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Sutton on Sea Walks

5.90 miles (9.5 km)

Ordnance Survey Map Open Streetmap This coastal village in Lincolnshire has some fine blue flag beaches to explore. It's also close to the Lincolnshire Wolds where there are miles of trails to choose from.
This walk from the village takes you south along the England Coast Path to visit Sandilands, Anderby Creek and Chapel St Leonards. It's a pleasant stretch of flat coast with nice beaches, pretty coastal villages and good sea views.
The walk starts from the public car park on the sea front. You then head south along the sea defence wall passing the Sandiland Golf Course and Hufton Bank before coming to Anderby Creek.
The final section passes Wolla Bank and Chapel Six Marshes before coming into Chapel St Leonards. You can extend the walk by continuing south to Ingoldmells and the popular resort of Skegness.

Postcode

LN12 2ET - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locations

Sutton on Sea OS Map Ordnance survey map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Sutton on Sea Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

Pubs/Cafes

The Beach Bar is a nice pub situated in a great spot on the sea front. They serve good food which you can enjoy outside with a sea view. You can find them on the front at Trusthorpe Road, LN12 2ET.

Dog Walking

Dogs are welcome on Sutton on Sea beach from the Promenade to The Pullover, in the Furlong Road area. They are also allowed from an area at the end of the man central beach in the direction of Trusthorpe. The Beach Bar mentioned above is also dog friendly.

Further Information and Other Local Ideas

If you head north along the coast path it will take you to Trusthorpe and Mablethorpe. Near here you can visit the lovely Saltfleet Nature Reserve and the Donna Nook Nature Reserve where there's lot of wildlife to see.
The Mablethorpe To Skegness Cycle Route passes through the village. It mostly follows the promenades between the two neighbouring settlements so is also suitable for walkers.
For more walking ideas in the area see the Lincolnshire Walks page.

Photos

Sea defence wall at Sutton on Sea - geograph.org.uk - 1503484

Sea defence wall at Sutton on Sea. In 1991 the sand was about 5 metres below this level.

War Memorial on Sea Front, Sutton on Sea - geograph.org.uk - 143682

War Memorial on Sea Front, Sutton on Sea. The war memorial consists of a white stone blocks on a concrete base, within a york stone larger base. The names of the fallen from both World Wars, and from the Korean War and Northern Ireland conflict are on a newish looking bronze plaque. The surround has gardens and sitting areas. Beyond the memorial can be seen the sea wall.

Sandilands 010

Sandilands

Anderby Creek - geograph.org.uk - 1497449

Anderby Creek. First sighting past the cloud station.

Main Drain from Gowt's Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 385951

Main Drain from Gowt's Bridge

Wolla Bank - geograph.org.uk - 231712

Wolla Bank

Chapel Six Marshes - geograph.org.uk - 1498875

Chapel Six Marshes

Chapel Point - geograph.org.uk - 385661

Chapel Point, Chapel St Leonards

Video

GPS Files

GPX File

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Memory Map Route

Sutton on Sea.mmo (On Desktop:Right Click>Save As. On Ipad/Iphone:Click and hold >Download Linked File)