Oakham – Uppingham
Walk in south western Rutland from Oakham the county’s largest town to Uppingham its smallest, which is noted for its large concentration of contemporary commercial art galleries. Continue reading Oakham – Uppingham
Category: 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
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
Oakham – Cold Overton Park Hill
Circular walk from Oakham Railway Station out into the countryside up to Cold Overton Park Hill, which at 197m above sea level is the tallest hill in Rutland England’s smallest county. Continue reading Oakham – Cold Overton Park Hill
Market Harborough – Desborough
Rural walk across the gently hilly landscape lying between the towns of Market Harborough and Desborough, an area with a surprisingly radical past Continue reading Market Harborough – Desborough