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Welcome to our group walks programme for September 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…
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New! Special Interest Walk – War & Peace: People and Places associated with WWI Starting from Orton Square, near Curve theatre. For details and to book visit Eventbrite
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Wildlife Walk – A Walk on the Wild Side – Aylestone Meadows south and Great Central Way Wednesday 17 September at 10.30am Starting from the car park at the end of Marsden Lane, off Aylestone Road. A Walk on the Wild Side is hosted by an experienced wildlife expert who will lead you around the meadows, pausing to talk about the different types of insects, plants, birds and other wildlife found here. Please note: Aylestone Meadows includes soft, uneven paths and gates so this is not an accessible route.
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Special Interest Walk – On the trail of Arthur Wakerley from Spinney Hill Park Saturday 20 September at 11am Starting outside the cafe, centre of Spinney Hill Park Join us for a group walk through the area around Spinney Hill Park, taking in some of the work of renowned architect Arthur Wakerley in the late 19th and early-20th century.
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Social Walk – Let’s Get Together Social Stroll – September Wednesday 24 September at 11am Starting from Town Hall Square, off Horsefair Street (near the Bike Park). Just over 1 mile. Steady pace. This month, our social and walk will have a family history theme. We’ll first head to a local venue for our fun social quiz. Then we’ll head out on a short city stroll discovering places connected with renowned Leicester families, uncovering a few ‘history gems’ about them along the way. We’ll finish with a free short visit to the Leicestershire and Rutland Family History Society, where a member of their team will explain a little about the services available.
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New! Special Interest Walk – Gilroes Revisited Saturday 27 September at 11am Starting from main gates of Gilroes Cemetery, Groby Road Following our first walk in Gilroes Cemetery earlier this year, we return for a new themed heritage walk discovering more fascinating stories of Leicester’s former residents and a little local history. We present new content at this walk and you don’t need to have attended the first walk to enjoy this one.
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Special Interest Walk – Leicester’s Former Leisure and Entertainment Venues Sunday 28 September at 12.45pm Starting in Town Hall Square, off Horsefair Street (close to the Bike Park). On this walk we’ll take a light look at former leisure and entertainment venues in the city which have since closed. Some are within living memory, whilst others date from the 19th century. Join us to reminisce or simply to discover a little about Leicester in past times. This is a repeat of the walk first presented in 2023.
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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 454 2822* (Monday to Friday 9am – 5.30pm, excluding bank holidays).
* Note: this is a temporary phone line, as our usual number is currently down.
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.
