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The Smelters' Walk


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About The Smelters' Walk

The Smelters' Walk is a route suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs, on level or gently sloping surfaced paths. Two miles long, it passes through area where iron was once smelted in the forest.

How to get there:

The Smelters' Walk can be started from Top Lodge Fineshade Wood in Fineshade Wood which is part of Rockingham Forest. Stamford (Lincolnshire) is the nearest town or village.

Top Lodge and Fineshade are signposted from the A43, between Stamford and Corby, opposite the turning for Wakerley Woods. The postcode for SatNavs and Route Finders is NN17 3BB.

OS Grid Reference: SP 978984
For details of public transport visit http://www.transportdirect.info

What's on in Rockingham Forest

April

  • Community Safety Stall
    Sunday 17 January 2010
    Sunday 21 February 2010
    Sunday 21 March 2010
    Sunday 18 April 2010
    Sunday 9 May 2010
    Sunday 13 June 2010
  • Craft Fayre
    Saturday 6 March 2010
    Saturday 3 April 2010
    Saturday 1 May 2010
    Saturday 5 June 2010
    Saturday 3 July 2010
    Saturday 7 August 2010
    Saturday 4 September 2010
    Saturday 2 October 2010
    Saturday 6 November 2010
    Saturday 4 December 2010
  • Forest Tots Easter Walk
    Tuesday 6 April 2010
  • Tree ID for families
    Tuesday 13 April 2010
  • Family Forest Survival!
    Sunday 25 April 2010
    Sunday 24 October 2010

May

  • Community Safety Stall
    Sunday 17 January 2010
    Sunday 21 February 2010
    Sunday 21 March 2010
    Sunday 18 April 2010
    Sunday 9 May 2010
    Sunday 13 June 2010
  • Craft Fayre
    Saturday 6 March 2010
    Saturday 3 April 2010
    Saturday 1 May 2010
    Saturday 5 June 2010
    Saturday 3 July 2010
    Saturday 7 August 2010
    Saturday 4 September 2010
    Saturday 2 October 2010
    Saturday 6 November 2010
    Saturday 4 December 2010
  • Finding Words for the Forest
    Saturday 8 May 2010
    Saturday 24 July 2010
    Saturday 23 October 2010
  • Woodcraft Fayre
    Saturday 18 September 2010 to Sunday 19 September 2010
    Saturday 15 May 2010 to Sunday 16 May 2010
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Visitors at Fineshade centre

Top Lodge Fineshade Wood Facilities.
ToiletsParking ChargeInformationEasy AccessVisitor CentreRefreshmentsOther Facilities
Grade of trail:
Sensible footwareEasyeasy access
Trail waymarking:
Length of trail:
2 miles
Approximate time of trail:
approx 1 hour
Open or closed:
open
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Contact:

Northants Office

01780 444920
e-mail: northants@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

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What's of interest

Along the route is the Smelting Demonstration area where members of the Rockingham Forest Craft Guild will be holding regular demonstrations of this historic woodland activity. For more details see Events pages or contact the district office.