Walks you can reach from Melton Mowbray by train
Leicestershire · East Midlands of England | Walks by foot
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Oakham Station Circular via Manton (Rutland)
15m direct from Melton Mowbray.
19km. Gentle ascents. 5h–9h.
Villages, churches, and views across the Vale of Catmose.
Lunch stops: the Horse and Jockey Pub (2h–3h in), or the Blue Ball (3h30–5h30 in).
End-of-walk rewards: the Royal Duke, or the Grainstore Brewery.
Adapted from a route by the Leicester Ramblers — download GPX route
Barrow-upon-Soar Station to Leicester Station (Leicestershire)
15m direct from Melton Mowbray.
Tough: 21km. Flat terrain. 5h30–9h30.
On decent paths.
Lunch stops in Birstall (3h30–6h in): the Earl of Stamford, the Old Plough, or the White Horse.
End-of-walk rewards: the Corn Exchange, or the Rainbow and Dove.
Adapted from a route by the Leicester Ramblers — download GPX route
Leicester Station Circular via Charles Wilson Building (Leicestershire)
15m direct from Melton Mowbray.
1km.
Midland's Best Modernist Panorama. University College Leicester established 1921 as memorial to WWI fallen; campus features notable postwar modernist architecture by Denys Lasdun, Ove Arup, and James Stirling.
Documented by Walk Midlands — download GPX route
South Wigston Station to Leicester Station (Leicestershire)
15m direct from Melton Mowbray.
10km.
Canal towpath and cycle greenway. Route ends at Leicester Cathedral where Richard III's remains were interred in 2013.
Documented by Walk Midlands — download GPX route
Stamford Station Circular via Easton on the Hill (Northamptonshire)
30m direct from Melton Mowbray.
18km. Gentle ascents. 5h–8h.
Old railway, Roman road, park grounds, and meadows.
Highlights: Burghley House.
Lunch stop: Burghley House café (2h30–4h in).
End-of-walk rewards: the Birch Tree Cafe, the Exeter Arms, the Easton on the Hill Village, the Blue Bell Pub, the George, or the Bull and Swan.
Adapted from a route by the Leicester Ramblers — download GPX route
Nuneaton Station Circular via Hartshill (Warwickshire)
45m direct from Melton Mowbray.
18km. Moderate ascents. 4h30–8h.
Parks, river, country park, and canal.
Lunch stop: the Stag and Pheasant (2h–3h30 in).
End-of-walk rewards: the Lord Hop, the Felix Holt, the George Eliot Hotel, the Black Swan In Hand, or the Silk Mill.
Adapted from a route by the Leicester Ramblers — download GPX route