Route: Whitton Circular
Area: North Lincolnshire
Date of walk: 27th December 2014
Walkers: Andrew Gilly and Tom
Distance: 6.6 miles
Ascent: 100 feet
Weather: Slighly overcast with a few bright spells. Cold
After driving over the Humber Bridge to get here, we parked on the roadside just before Winteringham Haven
We then joined a path which runs along the top of a causeway by the bank of the River Humber which we followed all the way to the small village of Whitton
After walking through the attractive little village we made our way back to Winteringham across low lying farmland
The terrain was almost completely flat throughout the walk – the highest altitude we reached was 30 feet above sea level, and the lowest was -14 feet. Nevertheless, there’s a unique atmosphere to this area and a real sense of isolation
For a person who likes to get away from it all, this is the place to come
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Start of the walk
Winteringham Haven
On the South Humber Heritage Trail
Gilly and Tom follow the embankment, with the Humber Estuary to the right
Looking inland
Walking beside the reedbed
Another view inland
North bank of the Humber in the distance
Looking across the Humber
Whitton in the distance
We arrive at Whitton, the half way point of the walk
The church of St John the Baptist in Whitton
We follow a footpath past the church
Leaving Whitton
Walking back across flat farmland towards Winteringham
Bonnie
Approaching Winteringham
All Saints’ Church Winteringham
Back to the start at Winteringham Haven
