All photos in & around Hinckley

Halfords, Hinckley

Harrowbrook Road industrial estate, Hinckley.

Harrowbrook Road industrial estate, Hinckley.

Harrowbrook Road industrial estate, Hinckley.

This has no permeability with the ring road.

Nutts Lane, Hinckley

Nutts Lane, Hinckley

The Wharf, Hinckley

Nutts Lane, Hinckley

Racks at Lidl, Hinckley near the supermarket entrance.

Racks at Lidl, Hinckley near the supermarket entrance.

Wharf Inn, Coventry Road / Nutts Lane, Hinckley

St Georges Avenue, Hinckley

St Georges Avenue, Hinckley

Tennyson Road, Hinckley

Tennyson Road, Hinckley

Narrow path, Hinckley

Footbridge over battling brook, Hollycroft, Hinckley.

Unnamed cycleway in Hollycroft estate next to Battling Brook.

Trent Road, Hinckley

Roundabout crossing at Sunnydale / Langdale roads, Hinckley.

Sunnydale Road, Hinckley.

Cycle marking without a cycle lane.

Sunnydale Road, Hinckley.

The racks at this Premier Inn, Hinckley are mounted too close to the wall preventing secure parking. Also they are too close together.

But at least they are close to the reception area.

Westfield Road, Hinckley

Off a shared use onto a dual carriageway.

Riders on Orton Lane

Hydes Lane and link to the towpath of the Ashby Canal on the right.

Hydes Lane off the A5

This section is metalled and leads to a bridleway that has a compacted surface but is a bit muddy in place.

Bell Entry a narrow passage of Castle Street, Hinckley.

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.

Spencer Street, Hinckley, oneway street.

Charnwood Road, Hinckley

A narrow jitty in Hinckley.

A narrow 'jitty' in Hinckley.

A back street in Hinckley

Priory Walk at night

Brookes Yard

See #179181.

Blue plaque for John Boultbee Brooks, developer of the Brook's saddle.

www.hinckleypastpresent.org/jbbrooks.html

Cycles can turn right onto Regent Street from George Street, Hinckley.

This mini-roundabout served the back of Hinckley Leisure centre which has been demolished.

Holliers Walk, Hinckley

Blockleys Yard

Alleyway with blue plaque for Dr Myra King Merrick

www.hinckleypastpresent.org/hinckleyhistorian-myramerrick.html

Cycles can turn left

Cycles can turn right

Former site of Hinckley Leisure Centre.

To whoever reads these comments and makes decisions to take forwards: Don't look at the map - actually go to J22 and try walking (or cycling) from Altar Stones Ln to Little Shaw Ln. It is a complete and utter death trap!
This Junction effectively cuts off any form of non-motorised travel between Markfield and Bardon/Coalville. Safe crossings are required.

Faded cycle marking on Queens Road, Hinckley.

Covered cycle parking at a new development, Hinckley.

Clarence Road, Hinckley.

Clarence Road, Hinckley.

Shared use cycleway at Queen’s Park, Hinckley.

Shared use cycleway at Queen’s Park, Hinckley.

Shared use cycleway at Queen’s Park, Hinckley.

Shared use cycleway at Queen’s Park, Hinckley.

Shared use cycleway at Queen’s Park, Hinckley.

Poor access to the shared use cycleway at Queen’s Park, Hinckley.

Hinckley Railway Station is cheered up with planters and a gardened embankment by volunteers sponsored by local businesses.

hinckleystation.org.uk/

Hinckley Railway Station is cheered up with planters and a gardened embankment by volunteers sponsored by local businesses.

hinckleystation.org.uk/

Covered cycle parking outside ALDI in Hinckley.

Electric vehicles charging point in Hinckley.

Bridge Road, Burbage

Burbage

Burbage

Burbage

Burbage

Burbage

Burbage

This narrow footpath appears to be lit.

Cyclist skirting the stupid chicane on Banky Meadows.

Pinch point on Sapcote Road, Burbage.

Side road off Burbage Road.

Ridiculous chicane at the Outwoods, Burbage near Hinckley.

The Outwoods, Burbage near Hinckley.

The Outwoods, Burbage near Hinckley.

The Outwoods, Burbage near Hinckley.

Stile to cross the Birmingham to Cambridge railway.

Stile to cross the Birmingham to Cambridge railway.

A public footpath skirts the edge of Hinckley Golf Club.

New development connection to public footpath by Hinckley Golf course.

New development seemingly designed with on footway motor vehicle storage.

Footpath connection off the new development.

New development on an edge of Hinckley.

Lack of a dropped kerb suggests that this is a footpath not a cycleway.

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.

Roundabout sponsored by an independent firm of funeral directors.

Roundabout sponsored by an independent firm of funeral directors.

New Street, Earl Shilton

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.

Almey’s Lane, High Street, Earl Shilton.

Almey’s Lane, Earl Shilton. Three of them died at the battle of Waterloo.

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.

Pinch point

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.