{"id":8208,"date":"2023-09-17T18:00:38","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T18:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/?p=8208"},"modified":"2023-09-17T18:00:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T18:00:41","slug":"bradgate-park-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/fr\/bradgate-park-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"Bradgate\u00a0Park\u00a0Walk &#8211; Complete Guide and Map"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><em>Welcome to the historical site of Bradgate Park, set in the rolling hills of Leicestershire. On this 7.3 mile (11.7 km) scenic walk, explore the history, discover spectacular sceneries, and get a chance to encounter wild deer. This article will provide a comprehensive guide to the Bradgate Park walk, including information on the park&#8217;s location and history, a detailed route with notable landmarks, and tips on how to make the most of your visit. Whether you&#8217;re a history enthusiast or a nature lover, you&#8217;ll get to enjoy a truly unique experience. So grab your walking shoes and let&#8217;s explore!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Feature-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk written on a white square with pictures of the deer behind\" class=\"wp-image-8281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Feature-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Feature-2.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Feature-2.jpg?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Feature-2.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">East Midlands might feel like it is the opposite side of the world for a Londoner, but it is only a 1 hour 30 min train journey from St Pancras. It takes us longer to get to Seaford, the trailhead of the famous <a href=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/fr\/seven-sisters-walk\/\">Seven Sisters hike<\/a>! It is time to get off the beaten tracks of the South East and explore a new territory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Statistics of the Bradgate Park Walk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Distance<\/strong>: 7.3 miles (11.7 km)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mont\u00e9e totale<\/strong>: 627 ft (191 m)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Point culminant :<\/strong> 698 ft (213 m)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Point le plus bas : <\/strong>269 ft (82 m)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Estimation de la marche :<\/strong> 3 hours and 10 minutes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Difficult\u00e9<\/strong>: Interm\u00e9diaire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Logistics of the Bradgate Park Walk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Comment s'y rendre<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Train from St Pancras International to Leicester or Loughborough <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then a cab from the station to Hallgates car park where we start the walk <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or Bus 154 from St Margareth&#8217;s Bus Station, Leicester, to Lodge Lane Cropston and then walk to Hallgates car park (service runs from Monday to Saturday)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or Bus 154 from Baxter Gate, Loughborough to Lodge Lane, Cropston and walk to Hallgates car park (service runs from Monday to Saturday)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or Bus 125 from St Margareth&#8217;s bus station to Bradgate Park, Newton Linford and walk to Newton Linford car park (service runs from Monday to Saturday). The walk is a circular walk so you can start and finish at any car park around Bradgate Park<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>By car to Hunt&#8217;s Hill, Hallgates or Newton Linford car parks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>By foot from Loughborough train Station to Swithland Woods. The walk is 10.1 km and takes approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes to complete<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pour le retour<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cab from Hallgates car park to Leicester or Loughborough station<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bus 154 or 125 to St Margareth&#8217;s bus station, Leicester, and walk to Leicester train station<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bus 154 to Baxter Gate and then walk to Loughborough train station<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you still have energy, walk to Loughborough train station<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ce qu'il faut emporter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Comfortable clothing and footwear. It is a park walk so a pair of trainers is sufficient. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Un sac \u00e0 dos avec de l'eau et des en-cas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A packed lunch if you do not plan on eating at one of the coffee shops around the park or the pub at the end of the walk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Informations compl\u00e9mentaires<\/strong>: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>There are toilets available at Loughborough and Leicester train stations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There are visitor toilets in Bradgate Park located at Hunt&#8217;s Hill car park, Hallgates car park and Newton Linford car park<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The walk across the park is stile-free<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The park welcomes dogs on a lead due to deer roaming freely<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The lower part of the park is accessible for pushchair and wheelchair users<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>O\u00f9 manger<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bradgatepark.org\/eat-drink-shop\">Deer Barn Cafe<\/a>, Bradgate Park<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deer Hut, Bradgate Park<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.benpimlico.com\/whitehart\/home\">The White Heart<\/a>, Loughborough<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Highlights of the Bradgate Park Walk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Swithland Woods<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cropston Reservoir<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Memorial Wood<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bradgate House Ruins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>River Lin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yeomanry War Memorial<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Old John Tower<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Bradgate Park Walk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So now we covered the basics. let&#8217;s get to the walk!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Bradgate Park?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Let&#8217;s start with a bit of history. Bradgate Park is a public park stretching across 830 acres and a former deer hunting ground. During the Middle Ages, it was part of the estate of the Manor of Groby. It went through many different owners over the centuries, the most remarkable ones being the Grey family who acquired the land in 1445 and owned it for 500 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Feature-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk - 4 deer grazing with a stone wall behind them\" class=\"wp-image-8280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Feature-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Feature-3.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Feature-3.jpg?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Feature-3.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>But what made the Grey family so prominent?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">It is in the very Bradgate House in the lower part of the park that <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lady_Jane_Grey\">Lady Jane Grey<\/a>, also known as the 9-day Queen, was born in October 1537. Her stepfather, Duke of Northumberland, made her Queen of England and Ireland in opposition to Mary Tudor. However, the latter had more support and was proclaimed Queen by the Lord Mayor of London and had Lady Jane Grey executed for treason. She was fifteen years old. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">In 1928, Charles Bennion, a local businessman, bought the estate and gave it to the people of Leicestershire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1694549420233\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">How long is the walk around Bradgate Park?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">The circular walk around Bradgate Park takes 2 hours and 15 minutes. You can also do the circular walk around Swithland Wood which takes 55 minutes.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Swithland Wood<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">We start our discovery of Bradgate Park with a stroll through Swithland Wood. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Adjacent to the park is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bradgatepark.org\/swithland-wood\">Swithland Wood<\/a>. It is hard to imagine that the 170 acres of woodlands were once open meadows used for farming. The site was abandoned following the Black Death, allowing trees to grow and colonise the land. Then, the woodlands belonged to the Grey family, who sold them to a timber merchant in 1921. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-columns\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:60.04260%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Swithland-Wood-2.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=500&#038;ssl=1 500w\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk - Tall trees in Swithland Wood\" data-height=\"800\" data-id=\"8237\" data-link=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/?attachment_id=8237\" data-url=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Swithland-Wood-2.jpg\" data-width=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Swithland-Wood-2.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Swithland-Wood-3-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Swithland-Wood-3-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Swithland-Wood-3-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk - Footpath bordered by a low stone wall\" data-height=\"628\" data-id=\"8238\" data-link=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/?attachment_id=8238\" data-url=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Swithland-Wood-3-1024x536.jpg\" data-width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Swithland-Wood-3-1024x536.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:39.95740%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Swithland-Wood-6.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=500&#038;ssl=1 500w\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk - Swithland Wood with a trunk on the ground\" data-height=\"800\" data-id=\"8241\" data-link=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/?attachment_id=8241\" data-url=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Swithland-Wood-6.jpg\" data-width=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Swithland-Wood-6.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Swithland-Wood.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=500&#038;ssl=1 500w\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk - Tall trees in Swithland Wood\" data-height=\"800\" data-id=\"8243\" data-link=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/?attachment_id=8243\" data-url=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Swithland-Wood.jpg\" data-width=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Swithland-Wood.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">However, concerned by the deforestation, the Rotary Club of Leicester bought the land and opened it to the public. In 1931, when Bradgate Park was finalised, the two lands merged into one location under the same management. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the demand for slates was in full swing, leading to the opening of 2 quarries in Swithland Wood. The operations stopped in 1887 and both quarries were flooded and fenced to prevent access from the public. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:60.13247%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Swithland-Wood-5-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Swithland-Wood-5-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Swithland-Wood-5-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk - Tree nursery\" data-height=\"628\" data-id=\"8240\" data-link=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/?attachment_id=8240\" data-url=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Swithland-Wood-5-1024x536.jpg\" data-width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Swithland-Wood-5-1024x536.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Swithland-Wood-4-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Swithland-Wood-4-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Swithland-Wood-4-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk - Meadow in the middle of the woods\" data-height=\"628\" data-id=\"8239\" data-link=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/?attachment_id=8239\" data-url=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Swithland-Wood-4-1024x536.jpg\" data-width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Swithland-Wood-4-1024x536.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:39.86753%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Swithland-Wood-7.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=500&#038;ssl=1 500w\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk - A tree on the side of a clod of earth\" data-height=\"800\" data-id=\"8242\" data-link=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/?attachment_id=8242\" data-url=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Swithland-Wood-7.jpg\" data-width=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Swithland-Wood-7.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">As you walk through a patchwork of oaks and beech trees supported by a varied wildlife of butterflies, moths and birds, you pass a meadow and stroll along a stream before reaching a tree nursery. Surprisingly for a woodland under management, the forest is bushy and the paths narrow. I encountered some dog walkers regretting not wearing long-leg trousers because of the bramble, so I advise that you wear something that covers your leg to avoid the discomfort and red patches on your calves.  Cross over the road and you arrive at Hallgates car park. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cropston Reservoir<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">You are back at the car park. This time, take the main gate to enter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bradgatepark.org\/bradgate-park\">Bradgate Park<\/a>. Follow the tarmac path bordered on one side by a hill with a forested area on top and the other side by the Cropton Reservoir. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Hill.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk - Hill with a wood on top\" class=\"wp-image-8249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Hill.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Hill.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Hill.jpg?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Hill.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Opened in May 1871, the reservoir stretches across 100 acres (40.5 ha) of land adjacent to the park. It is fed by the River  Lin, a water source running for 17 km from Ulverscroft to the River Soar. A stone wall separates the park from the reservoir. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Croptone-Reservoir-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk - Croptone Reservoir view from the main footpath at the bottom of the park\" class=\"wp-image-8245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Croptone-Reservoir-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Croptone-Reservoir-2.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Croptone-Reservoir-2.jpg?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Croptone-Reservoir-2.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Croptone-Reservoir.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk - Croptone Reservoir view from the hillside with trees on the edge\" class=\"wp-image-8244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Croptone-Reservoir.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Croptone-Reservoir.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Croptone-Reservoir.jpg?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Croptone-Reservoir.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Continue your walk on the main path and you soon arrive at the Memorial Wood, a peaceful and quiet place, perfect for reflection.  You find totems made of oak trees from the estate. On them are bronze leaves with names and dates or other messages. You can order a leaf and get a personal message of up to 30 characters which will then be placed on one of the totems. It is a way to commemorate someone special or celebrate an event. You can also see the statue of a deer with a commemorative plaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:75.25839%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Memorial-Wood-2-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Memorial-Wood-2-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Memorial-Wood-2-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk - Statue of a deer on top of a rock\" data-height=\"628\" data-id=\"8247\" data-link=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/?attachment_id=8247\" data-url=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Memorial-Wood-2-1024x536.jpg\" data-width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Memorial-Wood-2-1024x536.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:24.74161%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Memorial-Wood.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=500&#038;ssl=1 500w\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk - Totem in oak\" data-height=\"800\" data-id=\"8248\" data-link=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/?attachment_id=8248\" data-url=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Memorial-Wood.jpg\" data-width=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Memorial-Wood.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Leave the Memorial Wood and instead of going back to the main path, walk up the hill on your right. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">On your way to the top of the hill, you walk past Deer Park Wood which is where we saw deer for the first time on our walk. A couple of pictures later, retrace your steps back to the path and turn left after the stone wall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Deer.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk - 3 Deer grazing by a stone wall\" class=\"wp-image-8250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Deer.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Deer.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Deer.jpg?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Deer.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bradgate House <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Walk on the footpath parallel to the stone wall. You pass by an ancient oak tree and as the vegetation leaves space to open grassland and patches of fern, you can see the Yeomanry&nbsp;Memorial and Old John Tower afar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Tower-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk - Old John Tower and Memorial on top of the hill in the background\" class=\"wp-image-8251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Tower-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Tower-2.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Tower-2.jpg?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Tower-2.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">At the intersection, turn left and start walking down towards the ruins of Bradgate House. Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset, made the plan for the construction of a house on the estate but died before the work even began. It is his son, Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset, who made it a reality. The house was finalised around 1520 and the Grey family inhabited it for 220 years. It is believed that Lady Jane Grey was born in this very house. After her execution in 1554, the estate became the property of the Crown and ten years later was restored to the family. They left the place sometime after 1740 and Bradgate House fell into decline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-columns\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:63.92107%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-4-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-4-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-4-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk - outside wall and the remains of the house\" data-height=\"628\" data-id=\"8254\" data-link=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/?attachment_id=8254\" data-url=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-4-1024x536.jpg\" data-width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-4-1024x536.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-2-1024x683.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-2-1024x683.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-2-1024x683.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk - side of the Chapel building\" data-height=\"800\" data-id=\"8252\" data-link=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/?attachment_id=8252\" data-url=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-2-1024x683.jpg\" data-width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-2-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:36.07893%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-3.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=500&#038;ssl=1 500w\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk - wall in ruins\" data-height=\"800\" data-id=\"8253\" data-link=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/?attachment_id=8253\" data-url=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-3.jpg\" data-width=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-3.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk - wall in ruins\" data-height=\"628\" data-id=\"8255\" data-link=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/?attachment_id=8255\" data-url=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-1024x536.jpg\" data-width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-1024x536.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">When you walk through the remains, you start imagining what it might have looked like, where the fireplaces were and how huge the hall could have been. On the right of the ruins, is the chapel still standing. Venture inside and you find the tombs of Henry and Anne Grey, with no nose! It is believed that when the house was left unattended during the Civil War as the family joined the fight by Oliver Crownwell&#8217;s side, a pro-monarchy neighbouring family came to ransack the place and cut the nose on the statues as a mark of disrespect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:39.86753%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-6.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=500&#038;ssl=1 500w\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk - tapestry on the wall\" data-height=\"800\" data-id=\"8257\" data-link=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/?attachment_id=8257\" data-url=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-6.jpg\" data-width=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-6.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:60.13247%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-7-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-7-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-7-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk - tapestry on the wall\" data-height=\"628\" data-id=\"8258\" data-link=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/?attachment_id=8258\" data-url=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-7-1024x536.jpg\" data-width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-7-1024x536.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-8-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-8-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-8-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk - tombs of Henry and Anne Grey with their nose cut off\" data-height=\"628\" data-id=\"8259\" data-link=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/?attachment_id=8259\" data-url=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-8-1024x536.jpg\" data-width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-8-1024x536.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">It is time to leave the site of Bragate House and walk to the main path below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-9.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk - Ruins of Bradgate House view from the hillside\" class=\"wp-image-8260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-9.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-9.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-9.jpg?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Bradgate-House-9.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">River Lin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">At the intersection with the main footpath, we encountered deer, lying in the shade of a tree. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Deer-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk - heard of deer in the shade of a tree\" class=\"wp-image-8263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Deer-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Deer-2.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Deer-2.jpg?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Deer-2.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">The tarmac path follows the course of the River Lin, the shortest river in Leicestershire. This part of the walk is perfect if the temperatures are scorching as you stroll alongside the fresh waterway and under the shade of exotic trees planted during Victorian times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:70.52371%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-River-Lin-3-1024x683.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-River-Lin-3-1024x683.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-River-Lin-3-1024x683.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk - River Lin in the shade of a tree\" data-height=\"800\" data-id=\"8265\" data-link=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/?attachment_id=8265\" data-url=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-River-Lin-3-1024x683.jpg\" data-width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-River-Lin-3-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:29.47629%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-River-Lin-2.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=500&#038;ssl=1 500w\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk - Exotic tree on the bank of the River Lin\" data-height=\"800\" data-id=\"8266\" data-link=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/?attachment_id=8266\" data-url=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-River-Lin-2.jpg\" data-width=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-River-Lin-2.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">This spot is particularly popular and families gather on the bank of the river for a picnic whilst the little ones dip their feet in the river. Further down, a group of youngsters play softball, a woman sitting on her own reads a book, and a couple cuddles lying on a mat. You walk past a shallow waterfall, built with the intent to clear the silt from the water before it reaches the Cropstone Reservoir. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-River-Lin.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk - Swans swimming in the River Lin\" class=\"wp-image-8264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-River-Lin.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-River-Lin.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-River-Lin.jpg?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-River-Lin.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">On the other side of the river, what you cannot see is the Deer Sanctuary. This part of the park is closed to the public to allow deer to roam freely without mixing with human beings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Old John Tower<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Turn around at the gate of Newton Linford car park and you start the gradual climb towards the Yeomanry War Memorial and the Old John Tower. It was the last time we saw deer on the walk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Deer-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk - A white deer in tall grasses\" class=\"wp-image-8267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Deer-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Deer-3.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Deer-3.jpg?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Deer-3.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">This section is on open grounds with no shade. If you are going on a bright day, be warned that you will be baking! Make sure you get sunscreen and a head cover. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">You walk past the bottom of the mount where the War Memorial is located. The 696 ft (212 m) tall obelisk was built in 1920 to commemorate the fallen from the Leicestershire Yeomanry during the Boer War and WWI. An additional bronze plaque was added after WWII. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Memorial.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk - Memorial tower on top of the mount\" class=\"wp-image-8268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Memorial.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Memorial.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Memorial.jpg?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Memorial.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Adjacent to the War Memorial is a tower with a side wall in ruin, called the Old John Tower. Built in 1784 for George Grey, 5th Earl of Stamford, its purpose was to offer an observation point to the horse racing tracks below. The side wall used to be longer but nowadays looks like a handle, giving the structure the shape of a &#8220;<em>mug<\/em>&#8220;. The tower is open to the public at specific times throughout the year, check the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bradgatepark.org\">website<\/a> pour plus d'informations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:60.13247%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Old-John-Tower-2-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Old-John-Tower-2-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Old-John-Tower-2-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk - Old View over the rolling hills from John Tower\" data-height=\"628\" data-id=\"8269\" data-link=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/?attachment_id=8269\" data-url=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Old-John-Tower-2-1024x536.jpg\" data-width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Old-John-Tower-2-1024x536.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Old-John-Tower-3-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Old-John-Tower-3-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Old-John-Tower-3-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk - Old John Tower\" data-height=\"628\" data-id=\"8270\" data-link=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/?attachment_id=8270\" data-url=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Old-John-Tower-3-1024x536.jpg\" data-width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Old-John-Tower-3-1024x536.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:39.86753%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Old-John-Tower-4.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=500&#038;ssl=1 500w\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk - Old Entrance door of Old John Tower\" data-height=\"800\" data-id=\"8271\" data-link=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/?attachment_id=8271\" data-url=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Old-John-Tower-4.jpg\" data-width=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Old-John-Tower-4.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:28.27232%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Old-John-Tower-5.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=375&#038;ssl=1 375w\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk - Old John Tower\" data-height=\"500\" data-id=\"8272\" data-link=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/?attachment_id=8272\" data-url=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Old-John-Tower-5.jpg\" data-width=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Old-John-Tower-5.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:71.72768%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Old-John-Tower-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Old-John-Tower-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Old-John-Tower-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk - Old View over the rolling hills from John Tower\" data-height=\"628\" data-id=\"8273\" data-link=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/?attachment_id=8273\" data-url=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Old-John-Tower-1024x536.jpg\" data-width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Old-John-Tower-1024x536.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">It is nearly the end of our journey through Bradgate Park. Walk down the hill and turn right at the Hunt&#8217;s Hill car park gate to go back to the starting point. The walk between the two car parks takes around 20 minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Bonne d\u00e9couverte !<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">What to do next?<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Church.jpg?resize=223%2C297&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Stoup inside the church with apples at the base\" class=\"wp-image-8274\" style=\"width:223px;height:297px\" width=\"223\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Church.jpg?w=375&amp;ssl=1 375w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Church.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Should you want to prolong your stay in the East Midlands, take bus 154 or a cab from Hallgates car park to Loughborough. The ride by car takes 15 minutes which is as long as the waiting time for it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Once in Loughborough, you can take a look at All Saints Church. It is not sure when the church was built but it is said that a church was present at this location since the Saxon times. The major part of today&#8217;s church was built in the fourteenth century and underwent many modifications and renovations over the years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">A little bit further down Church Gate, you find the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.benpimlico.com\/whitehart\">White Hart pub<\/a>, a local public house with a beer garden. This is the perfect spot to end the day out with a refreshing drink and a hearty pub meal!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-columns\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:57.95169%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Pub-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Pub-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Pub-1024x536.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w\" alt=\"Burger and fries at the pub\" data-height=\"628\" data-id=\"8278\" data-link=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/?attachment_id=8278\" data-url=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Pub-1024x536.jpg\" data-width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Pub-1024x536.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Pub-2.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=500&#038;ssl=1 500w\" alt=\"Curry at the pub\" data-height=\"800\" data-id=\"8275\" data-link=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/?attachment_id=8275\" data-url=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Pub-2.jpg\" data-width=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Pub-2.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:42.04831%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Pub-4.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=375&#038;ssl=1 375w\" alt=\"Inside of the pub\" data-height=\"500\" data-id=\"8277\" data-link=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/?attachment_id=8277\" data-url=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Pub-4.jpg\" data-width=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Pub-4.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Pub-3.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=500&#038;ssl=1 500w\" alt=\"Aperol Spritz at the pub\" data-height=\"800\" data-id=\"8276\" data-link=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/?attachment_id=8276\" data-url=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Pub-3.jpg\" data-width=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Pub-3.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Bon app\u00e9tit !<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Map of the Bradgate Park Walk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Do you want to do this walk? Download the GPS map for free by clicking on the button below. Follow my <a href=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/fr\/how-to-view-gpx-files\/\">guide<\/a> pour savoir comment t\u00e9l\u00e9charger la carte dans votre application de navigation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-16b8d91c-24cd-43e2-9411-7c3cabaff369\" href=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/t278190713_bradgate-park-2.gpx_.zip\">Bradgate Park Walk Map<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/t278190713_bradgate-park-2.gpx_.zip\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-16b8d91c-24cd-43e2-9411-7c3cabaff369\">T\u00e9l\u00e9charger<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Map.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk Map\" class=\"wp-image-8284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Map.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Map.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Map.jpg?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Map.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Final Thoughts on the Bradgate Park Walk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">In conclusion, a walk through the picturesque Bradgate Park will reward the visitor with many majestic views, old-world antiquities, and many interesting wildlife sightings. The beauty of Bradgate Park is undeniable. With vast acres of rolling hills, ancient trees, and a beautiful river, a walk at Bradgate Park is an exquisite experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">And you, what is your favourite deer park? Let me know in the comments below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cette promenade vous pla\u00eet ? \u00c9pinglez-la !<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Pin.jpg?resize=246%2C492&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bradgate Park Walk written on a white square with a picture of an oak totem behind\" class=\"wp-image-8285\" style=\"width:246px;height:492px\" width=\"246\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Pin.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Pin.jpg?resize=150%2C300&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Pin.jpg?resize=512%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 512w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflamingohiker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bradgate-Park-Walk-Pin.jpg?resize=768%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the historical site of Bradgate Park for a walk to explore the history, discover sceneries, and encounter wild deer.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8280,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[289,16],"tags":[174,160],"class_list":["post-8208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-walks-in-leicestershire","category-walks-near-london","tag-forest-walks","tag-intermediate-walks","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - 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