Group Walk - Abbey Park riverside walk via Belgrave Hall

Name: Group Walk - Abbey Park riverside walk via Belgrave Hall
Start: 2026-01-31T11:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-01-31T13:00:00+00:00
Location: Abbey Park - meeting outside the cafe

Schedule

Sat Jan 31 2026 at 11:30 am to 01:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Abbey Park - meeting outside the cafe | Leicester, EN

Join us for a winter walk along the scenic River Soar, passing familiar landmarks, Abbey Pumping Station & Belgrave Hall. Booking from 1 Jan
About this Event

Group Walk - Abbey Park riverside walk via Belgrave Hall
Saturday 31 January at 11.30am
Starting in Abbey Park, outside the cafe.
Around 90 minutes, steady pace.
Optional cafe stop afterwards (allow extra time).
At nearly 3 miles, this is one of our longer walks.
Information about the pace of our walks, what to wear/bring, the weather and much more can be found on our City Council Group Walks page.

Step out with us for a pleasant winter warmer walk along the scenic River Soar. We pass familiar landmarks including the National Space Centre, Abbey Pumping Station and Belgrave Hall before returning to beautiful Abbey Park via combination of residential and riverside paths. We may pause for a little light information along the way, but we will mostly keep moving on this walk. Booking opens 1 January 2025.
Please note – if need be, we may lead a variation of this route to avoid the areas prone to flooding.

Booking

This short walk is free to attend, but numbers are limited. Please book via Eventbrite to secure your place when booking has opened.

Walk information: phone 0116 454 2860. Please note our phone line is usually answered Monday to Friday 9am-5pm, but the line will be closed over the festive period from 18 December 2025 and will reopen on 5 January 2026.

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.

New Walkers

If you have not walked with Leicester City Council before we will ask you to complete our Walker Registration form. You will receive information about how to do so by email 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 warm layers (hat, scarf, gloves) and a coat/jacket
It's advisable to bring a bottle of water with you.

Group size

We kindly ask walkers to book a place, 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.