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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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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...
andythomson.we
Dec 25, 20144 min read
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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...
andythomson.we
Dec 19, 20144 min read
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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...
andythomson.we
Dec 13, 20143 min read
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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...
andythomson.we
Dec 9, 20145 min read
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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...
andythomson.we
Dec 4, 20145 min read
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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...
andythomson.we
Nov 28, 20143 min read
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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...
andythomson.we
Nov 21, 20143 min read
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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...
andythomson.we
Nov 14, 20143 min read
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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...
andythomson.we
Nov 7, 20143 min read
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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’...
andythomson.we
Oct 30, 20143 min read
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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...
andythomson.we
Oct 20, 20143 min read
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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...
andythomson.we
Oct 9, 20144 min read
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Leicestershire Border Walk – part 6
Oakthorpe – Sheepy Magna 13 miles (21km) On this section I parked the car at Sheepy Magna and took the interesting and meandering bus...
andythomson.we
Sep 28, 20143 min read
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Leicestershire Border Walk – part 5
Ashby de la Zouch – Oakthorpe 8 miles (13 km) It was fairly recently that I discovered the castle at Ashby. Unlike many which dominate...
andythomson.we
Sep 20, 20143 min read
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Leicestershire Border Walk – part 4
Castle Donington – Ashby-de-la-Zouch 13 miles (21 km) A pleasant surprise in North West Leicestershire once the industrial centre of the...
andythomson.we
Sep 12, 20144 min read
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