BBC Countryfile Magazine

CYCLE ROUTE

Humber to the Wash

ake the most of being outdoors on this) covering the length of the county – at 166 miles, completing it all is not for the faint-hearted, but you can also pick off parts. Choose the section along Chapel St Leonard’s to visit the UK’s only purpose-built marine North Sea Observatory (), offering fantastic views of the dunes and their wildlife. Don’t miss a stop at the , in Mablethorpe, a stunning installation by artist Marcus Vergette, one of only seven in the UK and the only one on a beach.

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