Walks around Northamptonshire

[Alfahorn]

I thought I would start a new thread for people to post walks that they have done round our fine county.

First up.

Lyveden Way - I did this yesterday, it was great!

http://www.ramblers.co.uk/walksfinder/walkInfo.php...

[Alfahorn]

Just me then!

[Nicol@]

This is Pistonheads and you expect us to walk?!

Seriously, your thread is a good idea. If we can't suggest a walk, it might get some of us out there exploring instead.

[central]

Pitsford is an obvious one.

[The_Burg]

Brampton Valley Way, runs Market Harboro to Northampton.
Not usually too muddy as its old railway bed.
(Incredibly muddy if you take one of the other paths off it and fall down a hill, as did last week!).
Two huge dark tunnels to go through too.
Nice pub for lunch at Brampton holt.

[luckyb]

tenfoot walk, circular round northampton, 50ish miles
Plan to try and do this over one of the bank holiday weekends with my son this year, overnighting in either a pub, or a tent. Any interest?

see here http://www.tenfootclub.org.uk/

[central]

luckyb said:

50ish miles

I have trouble driving that far.

[tom617]

well you shouldn't drive a tvr then

[tom617]

don't know if it counts but rutland water is a good walk had to walk it on my college course last year. there is also sywell reservoir a good walk aswell.

[Matt172]

we biked around Rutland last year, great fun on a tandem

[central]

tom617 said:

well you shouldn't drive a tvr then

Edited by central on Friday 25th January 16:29

[ITtina]

Walked round Dunstable Downs last Sunday, good day out very steep hills.

[Alfahorn]

Nicol@ said:

This is Pistonheads and you expect us to walk?!

Seriously, your thread is a good idea. If we can't suggest a walk, it might get some of us out there exploring instead.

LOL.

We live in such a beautiful county, you can learn so much by exploring it on foot.

I plan to walk from Loddington to Lamport, visiting Faxton and Draughton along the way next week.

[Alfahorn]

The_Burg said:

Brampton Valley Way, runs Market Harboro to Northampton.
Not usually too muddy as its old railway bed.
(Incredibly muddy if you take one of the other paths off it and fall down a hill, as did last week!).
Two huge dark tunnels to go through too.
Nice pub for lunch at Brampton holt.

Yep, done that a few times it's a great route.

[BazMV6]

We're off around Bucknell Woods (near Silverstone) later this weekend - counting birds as we go for the BTO Bird Atlas.

[stormin]

Recommend Salcey Forest for walks, good for beginners, but with different lenght paths good for a more strenuous walk too.

Weather today it would be fab, but I'm housebound after an op. at the moment, so can't get out to enjoy it with the family, otherwise we'd be down there.

[Matt172]

BazMV6 said:

We're off around Bucknell Woods (near Silverstone) later this weekend - counting birds as we go for the BTO Bird Atlas.

think me and Di had a walk there when we lived in towcester. there is a bird spotting thread on here too if you're a bit of a twitcher

[tom617]

the wildlife trust website has a lot of different places you can go and walk,in Northamptonshire http://www.wildlifebcnp.org/reserves/county.php?co...

[Alfahorn]

Alfahorn said:

I plan to walk from Loddington to Lamport, visiting Faxton and Draughton along the way next week.

Did this today, great weather for walking, clear sky, reasonably firm under foot and I got back just before it went dark.

Visited the site of the old village of Faxton, all that remains are the church yard including a font and a couple of tomb stones.

[BazMV6]

Alfahorn said:

Visited the site of the old village of Faxton, all that remains are the church yard including a font and a couple of tomb stones.

I visited Faxton late last year - amazing place stuck in the middle of a field - not the sort of place you'd stumble across accidentally!