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Group Walks in April

12:00am - 11:59pm

Welcome to our group walks programme for April 2025.  

Walks are free to attend but places must be booked. For full details of each walk and to book, please visit Eventbrite via the links below.  Alternatively, book by phone during office hours (excludes weekends and bank holidays). Our contact details are at the bottom of the page.

Information about the pace of our walks (and much more) can be found on our Leicester City Council Group Walks page.

Our Walks this month…

Saturday 5 April at 11am
Special Interest Walk: Gilroes Cemetery and Around. A heritage walk.
Starting from: Gilroes Cemetery main gates, Groby Road.
Finishing: Glenfield Hospital.
Pace: Steady.
Duration and distance: Around 90 minutes, with information stops. 1.5 miles.
For full details and to book visit Eventbrite

 

 

Saturday 12 April at 11am
Special Interest Walk: Seasonal Tree Tour in Abbey Park (Spring Blossom)
Starting and finishing: Outside the pavilion cafe in Abbey Park
Pace: Steady.
Duration and distance: Around 90 minutes, with information stops. 1.3 miles.
For full details and to book visit Eventbrite

 

For those unable to join the group walk, a self-guided trail is available to download.
Abbey Park Blossom – self-guided tree trail.

 

Monday 14 April at 2pm
Special Interest Walk: In and around Victoria Park. A heritage walk.
Starting from: Victoria Park main gates on London Road.
Finishing: On New Walk by De Montfort Street (beside the Belmont Hotel).
Pace: Steady
Duration and distance: Around 90+ minutes, with information stops. 1.8 miles
For full details and to book visit Eventbrite

 

Wednesday 16 April at 10am
Wildlife Walk: A Walk on the Wild Side in Knighton Park and Spinney
Starting from: Knighton Park’s main car park, off Palmerstone Way
Pace: Steady.
Duration: Around 90+ minutes, with information stops.
Note: We regret we don’t allow dogs on Walk on the Wild Side (wildlife-themed) walks.
For full details and to book visit Eventbrite

 

Wednesday 23 April at 11am
Let’s Get Together Social Stroll: on St George’s Day
Starting from: city centre venue – TBC.
Finishing: Leicester Guildhall.
Pace: Steady.
Duration: Around 1 hour 45 minutes in total, starting with a 60-minute cafe social, followed by a 45-minute walk with short stops. Accessible.
For full details and to book visit Eventbrite

 

Saturday 26 April at 11am
Longer walk: A Green Walk from Aylestone Hall Gardens to the city centre
Starting from: Aylestone Hall Gardens, off Aylestone Road.
Finishing: Jubilee Square, city centre.
Pace: Steady
Duration: Up to 90 minutes. 2.6 miles.
For full details and to book visit Eventbrite

 

The walks listed on this page are brought to you by the Choose How You Move team. 
You may also be interested in a different programme of regular group walks by the Live Well team. For details visit  Live Well Walk More 

Please consider travelling to our events sustainably – on foot, by bike or by public transport. The Choose How You Move journey planner can help you plan your journey from A to B.

 

Contact details

For group walk enquiries please contact:

Telephone: 0116 373 7589 (Monday to Friday 9am – 5.30pm, excluding bank holidays).
Email: choosehowyoumove@leicester.gov.uk

We are happy to help during office hours, so please get in touch. We regret our phone line is not staffed at weekends or bank holidays. 

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