Walks you can reach from Nuneaton by train
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Oakham Circular via Manton (Rutland)
45 minutes direct from Nuneaton.
Villages, churches and views across the Vale of Catmose.
Time: 5h–10h30
2 lunch spots: the Horse and Jockey Pub (2h–3h30 in), or the Blue Ball (3h30–6h30 in)
2 end-of-walk rewards: the Royal Duke, or the Grainstore Brewery
Adapted from: the Leicester Ramblers.
Melton Mowbray to Oakham (Leicestershire)
45 minutes direct from Nuneaton.
Rural countryside.
Time: 5h30–11h30
2 lunch spots: Little Spice Box (3h–6h30 in), or the White Lion Inn (3h30–6h30 in)
2 end-of-walk rewards: the Railway Inn, or the Grainstore Brewery
Adapted from: the Leicester Ramblers.
Atherstone Circular via Sheepy Magna (Warwickshire)
6 minutes direct from Nuneaton.
Canal and villages.
Time: 5h–10h30
2 lunch spots: San Giovanni (3h–5h30 in), or the Black Horse (3h–6h in)
7 end-of-walk rewards: the Blue Lion, the Blue Boar Inn, the Old Swan, the Hat and Beaver, the White Horse, the Kings Head Pub, or the Clock
Adapted from: the Leicester Ramblers.
Bedworth Circular via Bulkington (Warwickshire)
7 minutes direct from Nuneaton.
Market town, field paths, Coventry Canal towpath, Ashby Canal towpath, village streets, suburban roads and woodland edge.
Time: 3h
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: Heart Rail Trails (PDF).
Rugby Circular (Warwickshire)
15 minutes direct from Nuneaton.
Lichfield Trent Valley Circular via Whittington Heath (Staffordshire)
15 minutes direct from Nuneaton.
Golf club, heath, woodland and Heart of England Way.
Woodland: a quarter under tree cover.
Time: 5h–10h30
2 lunch spots: the Tame Otter (2h–4h30 in), or the Red Lion (2h–4h30 in)
2 end-of-walk rewards: the Horse and Jockey, or the Turnpike
Warnings: MOD firing range — check access.
Adapted from: the Leicester Ramblers.
Coventry Circular (Warwickshire)
30 minutes direct from Nuneaton.
Kenilworth Circular via Kenilworth Castle (Warwickshire)
30 minutes direct from Nuneaton.
Historic market town, farmland, open countryside, woodland, brooks and bridleways.
Time: 3h30
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: Heart Rail Trails (PDF).
Leamington Spa Circular via Warwick (Warwickshire)
45 minutes direct from Nuneaton.
Walk details: Rail Rambles.
Bermuda Park to Bedworth (Warwickshire)
4 minutes direct from Nuneaton.
Coventry Arena to Bedworth (Warwickshire)
15 minutes direct from Nuneaton.
Canal towpath, parkland, wildflower meadows and nature reserve.
Time: 2h
Walk details: Heart Rail Trails (PDF).
Water Orton to Tamworth (Warwickshire)
15 minutes direct from Nuneaton.
Mostly on canal towpaths. Through Anglo-Saxon Mercia's territory, passing sites associated with Queen Æthelflæd.
Waterway: four fifths along the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal.
Time: 4h30–9h
Warnings: Heavy traffic on narrow ancient bridge across River Tame near Water Orton.
Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).