Frisby on the Wreake Parish Walks
About
Frisby on the Wreake
Where is Frisby?
Frisby-on-the-Wreake is a charming village on the Upper Wreake Valley off the main
A607 road, four miles west of Melton Mowbray.
The old market cross stands
at the end of Main Street
opposite The Bell public house. There are many interesting buildings in the village including the old
coaching inn, the bakery, the butcher’s shop and the water mill which are now private houses. The Church
of St. Thomas of Cantebury is well worth a visit. A wide variety of architectural styles and methods
of building covering the last three hundred years can be seen in the village.
Parking
is along Mill Lane, Frisby, behind the church.
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About
the Walk
- The
Walk:5km (3.25miles)
allow
1.25hours, easy walking in the Wreake Valley, which is rich in wildlife. [Short cut no.1;
1.25km (1 mile), allow 30mins] [Short cut no.2; 3km (2 miles) allow 45mins]
- All of
the paths are waymarked.
To order a paper copy
of
the Parish Walk leaflet to be delivered to you, please email
customerservices@leics.gov.uk
or telephone 0116 305 8160 quoting the leaflet you want and your name and address.
The
Route
Go along Mill Lane for a short distance then turn right up the path next to No.
8 “Bramblings”.
1. Walk up the driveway, through the gate at the
top, and bear slightly left across the field. Climb over the stile and cross the next field diagonally,
keeping the two large trees in the distance to your left.
2. Keeping
the hedge to your left, follow the footpath to the stile and bridge to cross the ditch.
(*short
cut No.1 – turn left before the stile and bridge, cross the railway and rejoin the main route at point
11).
3. Go across the next field, bearing
slightly left, pass under the national grid power lines and continue through to the next field.
4.
Cross the large field aiming towards a short broken hedge, keeping the Kirby church spire slightly
to your left.
(Shortcut No.2 – When level with the short hedge, turn
left and follow the path with the hedge on your right. Cross the railway line and walk between two lakes
to reach the road. Turn left and rejoin the main road at point 10)
5.
At the end of the hedge, cross a footpath going towards the railway and bear slightly to the right
and cross the ditch by the small bridge. Go straight across the next field, aiming for the gap in the
hedge. Continue through the next small field to Station Lane.
6. Cross
and follow the footpath, aiming for the far left corner. Continue over the next field bearing left and
go through the kissing-gate onto Main Street in Kirby Bellars.
7. Turn
left and go over the railway bridge and proceed towards the church. The quiet,
peaceful village of Kirby Bellars derives its name from the Beler family; the monument to Sir Roger
Beler, a medieval lord of the manor, can be seen in the south aisle of St. Peter’s Church. At
the gate of St. Peter’s Church bear left on to the track to the nursery. Turn sharp right on entering
the nursery and follow the path with the hedge on the right.
To your
right, you can see the earthworks of the moated Kirby Priory, founded as a chantry in 1316, becoming
an Augustinian Priory in 1359 and dissolved in 1534.
8.
At the stile cross the field, bearing left towards the lifebouy on the water’s edge. This
is the beginning of the causeway. The Priory Wildlife and Water Park is a small developing
nature reserve established on private land that was once occupied by gravel workings. As you walk between
the disused pits, take time to enjoy the abundance of wildlife. You may spot a grebe, a cormorant or
even a heron among the geese, ducks and swans. On leaving the causeway, cross the track which
leads to the Leicestershire Wildfowl Association’s private property. Go over the stile and head for
the posts by the river.
9. Keep the river on your right until you
reach Station Lane.
10. Cross the road and continue along the footpath
with the river on your right. Once past the small lake go over the stile and bear left away from the
river aiming for the spire of St. Thomas’ Church in Frisby. Cross over the ditch on the concrete bridge,
over a stile and head for the stile in the corner of the field.
11. Go
under the national power lines, turn right, and proceed with the hedge on your right and the railway
on your left. Cross the railway with great care at the gated crossing.
12.
Continue up the track passing the mill house on your right. You will then come into the bottom
of Mill Lane heading to where you started the walk.
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