Tealby walk - Tealby and Kirmond le Mire walk

Route: Tealby and Kirmond le Mire

Area: Lincolnshire Wolds

Date of walk: 19th March 2026

Walkers: Andrew

Distance: 7.7 miles

Ascent: 500 feet

Weather: Sunny and cloudless but rather hazy

Yesterday’s walk from Donington on Bain prompted me to revisit the Lincolnshire Wolds again today. It’s a superb walking area, and a good place to get away from the madding crowds. I parked in the village hall car park in the unspoilt village of Tealby. There’s no fee, but a donation is suggested (currently £1 for 2 hours). This is payable at the community-run Tealby Village Shop when leaving the car park

I turned left out of the car park to walk down Beck Hill, at the bottom of which I crossed a footbridge beside a ford. This brought me into Bayons Park, where the well tended pastures are grazed by sheep and cattle. I continued uphill along a chalk track, part of the long distance Viking Way. This took me to the top of the wold, at around 150 metres above sea level. It’s a shame that the conditions were very hazy and didn’t show the huge views in their best light

I arrived at a main road (the B1225) and turned left along the grass verge, parting company with the Viking Way which follows the road in the other direction. The road wasn’t especially busy, but cars were travelling at some speed and it wasn’t a pleasant section of the walk. However it only took 12 minutes, a small price to pay for 3 hours in scenery such as this

It was a relief to turn right at the entrance to Kirmond Hall Estate and to follow a track over the wold. At an obvious public footpath sign I branched off left to descend an attractive U-shaped valley. I passed through a couple of fields to arrive at the hamlet of Kirmond le Mire. This marked the furthest point of the walk. I turned left along the village street and joined a track just beyond the small Victorian Church. There then followed a succession of paths and tracks over the wolds before I arrived back in Tealby. I visited All Saints Church where there is interesting information about Alfred, Lord Tennyson and the Tennysons of Tealby, an influential family here in the 19th century. This rounded off an enjoyable walk. During the course of about 3 hours I only passed a couple of other walkers

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The start of the walk from the village car park. I visit the village shop to donate a parking payment and turn left down Beck Hill

I cross the bridge over the ford

Looking back to Tealby as I follow the Viking Way

Bayons Park - there was once a fine manor here, built by the uncle of Alfred, Lord Tennyson. It fell into decay and was blown up when the estate was sold in 1964

I follow the track past this cottage

Continuing along the Viking Way, I turn right at the sign...

The big views over the Lincolnshire Wolds are restricted by haze today

I follow the Viking Way signs

The Viking way turns right here and I leave it to turn left and walk beside the B1225

This was the only unsatisfactory part of the walk and reduces its star rating. The verge is wide enough, but it's a main road and any traffic which does pass is moving quickly and the noise is intrusive.