Group Walk - Humberstone Park to Monks Rest and old Humberstone

Group Walk - Humberstone Park to Monks Rest and old Humberstone village

Saturday 23 October, 11am

Up to 90 minutes, medium pace

Meeting by the old tram shelter on Uppingham Road, outside Humberstone Park.

Join us for a walk taking in the pleasant green spaces of Humberstone Park and Monks Rest Gardens via modern residential streets. We also pass through old Humberstone Village and include a little information along the way. At around 2.5 miles this is one of our longer walks, led at a medium pace. Booking is essential.

Public toilets are available in Humberstone Park.

This short walk is free to attend, but numbers are limited so please book via Eventbrite to secure your place or phone 0116 373 7589 when booking has opened. Please note our phone line is answered during office hours only (Monday to Friday, 9am-5.30pm), not at weekends or bank holidays.

If you are no longer able to attend, please cancel via Eventbrite or contact us by phone (during office hours)so we can allow others the opportunity to attend.

New Walkers

If you have not walked with Leicester City Council before we will ask you to complete our Walker Registration form in advance of the walk online or by phone. You will receive an email with a link to the online form in the days leading up to the event. You only need to do this once and can attend any of our walks thereafter (subject to booking a place on Eventbrite).

Dress for the weather

Remember to dress appropriately for the weather. Our group walks will go ahead in most weather. We recommend the following:

• Comfortable sturdy footwear
• Bring a raincoat or umbrella in case of rain
• On cooler days wear appropriate layers and a coat/jacket
• Please bring a bottle of water with you.

Group size

Within the Government guidance we can now take more people in each group, but we are still keeping our group sizes manageable to allow for social distancing, so that all our walkers feel comfortable attending the walk.

Covid-19 and group walks

Please do not attend a walk if you or someone in your household/support bubble has symptoms of Covid-19. Instead, please stay home and book a test. Information about how to order a test online or by phone is detailed on the on the Leicester City Council website.

During walks, we kindly ask walkers to respect the space of other walkers, as some people may prefer to maintain social distancing from others.

Self-guided routes

If you have been unable to book onto one of our group walks, or you prefer to explore with your family or friends, self-guided routes are available to download from the routes page of our Choose How You Move website or via the Go Jauntly smartphone app. For other ideas, do check out our Walk Inspiration page which features walk videos and quiz trails. Enjoy exploring Leicester on foot.