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Having walked Ashibs then back to Normanton using Meaibs-1 & 2 I offer this as a compromise. If you need a break half way I would recommend a minor detour to Normanton le Heath church where there is a seat. If wet then the visitor barn at Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Wood will offer shelter. The main road approach or exit at Measham offers shops. The route used here at Ibstock is a surfaced path parallel and very close to the footpath but within the estate of housing, the link at the north end is unofficial but well used
Having walked Ashibs then back to Normanton using Meaibs-1 & 2 I offer this as a compromise. If you need a break half way I would recommend a minor detour to Normanton le Heath church where there is a seat. If wet then the visitor barn at Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Wood will offer shelter. The main road approach or exit at Measham offers shops. The route used here at Ibstock is a surfaced path parallel and very close to the footpath but within the estate of housing, the link at the north end is unofficial but well used
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Geography information system (GIS) data
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Maximum elevation
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Start and end points
Measham
Grid Ref
SK3344012173
Lat / Lon
52.70622° / -1.50651°
Easting / Northing
433,440E / 312,173N
What3Words
pine.manages.conspire
Ibstock
Grid Ref
SK4068910635
Lat / Lon
52.69190° / -1.39942°
Easting / Northing
440,689E / 310,635N
What3Words
kitchen.immediate.animate
| Measham | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SK3344012173 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.70622° / -1.50651° |
| Easting / Northing | 433,440E / 312,173N |
| What3Words | pine.manages.conspire |
| Ibstock | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SK4068910635 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.69190° / -1.39942° |
| Easting / Northing | 440,689E / 310,635N |
| What3Words | kitchen.immediate.animate |
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review
Ken
13 May 2024A walk along quiet lanes, and through managed parks and woodland. Cattle unlikely but stiles and gates. No formal services along the way but seats and shelter.
I walked from Ibstock having arrived by Ashibs, this route retraces my steps back to Normanton with a minor change. Rather than taking the main road this route uses a good path created through a fairly new housing estate parallel and just yards from the marked footpath. The link at the north end is well used but perhaps unofficial.
Into the Sence Valley Park it’s easy walking and I’ve put in a loop to include the loo block which can be ignored if conveniences are not required. The short section along Ravenstone Road needs care but is difficult to avoid. The approach to Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Wood has two links using a stile or gate.
Once onto the wood’s wide open tracks the route is easy and passes the Visitor Barn which is worth a look. A cross field path leads to the road and a quiet lane or alternative footpath into Normanton. The plot misses the church so for a seat and tap make a short detour otherwise continue along the quiet lane.
The map shows me that we pass to the south of Champneys Springs which their website claims is the UK's first purpose-built luxury spa resort and it's here in Leicestershire. I didn’t see any health freaks working out on the footpaths and I dispute the claim, pointing to Buxton, Bath and others built years ago to take the waters.
It is possible that the vast solar farm that we pass through is to meet the demand of Champneys. I was reminded of the, now old, saying that the course of the River Trent was Megawatt Valley. Here it’s more Megawatt Acres. Back into fields our path annoying follows around field edges before meeting a roadside pavement walk into Measham.
A good country walk.
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