Group Walk: A heritage walk to Welford Road

Name: Group Walk: A heritage walk to Welford Road
Start: 2025-01-18T11:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-01-18T12:15:00+00:00
Location: Leicester Town Hall Square, off Horsefair Street (close to the Bike Park)

Schedule

Sat Jan 18 2025 at 11:00 am to 12:15 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Leicester Town Hall Square, off Horsefair Street (close to the Bike Park) | Leicester, EN

A walk from the city centre to Welford Road (and back) discovering features of heritage interest along the way.
About this Event

Group Walk: A heritage walk to Welford Road (and back)
Saturday 18 January at 11am
Starting from Town Hall Square, off Horsefair Street (near the Bike Park)
Around 75 minutes. Steady pace. 1.2 miles.

Information about the pace of our walks (and much more) can be found on our Leicester City Council Group Walks page.

Join us for walk from the city centre to Welford Road, discovering locations of heritage interest along the way. We include some of Leicester's fashionable 19th century buildings as well as homes for workers, the hospital and Pr*son, providing light information as we go. This walk is presented by one of our Walk Volunteers.

Booking information
This short walk is free to attend, but numbers are limited so please book via Eventbrite to secure your place or phone 0116 373 7589 when booking has opened. Please note our phone line is answered during office hours only (Monday to Friday, 9am-5.30pm), not at weekends or bank holidays.

If you are no longer able to attend, please cancel via Eventbrite or contact us by phone (during office hours)so we can allow others the opportunity to attend.

Travel

The city centre is served by buses. To help plan your journey on public transport, by car, cycle or on foot check out the online journey planner tool at www.choosehowyoumove.co.uk

New Walkers

If you have not walked with Leicester City Council before we will ask you to complete our Walker Registration form in advance of the walk online or by phone. You will receive an email with a link to the online form in the days leading up to the event. You only need to do this once and can attend any of our walks thereafter (subject to booking a place on Eventbrite).

Dress for the weather

Remember to dress appropriately for the weather. Our group walks will go ahead in most weather. We recommend the following:

Comfortable sturdy footwear
Bring a raincoat or umbrella in case of rain
On cooler days wear appropriate layers and a coat/jacket
On warmer days a sunhat and sunscreen are recommended.
Please bring a bottle of water with you.

Group size

We kindly ask walkers to book in advance, to help us keep our group sizes manageable.

Self-guided routes

If you have been unable to book onto one of our group walks, or you prefer to explore with your family or friends, self-guided routes are available to download from the routes page of our Choose How You Move website or via the Go Jauntly smartphone app. For other ideas, do check out our Walk Inspiration page which features walk videos and quiz trails. Enjoy exploring Leicester on foot.