The best MTB trails around Thonock

Lovely woodland, popular with dog walkers. 2 mile and 1 mile loops. Relatively well drained and rarely gets too boggy Hard surfaced car park.

Lovely old church, nice place to take 5, before climbing up the hill.

Around 0.76mi long with an Elevation Gain of roughly 141ft. The Avg Grade is 3.5% with a max grade of 15%

On the app the road / path shows as passable. However at one end there's a big locked gate and at both ends there is signage saying "no public access". I didn't fancy putting on a 4 mile dog-leg, so I squeezed between the gate and a hedge and chanced it but... It certainly seems to be a private road, so the whole stretch is probably best avoided.

Stow Park railway station was a railway station that served the villages of Marton and Stow, on the line between Lincoln and Doncaster. The station was built in 1849 and closed in 1961. The signal box is protected and is on the National Heritage List for England.

Gainsborough Old Hall in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire is over five hundred years old and one of the best preserved medieval manor houses in England. The hall was built by Sir Thomas Burgh in 1460. The Burghs were rich, flamboyant and powerful. Gainsborough Old Hall was not only their home, but also a demonstration of their wealth and importance. Burgh was a benefactor to Newark Church and also the founder of the Chantry and Alms House at Gainsborough. In 1470, the manor was attacked by Sir Robert Welles over a clash about lands, status, and honour, but it was not severely damaged. In 1484 Thomas entertained King Richard III in his hall. Henry VIII visited Gainsborough twice: once in 1509, and again in 1541 with his fifth wife, Queen Catherine Howard. The Queen was accused of indiscretions both at Gainsborough and Lincoln, and she was later executed.

A Georgian style church with medieval tower and a magnificent interior, the altar piece is a copy of the Da Vinci painting of the Last Supper. The first reference to a church in Gainsborough was in 1180 when it was given by Roger de Talbot, Lord of the Manor of Gainsborough to the Knights Templar of Willoughton. However, by 1730 this church was considered 'too dark and mean and incommodious' to suit the town's growing population and the decision was made to build a new church. Only the 15th century tower remains from the original medieval church.

Owlet Wood car park - maintained by woodland trust. Nice small woodland area, doesn’t get too busy really boggy in areas however this can be avoided, most of the paths are clean and would be suitable for buggies etc.