LEICESTERSHIRE

A BATTLEFIELD WALK, BOSWORTH – 8 MILES

Bosworth Battlefield is a popular visit for walkers and ramblers alike. This particular walk navigates through the country park, before using a combination of lanes and canal tow paths. The challenging route is sign-posted through Sutton Cheney and Shenton, before returning to the country park where it started.

GREAT GLEN AND BURTON OVERY – 6 MILES

This walk begins and ends in Great Glen, while also visiting nearby Burton Overy. Starting on the village green – opposite the Old Greyhound pub – the walk makes its way out of Great Glen through a mixture of meadows and lanes, before reaching Burton Overy. From there, follow a sign-posted footpath back to Great Glen.

THE LEICESTERSHIRE ROUND – 100 MILES (WALKED IN STAGES)

Leicestershire’s own long-distance footpath is a circular route, covering the whole county, and is often walked in stages. The route starts in Newtown Linford before circling the county, visiting places such as Hallaton, Frolesworth and Market Bosworth.

THORPE SATCHVILLE-SOMERBY – 8 MILES

This walk takes in three villages as well as iron-aged hill fort, Burrough Hill. The route uses a mixture of country roads, fields and tracks.

RICHARD III WALKING TRAIL, CITY CENTRE

Following the discovery of the controversial king in a city centre car park in 2012 and the reinterment of his remains in 2015, the Richard III walking trail was introduced. The route visits a variety of places linked to the king, beginning on Highcross Street, where the Blue Boar Inn once sat and takes roughly one hour. The trail then visits historical sites, including Leicester Castle. Finally, it calls at Leicester Cathedral and the Richard III visitor centre, which is across the road.

DESFORD - 2.5 MILES GROBY POOL AND NEWTOWN LINFORD – 2 MILES

This short walk of roughly two hours begins at the Groby Pool car park and passes the lake, before travelling to Newtown Linford via a woodland trail. The return walk is via a different path - through Sheet Hedges Wood - before reaching the starting point at Groby Pool. St. Martin’s Church, Desford, is the starting point for this meadow walk. The walk crosses the fields and over the disused railway line, before reaching Desford Mill. The walk then crosses a bridge over the mill stream, following a similar route back to the church yard.