Head to some of these beauty spots in the county for a stroll
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 5.4 miles (8.7km) Time to walk: Just over a couple of hours, but you can also detour into the town centre & gallery & museum Difficulty: Mainly on …
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 4 miles (6.44km) Time to walk: Roughly an hour & a half Difficulty: A mixture of surfaces &, please note, this is a hilly walk Parking: Carefully &…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 10 miles (16.1km) Time to walk: This is quite a long walk & can be done in around 3.5 hours, but why would you want to as there’s lots to stop &a…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 6.1 miles (9.76 km) Time to walk: It took me about 2.25 hours, but I was following very old instructions & struggled at times to know whether I was on …
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 6.4 miles (10.3km) Time to walk: Roughly 2.5 hours Difficulty: This is an easy walk with no stiles, on village paths, field edges, across fields & some…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 7 miles (11.27 km) Time to walk: Around 3 hours. There’s nowhere to stop on this route so maybe take a few sarnies as there plenty of places to have …
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: Less than 1 mile Time to walk: Roughly 30 minutes Difficulty: All on hard paths Parking: Roadside in the village Public toilets: Cafe or the Sondes Arms Ma…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 6.3 miles (10.1km) Time to walk: Roughly 2.5 hours Difficulty: Easy, flat walking. It’s really dog friendly apart from one high stile which you will …
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 5.25 miles (8.5 km) Time to walk: Roughly 2.5 hours but, as it’s flat you could walk a lot quicker, or visit one of the many pubs en-route & take…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 6.5 miles (10.3km) Time to walk: Depends on whether you want to stop for a pint, a cuppa & a browse, but about 2.5 hours at a leisurely stroll Difficul…
PLEASE NOTE: The footpath at point 10 is closed until June 2028. Turn right & walk carefully along the lane (there are wide verges). At the end turn right to pick up the route again The ‘…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 1.87 miles (3 km) Time to walk: There’s no real time limit on this walk as you may wish to stop off at many of the places on the way Difficulty: Flat…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 3.5 miles (5.63 km) Time to walk: Roughly an hour & a quarter, but you know us by now…there’s pubs, places to sit & enjoy, photos to take, lo…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 5.4 miles (8.69km) Time to walk: Just over 2 hours depending on the weather Difficulty: Mostly flat on a mixture of surfaces. There is some minor road walk…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 6.6 miles (10.65km) Time to walk: Just under 3 hours with stopping to take pictures of the fabulous views Difficulty: A mixture of hard surfaces & fiel…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 3.7 miles (5.94km) Time to walk: Roughly 1 hour 20 minutes at a steady pace Difficulty: A mixture of field edges, gravel & hard paths. This is an ̶…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 4 miles (6.44km) Time to walk: Roughly one & a half hours Difficulty: A mostly flat walk. There are a few hills, but nothing too strenuous Parking: Ca…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 4.25 miles (6.84km) Time to walk: Roughly 1.5 hours, although some of the scenery is so good you might want to pause & take it all in a few times Diffi…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 4.75 miles (7.64km) Time to walk: Just over a couple of hours at a steady pace, but there’s also some opportunity stops on the route Difficulty: Pretty flat easy…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 7.5 miles (12.1km) Time to walk: Roughly 3.5 hours Difficulty: Pretty much all off road along forest tracks & fields. There’s no major hills, but…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 4.8 miles (7.72km) Time to walk: Roughly an hour & three quarters Difficulty: This is a walk on a mixture of surfaces including field & woodland tr…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 4.5 miles (7.24km) Time to walk: We did this walk in March 2014 when the fields were drying out. It took us about 2 hours, but that was with stops for phot…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 9.32 miles (15.57 km) Time to walk: It is possible to this walk in 2.5 hours, but there is so much to stop off & look at that, first time, it’s b…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 9.32 miles (15.57 km) Time to walk: It is possible to this walk in 2.5 hours, but there is so much to stop off & look at that, first time, it’s b…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 9.8 miles (15.8km) Time to walk: We walked this on a very hot summer’s day in July 2018. With a few water stops it took roughly 3.5 hours Difficulty:…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 10.2 miles (16.4 km) Time to walk: Can be done in just under 4 hours Difficulty: A mixture of hard & field paths so may be muddy at times. Mostly flat …
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 3.75 miles (6.04km) Time to walk: It’s quite hilly so allow a good couple of hours Difficulty: Mainly off road. It’s a hilly walk & some pa…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 6.65 miles (10.7km) Time to walk: Around 2.5 hours Difficulty: The walk pretty much covers every surface, quiet roads, village paths, field edges, across f…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 4.5 miles (7.24km) Time to walk: This one will only take you a couple of hours, but yet again it’s a ‘picnic’ walk & let me ask you a…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 5.9 miles (9.4km) Time to walk: 2 hours, although there’s an opportunity for a stop in Crick, plus you could also combine it with our excellent Crick…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 4 miles (6.5km) Time to walk: About 1.5 – 2 hours including stops for drinks, chats with the locals &, of course…photos! Difficulty: Once away fr…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 6.31 miles (10.16 km) Time to walk: This walk took me 2 hours 20 mins, but then I was stopping to look at lots, chatting to the locals with their dogs &…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 7 miles (11.3km) Time to walk: Just under 3 hours Difficulty: A mixture of field & some road walking that may be wet in winter. There are a couple of m…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 3.11 miles (5 km) Time to walk: Roughly 90 minutes Difficulty: This walk is mainly on village paths, across fields & on field tracks. There are severa…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 8 miles (12.9 km) Time to walk: We did this walk in November 2013 & in parts it’s very, very muddy so careful as you go & in the winter wear …
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 8.8 miles (14.16 km), with a bail out option at mile 3 Time to walk: Can be done in just under 3.5 hours Difficulty: A mixture of hard & field paths, s…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 8.5 miles (13.7km) Time to walk: Roughly 3.25 hours Difficulty: This is a very flat walk Parking: Carefully & considerately on the road in Great Oakley…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 4.1 miles (6.6km) Time to walk: Just under 2 hours at a steady pace Difficulty: A mixture of surfaces, including a short stretch of road walking. Some stil…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 5.5 miles (8.85km) Time to walk: Between 2 – 2.5 hours Difficulty: Mostly across field so may be muddy. There are also quite a few inclines so good f…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 6.3 miles (10.2km) Time to walk: Roughly two & a quarter hours Difficulty: The walk crosses fields, field paths & village paths. There are several …
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 5.2 miles (8.4 km) Time to walk: Roughly 2 hours 15 minutes at a steady pace Difficulty: A few steep hills Parking: Outside the Three Cranes pub in Great C…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 7.5 miles (12.1km) Time to walk: Roughly 3.5 hours, but it depends how long you wish to stay in the garden Difficulty: Mainly across field paths. There are…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 3.55 miles (5.71km) Time to walk: Roughly 1 hour Difficulty: An easy walk suitable for when the field paths are muddy. Most of the walk is on single track …
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 5.8 miles (9.33km) Time to walk: About 1hr 45mins, with plenty of sky gazing watching the kites….. Difficulty: Quiet country lanes, farm tracks, grass path…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 3.08 miles (4.95 km) Time to walk: Roughly 1.5 hours Difficulty: This walk takes in the old airfield, walking mainly on grassy tracks & field edges, so…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 8.5 miles (13.67 km) Time to walk: Roughly 4 hours Difficulty: A long walk. but fairly flat. There are lots of stiles, which you’ll need to lift your…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 11.4 miles (18.35km) Time to walk: 4.5 hours Difficulty: Easy but tiring & very flat, but long & would be very wet in the winter months Parking: St…
The ‘Needs to Know’ Distance: 5.26 miles (8.5 km) Time to walk: Lots of photo opportunities so allow up to 3 hours Difficulty: All on hard surface apart from the path around Sixfields R…
