A moderate route in Other England. Check the GPS track on Outdooractive for full details of the route, waypoints, and terrain.
Starting Point: Residential estate, Market Bosworth (SK 408 029)
Terrain: Residential roads, Leicestershire Round, woodland paths, open parkland, field paths, village lanes, canal towpath (Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal), railway crossing (The Battlefield Line)
A walk steeped in history from start to finish, combining one of England's most significant battlefields with a fine stretch of the lock-free Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal. The Leicestershire Round provides a reliable thread through the walk, carrying you south from Market Bosworth through the pleasant woodland and parkland of Bosworth Park, past Looking Glass Pond and Spring Wood and into the village of Sutton Cheney before arriving at the Bosworth battlefield itself. Standing on the field where Richard III fell in 1485 — the last English king to die in battle — is a genuinely moving experience, and the memorial and King Richard's Well nearby add further weight to the visit. The Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal provides a completely different character to the return leg — flat, peaceful and beautifully maintained, winding north past a series of named bridges and Bosworth Wharf before Kings Bridge signals the return to dry land and a final stretch across The Battlefield Line railway and back into Market Bosworth. A thoroughly enjoyable walk with some of the richest history of any in the collection.