All Sunday walks start with a gathering at Fleckney Village car park (///loses.always.huts) at 9:30 a.m.
Yelvertoft, Elkington, Winwick
by John Broadhead
So, it’s off to Yelvertoft for Sunday’s walk by John Broadhead. This is an excellent walk of about 7.5 miles with few stiles and little undulation.
Yelvertoft is about 14 miles from Fleckney, so expect to contribute £2.80 to your driver.
We’re aiming to park near the Knightly Arms on High Street (///august.states.hypnotist). This is a very charming and welcoming pub to come back to after the walk.
Initially, we head down High Street away from the pub until we come to Wards Lane on the left. We follow this road until it peters out to become a footpath. We cross a number of fields and negotiate three stiles before exiting onto Yelvertoft Road. We turn right on the road, over a bridge where we cross the Grand Union Canal before entering the settlement of Elkington.
We take the right fork at the triangle in the road and wander past Manor Farm. We continue on this track as it climbs gently to the highest point of the walk. The track dips and rises again before flattening out for the remainder of the walk.
After the second peak, we turn right onto the Jurassic Way. After less than half a mile, we join a road where we can go left or right to head through Winwick, a shrunken or “lost” medieval village, with earthworks and buried deposits providing insight into the former settlement. It is mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book and was once held by the Abbey of Coventry. During the 16th and 17th centuries, Winwick was known as the “Gretna Green of Northamptonshire” because runaway couples could marry there without the usual residency requirements. As we’ve now covered about 5.5 miles, Winwick may be an ideal spot for a coffee/lunch break at the war memorial.
Next on the agenda is Church Lane, which takes us past the lovely little St. Michael and All Saints Church and the old Manor House. Then it’s a footpath again on the same plane as the canal and therefore flat. This leads to an unnamed road, which in turn leads to the canal.
The penultimate leg of the walk is along the canal towpath, crossing under Yelvertoft Road three times before reaching Crick Bridle Road. Here we leave the canal and stroll into Yelvertoft for a well-earned respite in the Knightly Arms.
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.
What3Words is used to pinpoint start and other relevant locations for the walks.
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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