lockdown walks, either starting from north …...lockdown walks, either starting from north...
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Lockdown walks, either starting from North Newington or with a short drive to a start point. All walks are
based on public footpaths with minimal road sections. They start and end at a village green or pub for ease
of parking and refreshment at the end! All are loaded on the OS Maps app if you have it under the name
shown here, or if you want I can send you a GPX file to load in mapping software or a sat nav’ device for
walking. Have fun! Richard Moyle. [email protected]
WALK 1 RATLEY ARLESCOTE WARMINGTON
2 HOUR WALK OVER 4.2 MILES WITH 500 FT
ASCENT ACROSS THE WALK.
Start at Ratley and park by pub / church,
and when Covid is all over go for a pint at
the Rose and Crown – good food too. The
walk picks up three long trails, Centenary
Way, Battlefields Trail and the Macmillan
Way, good views along the way.
Warmington has a nice green that you could
divert to for a break along the way, before
heading back to Ratley along the Macmillan
way.
WALK 2 NORTH NEWINGTON TO
WROXTON AND WROXTON ABBEY LAKES
Pleasant two hour walk across the fields
and back with circular route, 4.13 miles.
Take a stroll around the beautiful lakes in
the Abbey which is open in hours of
daylight.
Please note they do not allow bikes, or
dogs in the Abbey Grounds and picnics
are not permitted.
Check out the 3 follies belonging to the
Abbey en route – Dovecote, Obelisk and
Archway. Test your school boy / girl Latin
on the Obelisk’s inscriptions
WALK 3 SHENINGTON TO UPTON
HOUSE AND BACK
5.7 miles, 2.5 hours, 350 ft ascent
across walk.
Park on or near the green by The Bell
at Shenington (handy for a pint or
meal on your return) and follow trail
clockwise to Upton House and then
back to Shenington. There is a road
walk stretch (600 metre) from Upton
House car park to the turn off onto a
path but the verge is wide and safely
walkable despite it being a busy
road. Could make a shorter walk by
using the Macmillan Way path to cut
across the middle back to
Shenington.
WALK 4 EPWELL TO SHENINGTON
4.7 miles, 2 hours, 360 ft
height gain
Start at the green at
Shenington or at Epwell,
both have good pubs for a
refreshment afterwards and
food.
I would suggest starting at
Shenington and head
towards Epwell in an
anticlockwise direction as
the views are better