 miles from the Leicestershire border near Grantham to the Humber Estuary, and is broken only twice by river gaps at Ancaster and Lincoln |
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| Fine carvings on bench near Gelston |
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| Coffee stop on The Green in Gelston |
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| Medieval limestone cross dating from the 15th century |
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| Separating the sheep (short walkers) from the goats (long walkers) in the pinfold |
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| St Nicolas' Church, Carlton Scroop. The God's Acre sign refers to the fact that churchyard is a sanctuary for wildlife and has been managed by The Lincolnshire Trust for its botanical diversity since 1996 |
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| GPS in action. Look (carefully), no hands! |
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| The Beacon, Caythorpe church in the distance |
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| Approaching Caythorpe |
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