Walks

The selection of shorter and longer walks is here with directions, photographs and maps

Maps of main starting points, car parks, shops, cafe and pubs are here. Together with some general information about the villages

A comprehensive maps of all the tracks and rights of way in the parish can be viewed here.

If you have (polite!) suggestions either on walks or links, if you have questions or wish to be added to our mailing list then please let us know either by email to roger@haxeywalkers.co.uk

Community walks for 2026

All walks are open to everyone. They will usually be 3 to 4.5 miles long, conducted at a modest pace. Dogs on leads are welcome. We start and finish at a venue which has toilets and facilities for hot drinks and biscuits at the end of the walk.

Provisional walk dates are:

Saturday 21 March

Saturday 9 May

Evening walk in the week of July Monday 6 to Friday 10 July

Saturday 19 September

Saturday 7 November

Saturday 2 January 2027

Whilst we aim to keep to these dates, they may change depending on circumstances such as extreme weather and the availability of premises.

The next walk, Saturday, March 21st

This walk will start from Haxey Church Hall at 10:30 am. There is ample car parking.

Everything else is as usual, with well behaved dogs on leads welcome and hot drinks and biscuits at the end. I expect the weather will be magnificent!

 

Walking late October 24. Most of the paths were not as muddy as this!

If you would like to subscribe to our mailing list then let me know at roger@haxeywalkers.co.uk

The main information page for health walks is here.

Walking in Haxey Parish

Haxey Parish is criss-crossed by over 40 miles of footpaths and bridleways. Walkers are faced with gentle slopes and flat fields interspersed with small woodlands ( including 2 SSI sites ) . With the River Idle walk on the southern boundary, a delightful wooded walk along a disused railway line, a maze of ancient rights of way and 3 long distance footpaths through the area there is plenty of variety. The Parish boasts 2 pubs a cafe  and 3 general stores.

This is a rural parish, rich in wildlife over the fields and within the nature reserves.

About Haxey Parish Walkers

The main purpose of our group is to promote walking and the use of footpaths in our parish for the health and well being of locals and visitors. In doing this we also want to promote local business and the care and maintenance of our environment.  The aims and constitution of Haxey Parish Walkers are here

The Annual General meeting  was on 23 January 2025

The notes from the meeting, the Chairman's report and the finance report are here.

Haxey Heritage

With much help from the Haxey and Westwoodside Heritage Society who have provided most of the pictures of old Haxey Parish. The society meet on the second Thursday of every month at 7:30 in West Woodside Hall. They warmly welcome new members and visitors.

Here are many old pictures from around Haxey parish villages. We hope more will follow, if you have any of your own we would love to publish a copy. The aim is to link the  information on our walks with the old pictures of places you walk by.

Haxey pond early 1900s

A sunny evening in June