Walks you can reach from Sutton Parkway by train

Hucknall Station to Newstead Station (Nottinghamshire)

8m direct from Sutton Parkway.

9km.

Tranquil river crossing through gently hilly, wooded Sherwood Forest country. Suburban footpaths, parkland, field paths, woodland, riverside, and gravel tracks. Newstead Abbey was Lord Byron's ancestral seat; Byron is buried at the Church of St Mary Magdalene in Hucknall. Newstead Colliery (closed 1987) has a pit-wheel monument on the route.

Documented by Walk Midlands — download GPX route

Creswell Station Circular via Creswell Crags (Derbyshire)

30m direct from Sutton Parkway.

3km.

Spectacular and pretty unique in the UK. Suburban streets, woodland bridleway, ridge edge above a sandstone quarry, and field paths. Part of the historic 'Dukeries' region of four major ducal estates. Hourly trains Mon–Sat to Worksop (north) or Nottingham (south); no Sunday service.

Documented by Walk Midlands — download GPX route

Nottingham Station to East Midlands Parkway Station (Nottinghamshire)

30m direct from Sutton Parkway.

18km. Gentle ascents. 4h30–8h.

Canal, river, wooded track, and roadside footpath. Short stretch on busy A453.

Lunch stops: Wilford Farm (1h30–2h30 in), or Dovecote Barn Café (3h–5h30 in).

Adapted from a route by the Leicester Ramblers — download GPX route

Nottingham Station Circular via Nottingham Castle (Nottinghamshire)

30m direct from Sutton Parkway.

2km.

Urban waterways walk along canal and river. Trent Bridge originally constructed around 920 and rebuilt in 1868-1871.

Documented by Walk Midlands — download GPX route

Nottingham Station to Beeston Station (Nottinghamshire)

30m direct from Sutton Parkway.

6km.

Canal towpath and riverside walking/cycling path. Extension options: continue to Attenborough Nature Reserve (2 miles further) or to Trent Lock near Long Eaton station (4 additional miles); from Trent Lock it is 1½ miles via the Erewash Canal to Long Eaton station.

Documented by Derwent Valley Line Community Rail Partnership.

Derby Station to Nottingham Station (Derbyshire)

30m direct from Sutton Parkway.

27km.

Mixture of off-road cycle path and on-road sections. Part of the longer London-to-Lake-District route.

Documented by Derwent Valley Line Community Rail Partnership.