John Clare Countryside Trails.
Landscapes of John Clare Countryside
Featured John Clare Landscape Trails
(Click Maps to see a bigger version)
John Clare Lost Landscape
Short Loop from Helpston, John Clare Cottage:
4 miles (6km)
Full description of the short loop (4 miles) is here:
https://literaryrambles.org/walks/uk/england/east-of-england/helpston-cambridgeshire-john-clare-7590
Link to Helpston Loop on OS Maps
GPX Download
Long ramble across John Clare Landscape between Castor and Stamford:
11 miles (18 km)
Link to Long Ramble across JCC on OS Maps
GPX Download
This Blog post give you a sense of the Lost Landscape of John Clare
A Listening Heart
Nature’s pace through the seasons is slow. Come with me as I sit for a while in her company as she slows us down, restores and quietens our restless 21st century spirits.
— Richard Sutton
https://alisteningheart.blog/2020/03/05/country-walks-with-john-clare/
Flythroughs of these routes look interesting however they are big files (not recommended on 4G)
Flythrough Helpston short Loop
Flythrough Long Ramble across JCC
Ermine Street Heritage Landscape
15 Miles (24 km)
The Slow Ways describe a lovely walk between Stamford and Peterborough with at least 4 opportunities for refreshments along the way:
Ferry Meadows Country Park
Castor Coffee Shop
Barnack Pub
Burghley House Coffee shop and Orangery
https://beta.slowways.org/SlowWay/Stapet
Ermine Street Heritage Landscape based on Slow Way between Peterborough and Stamford
Link to Ermine Street Heritage LandscapeTrail on OS Maps
Fen Edge Landscape Trail
Werrington to the Welland.
A new 10 mile circular, John Clare Countryside Trail across the Fen Edge in the North East corner of Peterborough, where John Clare and his family lived from 1832. SAJ 2022
This trail will consist of linked natural corridors providing public access both on foot and by cycle, to local Heritage sites, promoting the biodiversity, history and culture of our distinctive area.
Link to Fen Edge trail on OS Maps
For a full description and map see here
The flythrough of this route looks interesting however it is a big file (not recommended on 4G)
Flythrough of Fen Edge Landscape
Nene Valley Landscape Trail
This route has 3 loops across the Nene Valley, meaning that walks can range from an easy 2 mile stoll to an all day 16 mile walk.
You can start from the centre of Peterborough, Near Orton Mere, somewhate in Ferry Meadows or even at Nene Valley Railways.
Refreshments can be found at:
The pub and hotel by the rowing lake
Two cafes in Ferry Meadows
The coffee shop in Castor or its 2 pubs
And at Nene Valley Steam Railway
Link to Nene Valley Trails in OS Maps
The flythrough of this route looks interesting however it is a big file (not recommended on 4G)
Climate Resilient Welland Waterways
Bainton Loop:
5 miles (8km)
For a full description of this route with 20 points of interest see the description here
Link to Welland Circular Trail on OS Maps
PDF version of the map with numbered points of interest
The flythrough of this route looks interesting however it is a big file (not recommended on 4G)
East Rockingham Landscape Trail
4 Miles (6.5 km)
Start and end at Wittering Church
For a full description of the route see here
Link to East Rockingham Trail on OS Maps
The flythrough of this route looks interesting however it is a big file (not recommended on 4G)
There are many other routes around the John Clare Countryside.
Follow the links to see the full detail of each route.
Footprints of John Clare
Stamford Barnack Petal
Helpston: Poets favourite places
John Clare Country
Castor: Salters Trail
Hereward Way
https://www.walkingenglishman.com/ldp/herewardway.html
Purple line
NB the slow ways route is a better off-road path near Sacrawell Mill https://beta.slowways.org/SlowWay/Stapet
Hoblers Way: Coast to Coast
Torpel Way
Walking close to The Torpel Way between Peterborough
and Stamford by Clive Brown
and Stamford by Clive Brown
Regular price £4.00
https://www.peterboroughgiftshop.com/products/walks-walking-close-to-the-torpel-way-between-stamford-and-peterborough
Cycling routes around Helpston
Bainton Circular walk
Lightsome Step Walk
Note: Because of the on-road sections this a route for a mountain bike rather than walking and there are some gates and styles to negotiate.
Lightsome Step Walk
by Tony Cook
“Thy lightsome step sheds joy in every place”
https://www.poetry.com/poem/22290/summer-images
Big Wild Walk: 30km
Big Wild Walk, 24th - 30th October, is The Wildlife Trusts' annual fundraising challenge where people all over the UK walk for people and for planet.
By taking part in the Big Wild Walk, you'll be directly supporting our 30 by 30 mission, to protect and connect 30% of land and seas for nature's recovery by 2030. You can choose whatever challenge suits you best, but here's a few you might want to try:
Walk 30km during the Big Wild Walk week
Walk 30km in 3 days
Walk 30km in 1 day