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First walking festival good for mental health

Getty Images An adult woman and two children cast shadows in low winter light as they cross a field along the footpath. The trees have lost their leaves and the sun is low in the sky.Getty Images
The NHS says walking briskly can help you build stamina, burn excess calories and make your heart healthier

The first walking festival in North Lincolnshire is “easy, free, and good for your mental and physical health”, according to the council.

It began earlier and continues until 13 October.

Councillor Richard Hannigan said: “Walking really does tick all the boxes … you can do it alone or with friends and you can start right outside your front door.”

North Lincolnshire has six Green Flag parks and green public spaces around Normanby Hall, Waters’ Edge Country Park and Thornton Abbey.

Philip Halling/Geograph Normanby Hall with its gravel driveway and mowed lawns in the sunshine.Philip Halling/Geograph
Normanby Hall is a regency mansion set in 300 acres of parkland

Events as part of the walking festival include;

  • The Tealby Ramblers are leading a 12 mile leisurely walk through the Lincolnshire Wolds, 10:30 BST, 29 September
  • Barton Nordic Walk, Waters' Edge Country Park, 10:30, 30 September
  • Winterton social walk (2.5 miles) All Saints Church, 10:00, 1 October
  • Wrawby St Helens Well (2.5 miles), 10:30, 1 October
  • Ashby Ville Lagoon short walk (1.5 miles), 11:00, 1 October
  • Five miles through the woods & old sand quarries, Messingham, 09:45, 2 October (booking required)
  • Scunthorpe Central Park Social Walk (1 mile), 11:00, 2 October
  • Barton Nordic Walk Waters' Edge Country Park, 1030, 3 October
  • Humber Bridge to Far Ings Reserve (3 miles), 10:30, 3 October
  • Park Walk from North Lincolnshire Museum (2.7 miles), 13:30, 3 October
  • Normanby Hall Park walks (1, 2 or 3 miles) 1030, 4 October

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