Lincoln and Sherwood Forest, March 1, 2025

The weather up north was not so good, so we headed south to visit Lincoln and then ride our bikes through Sherwood Forest.

We entered the old town from Brayford Pool, from which the Witham River flows. This place is somewhat derelict and unsightly. The spiral staircase doesn't go all the way down to the ground and drops off in mid-air. The medieval house stands right on the High Bridge.

This is the same building from the other, sunny side.

The Empowerment sculpture on the river Witham.	Cat cafe sign.

The picturesque moored boats reminded us of Amsterdam and York at the same time.

One of the few Norman-era (12th century) houses on Steep Hill Street. It's called Aaron Jews House.

At the very top of the hill is Lincoln Cathedral and opposite it is the castle. The arch over one of the doors on the west facade of the cathedral. Norman style from the 12th century.

One of the cathedral doors with amazing stone carvings.	Carved columns.

The outer columns are figures of people entwined with plants, and around the perimeter of the door is a column with faces with all sorts of beards or tongues.

The window on the south facade of the cathedral's Bishop's Eye has two oak leaves.

The remains of a Roman gate. A street still used by cars runs through the gate.

We wandered into a courtyard that gave us a rather different view of the cathedral.

Then we drove to Sherwood Forest for a bike ride.

The blue line shows our track. Shift-click the track link to open it in nakarte.me.

An ancient oak tree where legend says Robin Hood and his men hid in Sherwood Forest. Apparently it's over a thousand years old.

There were many younger oaks in the woods near the old "Major Oak" tree, and they are also impressive. This tree, for example, is “pregnant”.

Two more decaying oaks. At this time of year, it is hard to tell if they still have any live branches.