We are the Stone Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
The walk is largely quite flat. We encountered just one stile but quite a few footpath gates with heavy springs. We start in the town of Melbourne, which was the home of Lord Melbourne, Queen Victoria's first prime minister. We proceed on good roads and tracks and head out into countryside along the route of the former Derby to Ashby railway with good views of the river Trent. We then join the Trent and Mersey canal towpath to Swarkestone and cross the Swarkestone bridge. Expect more water and mud underfoot as we walk through fields by the causeway. There is more of a climb here as we go up to Stanton by Bridge then gradual undulations through fields as we come back into Melbourne.
Picnic Lunch
Please contact the Walk Leader if you are meeting us at the start.
We suggest passengers contribute towards the journey cost based on the Car Share Code - A=£1, B=£2, C=£3 etc. Car Share Code: G
Stone Canalside (Scout Hut ) car park, Westbridge Park -FREE
22 High Street Parking - free. Entering Melbourne from the North on Derby Road, proceed to High Street. Turn right opposite the United Reform Church and drive to the end of the road into the car park. Follow the arrows on the road in the car park taking the left fork to park at the REAR of the car park which is the long stay. (Do NOT park in the short stay bays.)
