Sproxton and Buckminster
PUB WALK
Detailed walk map
Ordnance Survey mapping © Crown copyright. AM44/10.
The Crown, Sproxton
footpath sign you Buckminster see, striking out church diagonally across fields. Head for the large aerial in the distance (this is the Walthamon-the -Wolds transmitter – the main TV transmitter for all terrestrial channels in the East Midlands), aiming for the gap in the hedge.
busy road). Where the road bends left, go straight on down a smaller road. FOLLOW THIS smaller road, bearing right, and after about half a mile, go left at the footpath sign, over the stile. Cut diagonally over the field, going downhill to the next yellow waymarker.
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AT THE WAYMARKER go over the stile and then over another before crossing a bridge and following the hedge uphill. Sproxton soon comes into view. Follow the arrow towards the village.
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GO THROUGH the gap in the hedge and across another field towards another gap in the next hedge. Beyond this is a waymarker and a track on your right. Follow this track towards Buckminster.
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AT THE GARAGES turn left. When you reach the road turn right and walk through the village. Take your next left, following the sign to Sproxton. As the road bends right after the houses, turn left, following the footpath sign into fields.
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WALK TOWARDS the wooded area and beyond the trees carry straight on, following the hedge and yellow waymarker.
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SOON YOU reach the main B676. Turn right and follow the B676 for 150 yards (that’s the only time you need to walk on this
This 140-year-old pub won a bronze medal in the most recent East Midlands Tourism Awards for ‘Best Pub Experience’. The recently refurbished restaurant has a contemporary feel with an impressive floor-to-ceiling wine display. Both drinkers and diners are welcome and if the sun’s shining you might want to enjoy the beer garden. Great Food reviewer Rachel Quine – and diners we’ve spoken to who have eaten here since – have found the food and service to be excellent. Head chef David Presland’s menus are inspired by local, seasonal ingredients. The Crown Inn, Coston Road, Sproxton, Leics, LE14 4QB, thecrownatsproxton.co.uk
NOTES: We’ve done this walk and believe that the instructions are clear and accurate. It’s steep in places and likely to be muddy. Take a map – OS Explorer 247 – and allow enough time.
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GO OVER ANOTHER stile and follow the public footpath through Nook Farm before walking along The Nook back to your car (or back into The Crown Inn!).
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Spotted on the outskirts of Buckminster
Tollemache, Buckminster Situated on Buckminster’s Main Street, the Tollemache Arms has since February 2010 been run by two young couples who have refurbished the interior, introducing a library to go alongside the main bar and dining area. “The food was fantastic but this doesn’t quite feel like a proper country pub – it’s been modernised and is more like a dining-focused restaurant,” was the view of one Great Food subscriber who ate here recently. The pub’s website says “the bar is open to everyone, their muddy feet and their dogs.” That, plus the lure of good food, makes the Tollemache worth a visit. Tollemache Arms, 48 Main St, Buckminster, Leics NG33 5SA, tollemache-arms.co.uk
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