Adventures 2020

Sheila led us from the allotments in Saddington along the Leicestershire Round down past Manor Farm and up to Smeeton Gorse and you come out onto Debdale Lane just before Gumley.

30th August 2020 Deborah led this walk from Walcote on 30th August. She says “We found a useless gate and nearly lost Tony in a maize field that was taller

Marston from Fleckney With the lockdown still in force, and being a vulnerable person, I have not been walking as regularly as I would like. I really wanted to do

St. Nicholas Church at Mowsley - also dating back to the 13th century.

Approximately 7.5 miles, this walk takes you clockwise from Marston Trussell to Foxton Locks down to Lubenham and the Coach & Horses, and back to Marston.

St. Denys' Church

Approximately 8 miles, this walk takes you from Pailton towards Easenhall, past Newbold Reve, over to Monks Kirby (Denbigh Arms) and back to Pailton.

This walk starts from Fleckney, heads through Saddington, over to Laughton, touching on Gumley, and back through Saddington to Fleckney.

Dadlington bridge.

This walk starts at The Green in Dadlington and finishes at the village pub, the Dog & Hedgehog. The route goes via Ashby Canal towpath and Sutton Cheney Wharf to the Bosworth Battlefield.

Check out the archives for the following years

General information:

The Fleckney Walking Club offers a range of walks for anyone who enjoys fresh air, good company, and the occasional debate about whose turn it is to get lost.
All walks start from Fleckney Village car park (What3Words: ///loses.always.huts).

Weekday Morning Walks

We head out every weekday at 8:30 a.m. for a 3–4 mile leg‑stretcher. These are friendly, local, and an excellent excuse to pretend we’re “morning people”.

Sunday Walks

Every Sunday we meet at 9:30 a.m.

The Sunday programme alternates each time:

  • One week: a short walk (4–5 miles) with a coffee stop
  • The next: a long walk (6–9 miles) with a pub stop

And so the cycle continues, like a well‑oiled machine… or at least a machine that’s had a coffee or a pint.

Good boots and weatherproof layers are strongly advised, especially for those who attract rainclouds. Bring refreshments too — a coffee or picnic stop is usually part of the ritual.

If we’re travelling outside Fleckney, car sharers are asked to contribute 20p per mile (one way).
Example: 10 miles = £2, plus whatever emotional support the driver requires.

Thursday Evening Walks (Summer)

In summer we also run Thursday evening walks of 4–5 miles, starting at 7 p.m. from the village car park.
If the programme creeps into September, we shuffle the start to 6:15 p.m. in a brave attempt to outrun the sunset.

Most Thursday walks this year are local, so no transport or complicated logistics — just turn up and look enthusiastic.

Leading a Walk

If you fancy leading a walk, we have plenty of route ideas here. You bring the charm; the rest of us will bring the heckling.

Cancellations

If a walk is cancelled (usually weather, occasionally common sense), the leader will notify everyone via email and WhatsApp, and will also appear at the meeting point to console any optimists who turned up anyway.

Membership

Annual membership remains a bargain at £5, which is less than the price of a pint on most of our pub‑stop routes.

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The annual cost to join the Fleckney Walking Club is £5.


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