The sandwiches are delicious, home-made and reasonably-priced. It’s tucked away in the village of Barrowden but is well-worth calling in if you’re on this walk. The Exeter Arms is a charming, rural country inn that offers a friendly welcome to all. After leaving the Railway Tavern, walk past the church, down the road to return to our start point. After entering the village, take the path signposted on the left this brings you out at the Railway Tavern. Here, continue straight on, heading back towards Ketton in the distance (see picture 4). At the end of the lane, you will come to a road. Follow this lane as it passes through a wooded area.
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Follow the road along, crossing the A47 again with care and continuing on into a small lane. Exit the pub and retrace your steps back to the 4-road crossroads.Here you can visit the community café which is near the village hall (signposted) or follow the road left through the village to the pub, The Exeter Arms, and the village pond (see picture 3) At the road, turn right which takes you into the village of Barrowden.The path then continues through the spinney and follows the beck on the left. Take the path in front of the hedge/fence (see picture 2). Here, you will see a hedgerow/fence off to the right, running downhill towards a small spinney. Ignore the turning for the church, following the track until you come to where the track turns sharp left. Here, the bridleway carries on through the farmyard and on towards the church in the distance (see picture 1). Carefully cross the road and continue on through Tixover, following the road until you reach a farm.
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Turn left here and follow the lane for several kilometres, heading in a roughly south direction, until you meet the main road (A47). Follow the footpath along until you reach a small back lane. Follow this lane to the end of the field on your right, turning right onto a public footpath at the end. Take the road on the right (Barrowden Rd), after the railway crossing, and continue until you are nearly out of the village where you will find a path on the left, (just after the last house on your right) which passes through some metal gates. After 300m, you will cross a railway line. Start here, with your back to Aldgate Road, head left away from the bridge (onto Station Road). On one side (east side) of the bridge you will see a T-junction.Start at the Church Road/Station Road junction there is some limited, free, on-street parking near the bridge (sat nav: PE9 3TD)