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United Kingdom
England
Thurmaston
Watermead
Birstall, Leicester, England
United Kingdom
England
Thurmaston
Watermead
Length
15.6 mi
Elev. Gain
147.6 ft
Est. Steps
36000
Created by PacerGal_1968
Watermead Introduction
Watermead is a 15.7 mile (36,000-step) route located near Birstall, Leicester, England. This route has an elevation gain of about 147.6 ft and is rated as hard. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
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Attractions Near Watermead
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Belgrave Hall
Tourist Attraction
Belgrave Hall is a Queen Anne-style Grade II* listed building in Belgrave. It is located on the northern edge of the city of Leicester.
Abbey Park, Leicester
Park
Abbey Park is a public park in Leicester, England, through which the River Soar flows. It is owned and managed by Leicester City Council. It opened in 1882 on the flood plain of the River Soar, and expanded in 1932 to include the area west of the river that had formerly been the medieval St Mary's Abbey, still bounded by large medieval walls.
Abbey Pumping Station
Tourist Attraction
The Abbey Pumping Station is a museum of science and technology in Leicester, England, on Corporation Road, next to the National Space Centre. With four working steam-powered beam engines from its time as a sewage pumping station, it also houses exhibits for transport, public health, light and optics, toys and civil engineering.
Watermead Country Park
Park
The Watermead Country Park is a network of artificial lakes in the valley of the River Soar and the old Grand Union Canal, to the north of Leicester, in the Borough of Charnwood in Leicestershire. It runs north to south along the path of the watercourses, with Birstall to the west and Thurmaston to the east.
National Space Centre
Tourist Attraction
The National Space Centre is a museum and educational resource covering the fields of space science and astronomy, along with a space research programme in partnership with the University of Leicester. It is located on the north side the city of Leicester, England, next to the River Soar. Many of the exhibits, including upright rockets, are housed in a tower with minimal steel supports and a semi-transparent cladding of ETFE 'pillows' which has become one of Leicester's most recognisable landmarks.
Leicester Abbey
Tourist Attraction
The Abbey of Saint Mary de Pratis, more commonly known as Leicester Abbey, was an Augustinian religious house in the city of Leicester, in the East Midlands of England. The abbey was founded in the 12th century by the Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester, and grew to become the wealthiest religious establishment within Leicestershire.
Belgrave, Leicester
Place
Belgrave is an area, suburb, electoral ward and administrative division of the city of Leicester, England, consisting of the Leicester suburb of Belgrave in its entirety.Belgrave was formerly an out of town area and contained many large houses, which still stand today and housed wealthy, upper-class and notable residents.
Birstall, Leicestershire
Place
Birstall is a large village and civil parish within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is three miles north of Leicester city centre and is part of the wider Leicester Urban Area.It is the largest village in Charnwood, with a population only marginally lower than the neighbouring town of Syston at the 2001 census.
The Cedars Academy
School
The Cedars Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Birstall, a suburban village directly outside Leicester city, England.
Birstall United F.C.
Place
Birstall United Football Club is a football club based in Birstall, near Leicester, in Leicestershire, England. The club are currently members of the United Counties League Division One.
Last updated: Dec 1, 2025
Route Details
Length
15.6 mi
Elev. Gain
147.6 ft
Est. Steps
36000
Created by
PacerGal_1968
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