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This is our walks programme for September 2023.
Walks are free to attend but places must be booked. For full details of each walk and to book, please visit Eventbrite via the links below. Alternatively, book by phone during office hours.
Information about the pace of our walks (and much more) can be found on our Leicester City Council Group Walks page.
| Date and time | Walk | Starting from | Pace & Duration* | For full details visit Eventbrite |
| Sat 2 Sep 11am |
Waterside Walk from the city to Aylestone Hall Gardens. | High cross monument, Jubilee Square | 2.6 miles. Steady pace. Up to 90 minutes. | Details on Eventbrite |
| Tue 12 Sep 10am |
A Walk on the Wild Side: Aylestone Meadows & Packhorse Bridge**. | The Marsden Lane car park entrance to Aylestone Meadows. | Steady pace. Around 90 minutes | Details on Eventbrite |
| Sat 16 Sep 11am |
Group Walk: Belgrave’s Ever Changing Landscape (morning). Part of the Heritage Open Days. | From Belgrave Garden Park, opposite Belgrave Hall, Church Lane. | 2 miles. Steady pace. Around 90 minutes. | Details on Eventbrite |
| Sat 16 Sep 2pm |
Group Walk: Belgrave’s Ever Changing Landscape (afternoon). Part of the Heritage Open Days. | From Belgrave Garden Park, opposite Belgrave Hall, Church Lane. | 2 miles. Steady pace. Around 90 minutes. | Details on Eventbrite |
| Wed 20 Sep 11am |
CANCELLED – Group Walk: Decorated Leicester – textiles art walk. We regret the Wednesday walk is cancelled due to adverse weather. |
Town Hall Square, off Horsefair Street. | Details on Eventbrite | |
| Sat 23 Sep 11am |
Group Walk: Decorated Leicester – textiles art walk. Visiting the Leicester Textile Festival. |
Town Hall Square, off Horsefair Street. | Short – under 1.5 miles. Steady pace. Between 75 – 90 minutes, allowing time to look at art/ craft work. | Details on Eventbrite |
| Sun 24 Sep 1pm |
The Susanna Watts Tour: Author of Leicester’s first travel guide, 1804. Part of the September ‘Open Streets‘ event. |
Leicester Guildhall | Short – under 1.5 miles. Steady pace. Around 90 minutes allowing for information stops. | Details on Eventbrite |
| Sat 30 Sep 11am |
Waterside Walk from the city centre to Abbey Park (return). | High Cross monument, Jubilee Square | 2.5 miles. Steady pace. Around 90 minutes. |
Details on Eventbrite |
*The walk duration includes pauses for information along the way.
**We regret we don’t allow dogs on our wildlife-themed walks.
Information about the pace of our walks (and much more) can be found on our Leicester City Council Group Walks page.
More walks will be added to the programme in time. Please watch this space…
Contact details
For group walk enquiries please contact:
Telephone: 0116 373 7589 (Monday to Friday 9am – 5.30pm)
Email: choosehowyoumove@leicester.gov.uk
We are happy to help during office hours, so please get in touch. We regret our phone line is not staffed at weekends or bank holidays.
