LEICESTER RIVER/CANAL WALK

I started my walk into the centre of Leicester from Watermead Country Park. The path follows the River Soar and the Canal passing by the Space Centre and Abbey Park. I reached the West Bridge area where Leicester's oldest railway station opened in 1832, part of the Leicester to Swannington Railway originally built for transporting coal. On Kate Street I found the Leicester City Football Club Murals. I then walked through Castle Gardens to the Magazine and found another mural with Thailand motifs. (The football club owners are from Thailand). My walk took 2 hours to complete the 9 km including stops for photographs.