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Watermead Country Park, Leicestershire, Image 1. Photo: Kate Jewell
Watermead Country Park, Leicestershire, Image 2. Photo: Neil GeeringWatermead Country Park, Leicestershire, Image 3. Photo: Andrew TatlowWatermead Country Park, Leicestershire, Image 4: Photo: Wesley Trevor Johnston

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Watermead Country Park, Leicestershire

Description

This is one for the water babies. A large network of lakes and water meadows to wander around, and if that's not enough there's a river and canal too. Look out for the numerous and unusual sculptures dotted around the park.

Photos: Kate Jewell / CC BY-SA 2.0    Neil Geering / CC BY-SA 2.0    Andrew Tatlow / CC BY-SA 2.0    Wesley Trevor Johnston / CC BY-SA 2.0   

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Wanlip Road
Syston
Leicestershire
United Kingdom
LE7 1PD

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Facilities

Toilets AvailableFood UnavailableDisabled Access AvailableCharged ParkingKids Activities UnavailableCampervan Access Unavailable

Other Facilities

WC+disabled, picnic areas.

P&D car park: £1.50 per day

Walks

Water features abound in this country park and paths wind there way around them all, so you can spend as much or as little time as required. The paths are in generally good condition, and the one around John Merricks Lake has been especially designed for people with mobility issues.

The River Soar and the Grand Union Canal run through the park and are often used by people in narrow boats. There are paths following these waterways too.

Some of the lakes are popular with watersports enthusiasts, so water loving pooches may need to be careful at times.

Directions

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Watermead Country Park is clearly tourist signed from the A46 north of Leicester.

From the roundabout where the A46 and A607 meet, take the A607 signed Leicester, Thurmaston. Turn left off the dual carriageway when signed for Watermead Country Park and at the roundabout take the 1st exit signed All Routes.

At the T-junction, turn left to follow the tourist signs and at the next roundabout take the 3rd exit. Drive over the canal, and the car park is on the left hand side.

MOTORWAY WALKS - The Book

With nearly 200 walks from the Driving with Dogs website, this handy little book is an ideal guide to the best dog-friendly pubs and dog walks within 5 miles of UK motorway exits.

Like the website walks, you'll also find information about campervan access, disabled facilities, kids' activities, safe parking places, sat-nav codes and written route directions too.

Walking the Dog: Motorway Walks for dogs and drivers is available from the RAC shop (link URL http://www.racshop.co.uk/rac-books.html) and all the usual online bookstores such as amazon.

If your local bookstore doesn't have a copy in stock, you can order by quoting the ISBN number: 978-1-845841-02-7

Amazon link: Walking the Dog - Motorway walks for drivers and dogs

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