Walks from Burton Joyce

Countryside and river.

Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)

4 lunch spots: Gunthorpe (2h45 in) — the Anchor, or the Unicorn Hotel; plus the World's End (15m in), or the Red Lion (2h15 in)

3 end-of-walk rewards: the Wheatsheaf Inn, the Cross Keys, or the Lord Nelson

Adapted from: the Leicester Ramblers.

Riverside, good paths and open views.

Waterway: four fifths along the River Trent.

Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)

3 lunch spots: Gunthorpe (3h in) — the Unicorn Hotel, the Anchor, or Tom Browns

2 end-of-walk rewards: the Wheatsheaf Inn, or the Cross Keys

Warnings: Irregular train times.

Adapted from: the Leicester Ramblers.