Gunby Hall Walks

2 miles (4 km)

This walk visits the historic Gunby Hall Estate in the Lincolnshire Wolds.
The National Trust owned hall dates back to 1700 and is a Grade I listed building. The expansive estate covers 1500 acres with countryside trails and 8 acres of beautiful gardens. Features include a Victorian Walled Garden, a Kitchen Garden, wildflower meadows, an ice house pond, herbaceous borders and the remains of Gunby village which dates back to the 16th century. In February there's also the popular snowdrop walks around the gardens to enjoy.
You can also explore the stately home with its fine furniture and paintings. The house was home to the Massingberd family for over 250 years before being gifted to the National Trust in 1944.
There is a fee for entrance to the house and gardens but there are also public footpaths running across the estate. This walk follows one such path south to the village of Bratoft. Here you will pass the 18th century church and the remains of Bratoft Manor where the Massingberd family lived before they moved into Gunby. On the way there are some fine views of the surrounding countryside of the Lincolnshire Wolds AONB.

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Gunby Hall Ordnance Survey Map - view and print off detailed OS map

Gunby Hall Open Street Map - view and print off detailed map

Gunby Hall OS Map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Gunby Hall Open Street Map - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

Further Information and Other Local Ideas

The hall lies just to the south of Willoughby where there's a pleasant nature walk through the Willoughby Branch Line Nature Reserve. The town of Alford is also nearby and includes the splendid Alford Manor House, a 13th century church and the five sailed Alford Windmill.