Rolleston, Skeffington, Billesdon

By Phil

7th January 2024: Starting from a lay-by near Rolleston and taking in Skeffington and Billesdon, this 6.5 mile walk is mainly on hard stuff. The reason being that prior to the walk the area had been literally flooded and it was felt wise to avoid fields of mud.

A.G.M 2024

By Phil

Annual General Meeting Band Hall 26th January, 2024 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The Fleckney Walking Club Annual General Meeting will be held at Fleckney Band Hall on Friday, 26th January from 7 p.m. to…

An Outdooractive Experiment

By Phil

Outdoor Experiment I have just thrown this page together to try out a few of the things one can do with Outdooractive. Before spending a lot of time adding detail to the recorded map data,…

What’s in your rucksack?

By Phil

What’s in your Rucksack? I’m often asked about the stuff I tend to carry in my rucksack. So, as I’ve just got myself a new one, I thought I’d spread the contents out and take…

The Bluebell Walk

By Phil

One of the loveliest walks of the year is the Bluebell Walk. This walk was no exception and, as you can see, there were blue carpets everywhere.

Smeeton Post Mill

By Phil

Header image by lapping from Pixabay Leicester Chronicle, 5th September, 1829 Since moving to Fleckney I have been out walking the many footpaths, bridleways, and tracks. One of the latter is, of course, the one…

Welcome Walk

By Phil

It is always nice to welcome new walkers to the club and so we devised a short local walk and invited folk to come and join us to see what we are all about.