Cycling in Hinckley
Hinckley is the home town of one of the lead developers of the CycleStreets project. When he lived in this area in the 1970s he cycled the two miles to school on the A47 on a Raleigh Chopper bike through the village of Earl Shilton.
The new Clickers' Way bypasses that now and it is pleasing to note that a fairly decent effort has been made to provide an off road route for cycling. In Hinckley itself the slightly older bypass does have an off-road cycle route which is a bit too narrow and suffers from lack of priority at side roads - making for slow progress and lots of waiting at e.g. the entrance to a large supermarket or this mixed message.
In 2007 we discovered that many of the No Cycling signs in Hinckley have been illegally installed. I.e. the borough council had just put them in without going through the proper channels. After complaining about this one was removed, but really more should be looked at as there are some potentially useful shortcuts.
The main drag is Castle Street, which shamefully permits driving but bans cycling. This needs sorting out.
If there are any local groups that want to get in touch about taking these forward, do contact CycleStreets.
Latest photos of the area
See also a full list of photos in this area.
Millennium Milepost Higham on The Hill This milepost is a Rowe type and has a T1/2 disk. This milepost has it's route number painted on instead of being part of the cast.
Blue plaque for John Boultbee Brooks, developer of the Brook's saddle. http://www.hinckleypastpresent.org/jbbrooks.html
Alleyway with blue plaque for Dr Myra King Merrick http://www.hinckleypastpresent.org/hinckleyhistorian-myramerrick.html
Hinckley Railway Station is cheered up with planters and a gardened embankment by volunteers sponsored by local businesses. https://hinckleystation.org.uk/
Hinckley Railway Station is cheered up with planters and a gardened embankment by volunteers sponsored by local businesses. https://hinckleystation.org.uk/
This housing development appears to have been built with cycling access, but it’s usually gated off when I go by. Signs claim that it’s private.
Dreadful footway shared use cycling scheme in Earl Shilton. At best the highway authority is trying to do something, but putting cyclists and pedestrians into conflict is not the answer.
Dreadful footway shared use cycling scheme in Earl Shilton. At best the highway authority is trying to do something, but putting cyclists and pedestrians into conflict is not the answer.
Welcome to Earl Shilton, please drive carefully. Then there’s a mini roundabout and cyclists are directed onto the footway.
Dreadful footway shared use cycling scheme in Earl Shilton. At best the highway authority is trying to do something, but putting cyclists and pedestrians into conflict is not the answer.
Dreadful footway shared use cycling scheme in Earl Shilton. At best the highway authority is trying to do something, but putting cyclists and pedestrians into conflict is not the answer.
Dreadful footway shared use cycling scheme in Earl Shilton. At best the highway authority is trying to do something, but putting cyclists and pedestrians into conflict is not the answer.
Dreadful footway shared use cycling scheme in Earl Shilton. At best the highway authority is trying to do something, but putting cyclists and pedestrians into conflict is not the answer.
Dreadful footway shared use cycling scheme in Earl Shilton. At best the highway authority is trying to do something, but putting cyclists and pedestrians into conflict is not the answer.
Dreadful footway shared use cycling scheme in Earl Shilton. At best the highway authority is trying to do something, but putting cyclists and pedestrians into conflict is not the answer.
A little bit of filtered permeability with the recent housing development. There's a bollard and a dropped kerb.
There’s a wooden channel on the side of these steps to help wheel bikes from Coventry Road down to the Ashby Canal towpath.
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