Sleaford

Sleaford is a town in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England. It takes its name from the River Slea, a tributary of the River Witham. It is north-east of the town of Grantham and north-west of the town of Boston. Sleaford lies 115 miles north of the capital London, and the city of Lincoln is eighteen miles to the north.

Travel

The three-platform railway station provides a junction served by local trains using the Peterborough-Doncaster Joint Line, and the busier Stoke-on-Trent-Nottingham-Skegness line.

Related Topics:
Peterborough - Doncaster - Joint Line - Stoke-on-Trent - Nottingham - Skegness

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Grantham station - and its express East Coast Main Line rail link to London - is twenty minutes away from Sleaford by road, or around twenty-five minutes by rail. Travel by train to London King's Cross from Sleaford usually takes just under two hours (including connections).

Related Topics:
Grantham - East Coast Main Line - London - King's Cross

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The town is situated south of the intersection of the A17 and A15 roads at the Holdingham roundabout. The town was bypassed by the busy A17 in the late 1970s, and by the less busy A15 in the early 1990s.

Related Topics:
A17 - A15

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There are plans to make the River Slea navigable again by boats, from the River Witham up to Sleaford. It is currently navigable only by canoes and similar lightweight one-person craft. Most of the Slea has footpaths running alongside it, and these complement the area's many public footpaths and cycle-paths.

Related Topics:
Canoes - Public footpaths

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There are several new cycle-paths around the town, including the Sleaford Cycle Trail, but Sleaford is not yet connected to the National Cycle Network. There are plans to connect the town with the existing NCN National Route 15 which currently (July 05) ends just north of Grantham - the 15 will be extended through Sleaford to meet the NCN National Route 1 at the River Witham.

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