Billesdon > Cold Newton > Tilton on the Hill
6th March 2022: Dave Harvey
The original route
A Dave Harvey walk from Billesdon ///breakaway.stoppage.hunches
The orignal walk heads north through fields past Sludge Hall to Cold Newton for a coffee stop. From Cold Newton we pick up the Midshires Way heading south-east past Hamner’s Lodge Farm to Tilton on the Hill. An ideal location for a lunch stop and maybe a beer and/or coffee in the Rose and Crown.
The last section of the walk is south-west through more fields past Digby Farm and Billesdon Lodge Farm and finally to Billesdon itself. For those in need of further refreshment we suggest the friendly Queens Head.
The Modified Route
A Dave Harvey walk from Billesdon ///breakaway.stoppage.hunches
The walk now heads north along Coplow Lane on to Tilton Lane. Then along a bridle path past Cold Newton Lodge and Cold Newton Grange to Enderbys Lane. Follow the lane around the corner and then into Cold Newton where there is a delightful area just ideal for a coffee stop.
From Cold Newton pick up the Midshires Way heading south-east past Hamner’s Lodge Farm to Tilton on the Hill. This is an ideal lunch stop and maybe a beer and/or coffee in the Rose and Crown.
The last section of the walk is south-ish along Skeffington Glebe Road towards Skeffington, on to a short bridle path leading to Uppingham Road and finally to Billesdon itself. For those in need of further refreshment we suggest the friendly Queens Head.
Care was taken to provide a route with the minimum amount of mud but there will be some that is unavoidable if there has been any recent rainfall. There are some steep slopes and plenty of stiles on the route. However, the views on this walk are really worth the effort and there are interesting things to see along the way.
If you have a walking pole or two they could well come in handy.
Dave says “This is a country walk, expect country things!”.