Medieval Maze and Victorian Spendour

Start - Sheffield Arms, DN15 9BP

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   Leaving the village, cycle south along the top of Burton Wood, a profusion of wild garlic in spring.
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   Cycling east from Flixborough you pass the former Normanby Park steelworks, closed in the 1980s, and now being reclaimed and landscaped.
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   Turn left onto the B1430 (quite busy), to travel north through the Sheffield family's Normanby Estate. Normanby Hall Country Park.
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   From Thealby, a left turn will shorten the route, to return to Burton upon Stather.
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   Cycling north towards Coleby, the old ironstone mines are clearly visible.
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   Your route takes you north, along the valley of Winterton Beck to Alkborough.
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   Passing the small hamlet of Walcot, on your return to Burton Upon Stather