Discover the best top things to do in East Midlands, United Kingdom including Spratton To Kingsthorpe Rail Walk, The Water Rail Way, Snibston Colliery Country Park, Maidwell To Lamport Rail Walk, Little Bowden- Great Oxenden Rail Walk, Kings Cliffe-apethorpe Rail Walk, Cuckoo Way, The Greenway, The Spratton To Lamport Rail Walk, Harlestone Firs.
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4.5 based on 12 reviews
What a joy to be out again and discover somewhere close to home that I never knew existed. Searching the Canal Trust website for ideas, I came across this stretch of the Chesterfield canal which has more than just a towpath along a canal. Park on the road in Shireoaks then walk away from the marina towards Turnerwood and beyond. Although there were other people around walking and on bikes, it was peaceful. There are plenty of seats along the way, so take a packed lunch - there's even a sandwich shop at the start. Plenty of locks to look at but birdlife was surprisingly sparse. Saw plenty of butterflies and a few dragonflies.
4.0 based on 19 reviews
The Greenway has at last been extended at the Higham ferrers end and goes out to the Kimbolton rd end an estimated addition of about a quarter of a mile. Due to an illness and the coronavirus, I was unaware of this excellent addition to an already pretty walk. There are decent signage throughout the walk which is needed as this walk follows a quite broken pathway. There has been talk of the old railway line being extended upto the Queensway in Higham ferrers and is of course all down to funds. We walked the entire Rushden/ Higham greenway path and it took us about an hour and was a circular distance of about 3.5 miles. Visited 4th May 2020. Tips....be aware that parts of the track may be seen as no go areas at certain times of the evening.....otherwise an excellent walk with red kites and muntjac deer in abundance.
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