Six of us on a fine evening for Elaine's 4.8 mile stroll starting in the Church Street car park. After passing through the grounds of the Minster, we took a slight detour to explore the orchids in Potwell Dyke Meadows, the last natural remnant of the Archbishop of York's deer park and hunting ground. Then it was over Cundy Hill and through Norwood park to reach the Southwell Trail before returning through Southwell Town Centre.
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| The Palace of the Archbishop of York next to the Minster |
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| Archbishop's Palace Gardens |
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| Examining the Common Spotted Orchids in Potwell Dyke Meadows. Southern Marsh, Bee and Pyramidal Orchids can also be found here |
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| Distant view of the Minster from Cundy Hill |
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| Starkey's apple trees in Norwood Park |
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| Norwood Park Country House |
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| View of Maythorne Mill (1785) on the River Greet, a cotton mill which later became a silk mill and operated until the middle of the 20th century |
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| Missing bridge over the River Greet |
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| Caudwell's Mill on the site of Southwell's medieval Burgage Mill |
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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, part of which we walked, is now a nature reserve |
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| The alternative but longer route in red is taken from the Robin Hood Way Book. It is currently blocked near Maythorne Mill due to a missing bridge |
