Walks from Nottingham
Nottinghamshire · East Midlands
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Nottingham Station.
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Nottingham Circular via Attenborough Nature Reserve
Off-road walking and cycling alongside canal and river — a waterside network of paths. Passes the historic Trent Bridge.
Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Derwent Valley Line Community Rail Partnership (local insights).
Nottingham Circular via Nottingham Arboretum
Nottingham's oldest park, with more than 800 trees, a pond, the Bell Tower ringed by Crimean cannons and a self-guided Tree Trail. Said to have inspired J.M. Barrie's vision of Neverland.
Walk details: East Midlands Railway (tips, photos and local insights).
Nottingham to East Midlands Parkway
Canal, river, wooded track and roadside footpath.
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
2 lunch spots: Wilford Farm (1h30 in), or Dovecote Barn Café (3h in)
Warnings: Short stretch on busy A453.
Adapted from: the Leicester Ramblers.
Nottingham to East Midlands Parkway
Flat and mostly on decent paths.
Waterway: nine tenths beside rivers and canals.
Time: 8h (6h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
3 lunch spots: Reflections (2h30 in), the Larkbeare Inn (4h15 in), or the Kiosk at Sawley Lock (4h15 in)
2 end-of-walk rewards: Sawley Waterside & Marina, or the Plank & Leggit
Adapted from: the Leicester Ramblers.
Derby to Nottingham
Mixture of off-road cycle path and on-road sections. Part of the longer London-to-Lake-District route.
Time: 8h30 (7h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Derwent Valley Line Community Rail Partnership (local insights).
Beeston to Nottingham
Recommended: A flat, mostly level walk: busy city and built-up streets at each end with a quiet, scenic, well-maintained towpath along the Beeston Canal in the middle. A cobbled bridge joins the towpath and there are a few short and steep inclines. Frequent buses and trams also run between Beeston and Nottingham; the route passes Beeston Station too.
Waterway: two thirds beside rivers and canals.
Time: 3h30 (2h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Lunch: A quieter alternative at the Beeston side passes the Star Inn, the Victoria Hotel and a café at the Canalside Heritage Centre.
Warnings: A quarter urban. Cobbled bridge to join the towpath and a few short, steep inclines. Some busy street walking at the ends.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Reverse direction: Derwent Valley Line Community Rail Partnership.