5 - 10 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Leicestershire, Midlands Contemporary, National Forest, Trent Basin, Walks

Markfield – Ratby

Walk through the National Forest in Leicestershire, from Markfield to Ratby, through open access woodland, via Thornton Reservoir. Continue reading Markfield – Ratby

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Leicestershire, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Walks, Warwickshire

Rugby – Lutterworth

Walk from Rugby to Lutterworth famed for its connections via St. Mary’s church to the 14th Century radical theologian John Wycliffe (father of Lollardism), and its rare, well preserved late medieval doom painting. Continue reading Rugby – Lutterworth

10 - 15 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Leicestershire, Midlands Contemporary, National Forest, Staffordshire, Trent Basin, Walks

Tamworth – Netherseal

Walk through the West and East Midlands borderlands between the Staffordshire town of Tamworth and Netherseal perportedly Derbyshire’s most southerly village. Takes in 3 (nearly 4…) and much surprisingly hilly countryside. Continue reading Tamworth – Netherseal

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, History and Heritage, Leicestershire, Midlands Contemporary, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Urban Wanders, Walks

Leicester – University of Leicester

Walk from central Leicester through the city’s inner suburbs via the New Walk and Victoria Park to the University of Leicester home to Jame Stirling’s Engineering Building and the Attenborough Arts Centre. Continue reading Leicester – University of Leicester

15 Miles or More, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Severn Basin, Walks, Welland Basin

Market Harborough – Naseby

Circular walk from Market Harborough Railway Station across and around the upland limestone plateau in Northamptonshire where the Battle of Naseby occured in June 1645, ending Charles I’s hopes of winning the 17th Century Civil Wars. Continue reading Market Harborough – Naseby

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Leicestershire, Midlands Contemporary, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks

Long Eaton – Shardlow

Easy going walk mostly along the banks of the River Trent and the Trent and Mersey Canal, along the boundary between Derbyshire and Leicestershire, ending at the historic, well preserved, canal village of Shardlow. Continue reading Long Eaton – Shardlow

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Leicestershire, Trent Basin, Walks

Bottesford – Belvoir

Walk from Bottesford in the far north east of Lincolnshire. Out to Belvoir, the site of Belvoir Castle. The two locations are connected through the story of the Belvoir Witches in the early 17th Century. Continue reading Bottesford – Belvoir

15 Miles or More, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Leicestershire, Midlands Contemporary, Nene Basin, Northamptonshire, Walks, Welland Basin

Market Harborough – Northampton

Walk through the rolling hills of the south east Midlands from Market Harborough to Northampton all the Brampton Valley Way, a former railway line, and now one of the longest ex-trackbed multipurpose paths in the UK. Continue reading Market Harborough – Northampton

5 Miles or Less, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, Industrial Heritage, Leicestershire, Midlands Contemporary, National Forest, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks

Bardon Hill

Walk to the top of Bardon Hill the tallest hill in Leicestershire rightly famous for commanding views across the Midlands region. Continue reading Bardon Hill

5 - 10 Miles, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Leicestershire, Midlands Contemporary, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Urban Wanders, Walks

Leicester – Anstey

Mostly urban and suburban walk from central Leicester out to Anstey where the legendary Ned Ludd reputedly broke a spinning machine in the late 18th Century. Continue reading Leicester – Anstey