Blaby District Heritage Walk 4

Walks, England, Leicestershire, Blaby
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Blaby District Heritage Walk 4

Thurlaston CP, Leicestershire

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  • 4 hours / 12.9km
  • 31

A long, nature filled walk around Thurlaston. A great leg stretcher & a brilliant chance to to connect with nature.

  • Wildlife
  • Water feature
  • Great views
  • Refreshments
  • History
  • Hilly & steep

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  1. Your walk starts opposite the Elephant and Castle pub, on the junction of Main Street and Church Street.

    Step 1: Your walk starts opposite the Elephant and Castle pub, on the junction of Main Street and Church Street.

  2. Turn right and walk along Main Street. You will pass Thurlaston Chapel, originally a Baptist Chapel, built in 1787 and rebuilt in 1842.

    Step 2: Turn right and walk along Main Street. You will pass Thurlaston Chapel, originally a Baptist Chapel, built in 1787 and rebuilt in 1842.

  3. Approaching the end of the houses before the Garden Centre, you will see what remains of a Victorian sewage stench pipe.

    Step 3: Approaching the end of the houses before the Garden Centre, you will see what remains of a Victorian sewage stench pipe.

  4. Shortly before reaching the garden centre, take the footpath on the left.

    Step 4: Shortly before reaching the garden centre, take the footpath on the left.

  5. Continue along the footpath until you cross a small concrete bridge over the brook, then follow the field along the M69 motorway.

    Step 5: Continue along the footpath until you cross a small concrete bridge over the brook, then follow the field along the M69 motorway.

  6. Cross over the M69 using the farm track.

    Step 6: Cross over the M69 using the farm track.

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