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.

Fleckney and Beyond

By Phil

Fleckney, Arnesby, Shearsby, 5th February 2023Leader: Janet Earwaker From the car park, Janet led us along High Street past the Co-op and into Forge Close, through the esate and onto Wolsey Lane. We followed the jitties (a term used in the Midlands and also in mining communities in the south-east, notably Aylesham, for what I…

Laughton by Road

By Phil

Laughton by Road Laughton by Road Map Download the GPX file This is an easy, mainly road-based walk of just over 7 miles from Fleckney to Laughton and back. There are no stiles, some minor undulation, and only one muddy patch. From Fleckney we carefully walk along the pavement, if you can call it that,…

Beach Party

By Phil

Sunday, 4th September, 2022 We had a great Beach Party in Fleckney! About as far away from a real beach as you can get! 30 Years of Fleckney Walking Club with 3 original members in attendance: Dave Harvey, Janet Earwaker, and President and 1st Lady – Mary Arnold. Many thanks to Dave and Jan Harvey…

Sunset and Rainbow

By Phil

Thursday 3rd June 2021 Did you see this? Or this? Join us on our Thursday evening walks and you too could enjoy sights like these …. Some of our pics Gallery

11 April 2021

By Phil

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.

6 May 2021

By Phil

First Thursday Walk This walk is just over 4 miles. From the car park head towards the duck pond and turn left to go up Kibworth Road. Turn into Wentworth Road, cross Manor Road and bear left into Sawbrook. Bear right at the end of Sawbrook and pick up the footpath that leads behind the…

Marston from Fleckney

By Phil

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 Deb’s Marston Trussell to Lubenham walk but driving to a destination to start a walk is being frowned upon, quite rightly. Deb’s walk includes quite…

Fleckney to Laughton

By Phil

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