All Sunday walks start with a gathering at Fleckney Village car park (///loses.always.huts) at 9:30 a.m.
Fleckney, Great Glen, Newton Harcourt, Kilby
Walk leader: Phil
We will set off across the uppy-downy field to the canal then along the towpath to Cranes Lock. This 2 mile section is well popular with the Weekday Walkers as it is such a nice and easy route. At the lock we hang a right and follow the paths and tracks over to Great Glen. It should now be getting close to half-ten and so a coffee (?) break may be called for.
Then it’s along the road up to the church where we need to be a bit careful crossing the road to get to the footpath leading towards the golf course. Before we get there we turn off the path onto a track to take us into Newton Harcourt. We will now be just over half-way along the walk and so a lunch-break may be a good option.
A short spot of roadwork and then it’s footpath adjacent to the canal before it veers off to take us to Kilby and the Dog and Gun for our pub-stop.
The final section of this lovely walk is the two-and-a-bit miles over fields and stiles back to Fleckney and the Golden Shield for a cooling off.
There are seven stiles marked on the map but some of these no longer exist. As for undulation, it’s moderate. The whole walk is reported to be just under 9 miles in length.
The minutes of the 2025 A.G.M
and the Agenda for the 2026 A.G.M.
(7 p.m. at the Golden Shield on 22nd January)
can be found HERE
General information:
The Fleckney Walking Club meet every other Sunday for a walk of about 6 to 9 miles with a pub stop somewhere along the route.
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We leave Fleckney village car park at 9:30 a.m. (///loses.always.huts).
For these walks you are advised to wear good quality walking boots and carry weatherproof clothing.
We suggest you also bring refreshments as a coffee stop and/or a picnic stop is also usually on the cards.
For those who are car sharing to walks outside of Fleckney, passengers are requested to subsidise their driver by the amount of 20p per mile (one way). For example, if the start of the walk was 10 miles from Fleckney the fee would be 10 x 20p = £2.
If you fancy leading a walk, there are plenty of ideas for walks here.
During the summer months we also have Thursday evening walks of about 4 to 5 miles in length.
This year the majority of the walks will be local ones, no transport required.
We meet at the village car park, by 7 p.m. (///loses.always.huts).
In the event of a walk being cancelled for any reason (usually weather) the walk leader will communicate the cancellation to club members by email and be at the start meeting point to advise anyone who turned up regardless.
The annual cost to join the Fleckney Walking Club is £10 for the Sunday Walks, or £5 to be a Social Member. Thursday Evening Walks are completely FREE.
You can find The Fleckney Walking Club Group on Facebook. This is a private group but you are welcome to apply to join us.
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