NEWS

A little bit about what's going on at the LFA.

Below is a series of stories and notices about how we are enjoying the benefits of Leicestershire's footpaths and protecting their integrity along the way.

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Tuesday short walkers (Rick’s Ramblers) in the Great Glen countryside

Donna Torr

1 day ago0 min read

Walk 7 Ashby Folville and Twyford

Beautiful Leicestershire! Hills and fields, a pleasant meandering stream (Gaddesby Brook), two pretty villages and a lovely church in...

Feb 13, 20151 min read

Walk 6 Gaddesby and Ashby Folville

Carington Arms – Ashby Folville In Gaddesby visit the church to see the Colonel Cheney monument. Note the date stones on Harewell...

Feb 6, 20151 min read

Walk 5 Hoby and Gaddesby

The River Wreake winds very prettily by Hoby and Brooksby. Rotherby village has pretty houses, an interesting church, the city...

Jan 30, 20151 min read

Walk 4 Rearsby

Rearsby Packhorse Bridge Church Lane a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Medieval, perhaps C16. Largely granite rubble and brick with 7 arches....

Jan 23, 20151 min read

Walk 3 Woodhouse Eaves and Great Central Railway

Interesting and varied buildings in Woodhouse Eaves, including the church built over a cave in the rock and a new round Baptist chapel....

Jan 16, 20151 min read

Walk 2 Beacon Hill and Broombriggs

Beacon Hill is the 2nd highest point in Leicestershire and was bought for the public in 1946. It was formerly owned by the Beaumanor...

Jan 9, 20151 min read

Walk 1 Woodhouse Eaves and Swithland Wood

Woodhouse Eaves church stands on a rock cave. Swithland Woods are an excellent place to spot flowers, trees, birds and rocks. The...

Jan 2, 20151 min read

Leicestershire Border Walk – part 3

Zouch – Castle Donington 14.5 miles (23 km) WARNING After a wet few weeks I just managed to get through on this walk, there are sections...

Dec 25, 20144 min read

Leicestershire Border Walk – part 2

Upper Broughton – Zouch 15 miles (24.5 km) This section starts at Upper Broughton LE14 3BQ in Nottinghamshire and spends much of the...

Dec 19, 20144 min read

Leicestershire Border Walk – part 1

Bottesford – Upper Broughton 14 miles (23 km) Although this is section one of the Leicestershire Border Walk there is no necessity to...

Dec 13, 20143 min read

Leicestershire Border Walk – part 15

Buckminster – Bottesford 17 miles (27 km) This walk can be based on Melton Mowbray by taking the 9.45 bus 55 towards Grantham which will...

Dec 9, 20145 min read

Leicestershire Border Walk – part 14

Burton Lazars – Buckminster 14 miles (22.5 km) The easy option for this section was to take the car to Buckminster then the bus to...

Dec 4, 20145 min read

Leicestershire Border Walk – part 13

East Norton – Burton Lazars 15 miles (24.5 km) I dropped off the 747 at the shelter on the A47, not too convenient for the residents of...

Nov 28, 20143 min read

Leicestershire Border Walk – part 12

Bringhurst – East Norton 11 miles (18 km) East Norton todays destination Initially taking the road south from Bringhurst we soon enter a...

Nov 21, 20143 min read

Leicestershire Border Walk – part 11

Lubenham – Bringhurst 12 miles (19 km) I had extended section 10 to finish on Leicester Road (B6047) so it was easy this time to do total...

Nov 14, 20143 min read

Leicestershire Border Walk – part 10

North Kilworth – Lubenham 10 miles (16km) Total bus again today, the X3 from Leicester to Market Harborough then 58B to Lutterworth...

Nov 7, 20143 min read

Leicestershire Border Walk – part 9

Cotesbach – North Kilworth 14 miles (23km) I parked in the pleasant back lanes of North Kilworth on a road named ‘Along the Bottoms’...

Oct 30, 20143 min read

Leicestershire Border Walk – part 8

Burbage – Cotesbach 14 miles (22.5km) For this section it was bus all the way, being easiest from Leicester to take the bus to Hinckley...

Oct 20, 20143 min read

Leicestershire Border Walk – part 7

Sheepy Magna – Burbage 13 miles (21km) The service 7 bus again offers a link to access this section and once more provides a enjoyable...

Oct 9, 20144 min read