Nene Valley Way

Along the valley of the river Nene as it first meanders through quiet Northamptonshire countryside then straightens out onto a canalised section towards Lincolnshire and the Wash. The route was opened in the late 1980s with the support of the Countryside Commission.

Public Transport

Northampton has regular trains towards London Euston, Rugby and Birmingham. Wellingborough has Midland Main Line trains to London St Pancras, Nottingham and Sheffield. Peterborough has GNER trains to London Kings Cross, Leeds, York, Newcastle and Edinburgh, with regional services to Norwich, Cambridge and Stansted Airport. Buses timed to connect with rail services run between Peterborough, Wisbech and Kings Lynn. Other local buses serve the route. For more details see National public transport information.

Publications

• Nene Way Badby to Wansford. Pack of three leaflets covering the Northamptonshire section of the way, with maps and background information. Northamptonshire council, £3 + p&p. Order here!.
• Nene Way: A Peterborough Country Walk. Free leaflet following the Way to Whittlesea east of Peterborough from Peterborough council.
• Nene Way: A Cambridgeshire Country Walk. Free leaflet following the Way on its final leg to Sutton Bridge from Cambridgeshire council.

Note: The two leaflets from Peterborough and Cambridgeshire are now rather old, but the Way is fairly easy to follow and is marked on OS maps.

Contacts

• Nene Valley Project at Northamptonshire council.

Regions

• East Midlands
• Eastern England

Local authorities

• Cambridgeshire
• Lincolnshire
• Norfolk
• Northamptonshire
• Peterborough

Connecting routes

• Grand Union Canal Walk
• Hereward Way (E2)
• Macmillan Way
• Midshires Way

Maps

• Explorer 207, 223, 224, 227, 234, 235, 249
• Landranger 131, 141, 142, 143, 152, 153

The route is shown on these maps
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Visitor information

• Daventry
• Northampton
• Oundle
• Peterborough
• Wellingborough
• Wisbech

Accommodation

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