Rab's 9½ mile walk started near the church in Boultham Park south of Lincoln. We briefly joined the River Witham before crossing the lower section of South Common and climbing up to the International Bomber Command Centre perched on Lincoln Edge where we stopped for an early coffee. We then followed the Edge which offers a grandstand panorama across the city of Lincoln to its Gothic cathedral and castle.
Continuing along the Edge, a limestone escarpment which runs from near the Humber to Grantham, the outlook opening up over the Witham and Trent Valleys, we then dropped down to wander along the drains and dykes of the Witham Valley's bottom, now looking back up to Lincoln Edge, and back to the start. A diversion to view the lovely Boultham Park was declined by all in view of the 30°C temperature.
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| St Helen's Church, Boultham Park - the start |
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| First sight of the Witham |
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| River Witham on its way to Lincoln where it turns east to cut through the Edge and then south-east to reach Boston 30 miles away |
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| Distant view of Lincoln Cathedral |
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| Lancaster at the Bomber Command Centre |
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| Memorial Spire |
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| Dambuster Silhouettes |
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| Dropping down from Lincoln Edge, Witham and Trent Valleys in the distance |
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| Crossing back over the Witham |
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| Where does it all end? Well, the Witham becomes tidal at the Grand Sluice just upstream of Boston Stump (St Botolph's Church), start point of a possible trip and waterways walk in the Autumn |
