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Beacon Hill to Bradgate Park This leaflet can be used in conjunction with The National Forest Way OS Explorer maps 233, 245 & 246 The National Forest Way takes walkers on a 75-mile journey through a transforming Stage 1: landscape, from the National Memorial Start Arboretum in Staffordshire to Beacon Hill Country Park in Leicestershire. Beacon Hill to On the way, you will discover the area’s evolution from a rural landscape, through industrialisation and its decline, to the Bradgate Park modern-day creation of a new forest, where 21st-century life is threaded through a mosaic Length: 7¼ miles / 11¾ kilometres of green spaces and settlements. The trail leads through young and ancient End woodlands, market towns and the industrial heritage of this changing landscape. Burton upon Trent About this stage Swadlincote Start: Beacon Hill, Woodhouse Eaves (LE12 8TA) Ashby End: Bradgate Park, Newtown Linford (LE6 0HB) de la Zouch Coalville On this first westbound section, the National Forest Way leads you through the craggy uplands of Charnwood. En route you will go through ancient woodlands and pass some of the oldest rocks in Britain. Heathland characterises the open summits affording stunning views of the surrounding countryside The National Forest Way was created by a and, in the distance, the city of Leicester. partnership of the National Forest Company, Derbyshire County Council, Leicestershire County Council and Staffordshire County The National Forest Company Council, with the generous Bath Yard, Moira, Swadlincote, support of Fisher German. Derbyshire DE12 6BA Telephone: 01283 551211 Enquiries: www.nationalforestway.co.uk/contact Website: www.nationalforest.org To find out more, visit: Photos: Jacqui Rock, Lesley Hextall, Martin Vaughan, www.nationalforestway.co.uk Chris Beech and 2020Vision (Ben Hall & Danny Green) Maps reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of HMSO. © Crown copyright and database right (2014). All rights reserved. Licence number 100021056. Route directions: Westbound Beacon Hill to 3 Bradgate Park 1 1 2 4 1 Leave the lower car park by going through 6 the wooden barrier (at the opposite end to the entrance from the road). Go straight 5 ahead along the surfaced path, passing the 7 wooden sculpture of a man. Keep following 8 the surfaced path, ignoring the paths to the 11 right and left. 2 2 Go through the metal gate and keep on the 9 10 gravel path, once again ignoring paths to the right and left. The path will take you to the top of Beacon Hill. 12 3 Once you have enjoyed the view, keep 13 following the main path, which will now go slightly downhill, through a metal gate and 14 on down the slope. 8 Once you reach the wooden 4 At the fork in the path, take the left turn. fence with the metal kissing gate, 15 go through the gate and then turn 16 NOTE: If you turn right at this point, you will reach a second car park with public toilets. right. Keep following the path along the edge of the field with the dry stone wall 3 5 At the next fork in the path, next to a on your right. As the path bends to the left wooden carving of a head, take the right- slightly, keep following the path to a metal hand fork and keep following the main path gate. 17 for about 800m. 9 At the gate, go straight on towards the road, 19 18 6 Turn right where you see a turn-off and which you should be able to see ahead of a waymarker. You should be able to see you. Turn left through the metal gate at the 13 At the next another gate and the road ahead of you entrance to follow Maplewell Road downhill once you’ve done that. There are two sets junction, turn for about 250m before turning right to head right up Swithland of gates with a chicane at the side of each of up Victoria Road. them. Go through both of these, crossing a Road. Take care as cycle track as you do so, to reach the road. 10 At the top of Victoria Road, veer left to go up the pavement gives way by the side of the wall with a gate set in it. to wide verges. 7 Carefully cross the road and walk up the Follow the path until you reach the gateway drive opposite, heading for Broombriggs 14 After about 100m, the road bears right. At at the end, where you turn right onto the this point, turn off left through the gateway Farm. Continue straight on past the first road, which is signed Brand Hill. footpath almost immediately on your left. into Swithland Wood. 11 Keep following the road for about 800m, About 50m further along the drive, take a 15 Follow the path straight ahead, ignoring the left turn through a gap in the dry stone wall, going past the Wheatsheaf Inn on your right. paths to the right. You should be able to see onto the permissive bridleway. Go through 12 At the junction, turn right (signposted for fields behind the trees on your left. Keep the gate, and continue on diagonally across Swithland) and follow the road as it curves to following the path at the waymarker as it the field. the left. bears slightly right. 16 Within about 50m, turn right, following the obvious path. You will soon see a picnic bench on your right in a clearing in the wood, which might make an ideal spot to 14 stop for a rest. 17 When the path splits, go straight on, ignoring 15 the path on the right. Again, keep straight on 16 going slightly uphill, ignoring the bridleway to your left. 3 18 At the junction of the paths, take the bridleway to your right and follow it to the edge of the wood. The bridleway now turns 17 left and runs alongside the wood to Roecliffe Road. 19 18 19 Cross the road and follow the path uphill, 23 Bear left where the with the field on your right and the hedge paths cross, and keep on your left. You should now be able to see going to the left side 21 Old John Tower in the distance ahead of of the plantations. you. Carry straight on uphill for about 500m, Once you reach the 20 passing over a wooden stile if the gate is walled copse of trees, shut, until you reach a T-junction in the go straight on along 22 paths. the side of it, and walk towards the gap in the 20 Climb over the first stile and turn right along wall you should see ahead the track. Don’t go through the second gate of you. Go through the which is opposite the stile you crossed. You gap in the wall, and keep will meet a stile along the track, which you 23 walking straight ahead 4 cross and continue straight on through a down towards the ruins of wooden gate. Bradgate House. 21 When you reach the tall kissing gate on your 24 At the side of the ruins, bear 24 left, you need to go through this and head right towards the walled towards Old John Tower, which you can see enclosure you can see. Just 25 on top of the hill. before the enclosure, turn End NOTE: Should you need them, there are right along a wide surfaced toilets to your right before you go through track. the gate. 25 Follow this for about 1,000m 22 Once you reach the Tower you can enjoy the as it runs alongside the stream, views across the park and on to Leicester. admiring the waterfalls along the Set off down the other side of the hill. You way. You will reach the tall ornate will see two plantations of trees about 750m park gates, which you go through ahead of you. Head towards the left hand to enter the car park and arrive at side of them. the end of this stage. Useful Information Points of interest along this stage Parking 1 Beacon Hill Country Park 3 Swithland Wood Car parking is available at Beacon Hill and Rising to a height of 245 Swithland Wood is an attractive Bradgate Park. metres, Beacon Hill is the and atmospheric area of second highest point in ancient woodland, a remnant Please note that there is a charge for parking Leicestershire. Look out for the of the original Charnwood at both sites and also be aware of car park unusual rock formation, which Forest oak woods. Designated closing times before setting off. has been dubbed the ‘Old Man as a Site of Special Scientific of Beacon Hill’. The Country Interest, Swithland Wood is an Park has won awards for its important habitat for a wide management, most visible in range of plant and animal the grazing sheep, cattle and species including bluebell and Public transport alpaca that are moved around wood anemone. Woodhouse Eaves is on the 154 the site to graze the grassland and heathland. Loughborough-Leicester bus route (Mon-Fri) and 123 Loughbrough-Leicester (Sat only). 2 Broombriggs Farm 4 Bradgate Park Newtown Linford is on the 120 Coalville- Broombriggs provides a Bradgate Park is an historic Leicester bus route (Mon-Sat). fascinating insight into medieval deer park in the heart Change at Anstey to travel between the start the workings of a typical of the ancient Charnwood and finish of the stage. Charnwood arable and Forest. It retains much of livestock farm. Follow the its original wild and rugged For detailed information on timetables, call circular way-marked trail landscape with dramatic rocky Traveline on 0871 200 22 33 (charges apply).
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