Walks near Stamford by train
Northamptonshire · East Midlands
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Waterbeach to Ely (Cambridgeshire)
45 minutes from Stamford, with one change.
Highly recommended
Waterway: two thirds beside rivers and canals.
Ely Cathedral: the 'ship of the fens', a great Norman cathedral visible for miles across the flat fenland (5h15 in).
Oliver Cromwell's House (5h30 in)
Ely (5h15 in)
2 lunch spots: the Five Miles Inn (2h in), or Wren Cafe (3h in)
5 end-of-walk rewards: the Cutter Inn, the Drayman's Son, the Kings Arms, the Minster Tavern, or the Prince Albert
Adapted from: The Rough Guide to Walks in London & the South East (3rd edition).
Oakham Circular via Manton (Rutland)
15 minutes direct from Stamford.
Villages, churches and views across the Vale of Catmose.
2 lunch spots: the Horse and Jockey Pub (1h45 in), or the Blue Ball (3h15 in)
2 end-of-walk rewards: the Royal Duke, or the Grainstore Brewery
Adapted from: the Leicester Ramblers.
Melton Mowbray to Oakham (Leicestershire)
30 minutes direct from Stamford.
Rural countryside.
2 lunch spots: Little Spice Box (3h15 in), or the White Lion Inn (3h15 in)
2 end-of-walk rewards: the Railway Inn, or the Grainstore Brewery
Adapted from: the Leicester Ramblers.
Loughborough Circular via Walton on the Wolds (Leicestershire)
1 hour from Stamford, with one change.
Canal, footpaths and roadside footpath.
3 lunch spots: the Anchor Inn (1h45 in), the Blacksmith's Arms (2h45 in), or the Moorings (2h45 in)
1 end-of-walk reward: the Boat Inn
Warnings: Last section on busy road.
Adapted from: the Leicester Ramblers.
Market Harborough Circular via Braybrooke (Leicestershire)
1 hour from Stamford, with one change.
2 lunch spots: the Swan Inn (2h15 in), or Waterloo Lodge (3h30 in)
4 end-of-walk rewards: the Beer House, the Freemasons Arms, the Cherry Tree, or the Oat Hill
Adapted from: the Leicester Ramblers.
Syston to Melton Mowbray (Leicestershire)
1 hour from Stamford, with one change.
Flat and footpaths.
3 lunch spots: Rearsby (1h45 in) — the Horse and Groom, or the Wheel; plus the Bell Inn (3h15 in)
2 end-of-walk rewards: Wild Bean Cafe, or the Boat Inn
Warnings: Winter flooding possible.
Adapted from: the Leicester Ramblers.
Barrow-upon-Soar to Leicester (Leicestershire)
45 minutes direct from Stamford.
Flat and on decent paths.
Waterway: four fifths along the River Soar.
3 lunch spots: Birstall (3h30 in) — the Earl of Stamford, the Old Plough, or the White Horse
2 end-of-walk rewards: the Corn Exchange, or the Rainbow and Dove
Adapted from: the Leicester Ramblers.
Ely Circular via Ely Cathedral (Cambridgeshire)
45 minutes from Stamford, with one change.
Open fenland, flat drained farmland, long straight tree-lined farm tracks, hedge-lined meadows, river banks, dykes and catchwater drains, quayside and historic city.
Ely Cathedral: the 'ship of the fens', a great Norman cathedral visible for miles across the flat fenland.
Warnings: Exposed river banks.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Huntingdon Circular via Portholme Meadow (Huntingdonshire)
30 minutes from Stamford, with one change.
Flat riverside paths, water meadows, farmland tracks, tarmac lanes, nature reserve and market town streets.
Warnings: Prone to flooding.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Sandy to Arlesey (Bedfordshire)
45 minutes from Stamford, with one change.
Flat river meadows, commons, heathland, acid grassland, woods and riverside paths along the River Ivel.
Warnings: Can be boggy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Biggleswade to Sandy (Bedfordshire)
1 hour from Stamford, with one change.
Flat arable farmland, grassy tracks, woodland trails, thatched villages and low greensand ridge.
Warnings: Airshow closures apply.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
South Wigston to Leicester (Leicestershire)
1 hour from Stamford, with one change.
Canal towpath and cycle greenway. Route ends at Leicester Cathedral where Richard III's remains were interred in 2013.
Waterway: three fifths along the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line).
Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).