Louth Heritage Trail

2.03 Miles
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Louth Heritage Trail

Louth originated in Saxon times, set in a fold of the Lincolnshire Wolds where the ancient trackway called Barton Street crossed the River Lud as it flows from the chalk Wolds onto the lower Middle Marsh, an expanse of boulder clay left by ice-sheets during the later periods of glaciation. The town’s name derives from Hlud or Loud, referring to the fast-flowing river.

This trail will guide you around the centre of Louth on a heritage trail. Remember always to look above ground floor level to admire the architecture. Louth has an extensive Conservation Area and over 250 listed buildings, too many to describe in this leafle

Download the PDF document (from the link below) to get yourself the trail leaflet, giving you more information about each part of the trail. Each of the markers which are placed on the map above, correlate with a specific part of the walk which is explained in further detail in the leaflet (downloadable below).

Louth Heritage Trail

Step by step instructions

Let's set off!
1

Start the walk in the Market Place at the raised lamp standard.
2

Move up along the right-hand side of the bank to the top of the Cornmarket.
3

Move to Little Butcher Lane along the left-hand end of this block.
4

Walk on to Mercer Row ahead.
5

Cross Mercer Row and proceed to the junction with Upgate.
6

Cross at the level crossing, turn left, then right into Gospelgate.
7

Continue to the end of Gospelgate, cross into Crowtree Lane.
8

Turn right down Irish Hill to reach Westgate.
9

Turn right, keeping on the RHS pavement.
10

Continue on Westgate, until you reach the traffic lights, then turn left into Bridge Street.
11

Continue on Bridge Street, then turn right into Cisterngate once you have crossed the river.
12

Turn right into Gray's Road, cross the footbridge to Spout Yard Car Park.
13

Turn right into Euginegate Walk. Continue into Broadbank and turn right.
14

Proceed to the crossroads and go straight across into Cannon Street.
15

Walk to the rear of the small car park and look back at the stylish 1935 facade of the Cinema.
16

Return to the crossroads, turn right along Northgate. Cross Vickers Lane, then turn right alongside the library, passing through the old Packhorse yard, under the carriage arch and left into Eastgate.
17

Proceed eastwards, cross the junction with Northgate and note the marker on your left for the Greenwich Meridian Lane.
18

Cross Ramsgate to the foot of the War Memorial.
19

Walk ahead along the railings to a plaque which tells of this site as a prison. Cross the road and turn back towards the town, then left into Church Street.
20

Above Monks Dyke Road cross Church Street on the crossing, turn right, then left into The Gatherums.
21

Take the first path to your left up East Alley, this takes you into Kidgate.
22

Turn right back into the Gatherums via Paradise Smoot.
23

Turn left and continue to The Horse Steps and make your way up them.
24

You have arrived in Aswell Street, turn right, then left to return to the Market Place.
You made it! Well done.
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