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From
the church at Thorpe Langton, walk along the Leicestershire Round footpath.
Keep following the Leicestershire Round signs, turning left onto a farm
track, then right again. Follow the path, which runs right along the field
boundary. At the end of this field, cross into the next field. Walk directly
across this field and the next, and continue along this long, straightish
footpath, crossing fields to the
village of
East Langton.
Follow
the Leicestershire Round, walking along the road to the village centre. Turn
right in the village, and then take a footpath on the left near to the pub.
The path bends around to the right, and then meets the Thorpe Langton road.
Cross over, onto a minor road, and walk into the village of Church Langton.
At the end of this road, near the church, turn left, and walk through the
village. At the B6047, turn left. Immediately after the last house on the
left, turn right down a footpath which follows the boundary between the
field and the house. Follow this path across the fields. When the path
splits, take the right fork, Keep on this path, and when the paths cross,
turn left, aiming slightly left of the church.
At the
end of this path, turn right onto the road, and walk through the village of
Tur Langton. At the B6047, turn left, then take a path immediately on your
right. Walk along this path, across fields, crossing over a brook,
eventually coming out in Stonton Wyville. At the road, turn right, keep on
this road out of the village, crossing over another road, and walk along the
track, which is part of the Leicestershire Round.
Shortly, take a path on the left, following the Leicestershire Round signs.
Climb to the top of the hill, turning right past a Trig Point. Follow the
Leicestershire round off to the right, slowly descending the hill, aiming to
the right of the first area of woodland. Walk through the second wood. Keep
going downhill, eventually joining a track, and walking back into the
village of Thorpe Langton.
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Living
North West of Leicester, I don’t do a lot of walking in this area. However,
I have visited the Langtons, a beautiful group of villages just outside
Market Harborough, and I decided that this would be a nice area to do a walk
around. The walk also slots neatly into the Leicestershire Round walks.
The
walk can be customised, starting in any of the villages along the way. East
Langton, Tur Langton, Church Langton and Thorpe Langton all have pubs
(although I have only visited the one in East Langton).
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