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| Walking by the pretty route adds three mile |
Our usual blogger was away on holiday but had suggested the attached walk
for this week - just over 5 miles with a
stop in the middle at The Shires in Peatling Parva.
I did the walk on Wednesday afternoon (very hot). 3 Fields with bullocks in them and about 9 styles.
Start:
Peatling Magna - Parked near The Old Cock Inn, Main Street,
Peatling Magna. .
Started by going down the hill towards Peatling Parva and turned right at the signpost (Leicester
Round). Through fields (buttercups and
horses) eventually turning left onto Mere Road (shaded path through
trees). Kept going towards the
windmills.
Eventually at the junction of paths took the left hand
path. Bit rough and muddy at
first then across fields and through the farmyard to the road. Picked up the footpath – Peatling Parva ¼ mile. 3 styles then out through the churchyard and
on to The Shires for refreshments.
Part 2:
Back up the hill towards the Church then took the footpath
alongside Long Folly Farm. Entered fields
(first cows) taking diagonal path across the field and round the back of Peatling
Hall.
Followed the path across fields towards Peatling Magna, path is
not well used so looked ahead to yellow markers, eventually arriving at the
crossroads. (Peatling Magna ¼ mile). Took the footpath towards the back of the
church to avoid walking along the road.
Walked round the Church and back to the start.
Report on the Walk.
The weather wasn’t looking too good as twelve walkers met in
Cosby Village Hall Car Park. We decided to go on a round walk starting in
Peatling Magna, walking to Peatling Parva and then back again.
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| Muddy in parts |
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| Plenty of styles |
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| Overgrown |
All the time the weather was brightening and when the sun
shone it was quite warm.
We took the Leicestershire Round from Peatling Magna through
fields of buttercups and horses then headed south along Mere Road towards
Peatling Parva. The recent sunshine and
rain had caused the wildflowers to bloom and the paths were quite
overgrown. In a couple of places the
recent rains made the path quite muddy.
The walk comes out into Peatling Parva through the churchyard.
Our half way stop was at The Shires in Peatling Parva where
most of us had coffee and mint chocolates sitting outside in the sunshine.
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| Through the tall grass |
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| Somebody's back garden |
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| Through the trees |
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| The Leaders |
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| The followers |
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| Cow takes an interest in passer-by |
We walked back towards the chuch then took the path along
the side of Long Folly Farm, continuing on behind Peatling Hall and through
fields of sheep and cows. We continued across pasture land to Peatling Magna
arriving into the village from behind the Church.
We all agreed it was one of the most pleasant walks we had taken for
some time.
About 5½ miles.
