Highfields to New Walk (circular)

Walks, England, Leicestershire, City of Leicester
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Highfields to New Walk (circular)

Highfields, Leicester

by isbav

  • 50 minutes / 3.2km
  • 10

A walk through Highfields to the pedestrianised New Walk and back. Please remember to stay 2 m away from others on this walk.

  • History

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  1. On this walk, you will stroll through historic Highfields to the pedestrianised New Walk (pictured) and back.

    Step 1: On this walk, you will stroll through historic Highfields to the pedestrianised New Walk (pictured) and back.

  2. Step 2: We begin at St Peters Shops on Melbourne Road. Tap the icon in the bottom left of your screen to switch between map and text.

  3. Step 3: Take the pedestrian path beside the shops and pass the library, then bear right through the cut-through to Stoughton Street.

  4. Step 4: Turn left to pass Uplands School to your left and Highfields Primary to your right.

  5. Step 5: Cross over Oxendon Street and continue ahead into Oxendon Walk which becomes Stoughton Street South. Keep walking along Stoughton Street South.

  6. Step 6: Use the traffic island to your left to cross Sparkenhoe Street with care. Turn into Saxby Street and continue ahead.

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