Rutland Water Cycle Path – The Horse and Jockey Pub loop from Buckminster

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Rutland Water Cycle Path – The Horse and Jockey Pub loop from Buckminster

Moderate

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Rutland Water Cycle Path – The Horse and Jockey Pub loop from Buckminster

03:25

57.5km

350m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 2, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 38.4 km for 79 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.77 km

Cribb's Meadow

Nature Reserve

14.5 km

Limekiln Spinney

Forest

26.5 km

Lake View

Highlight • Viewpoint

Got the basic covered to keep you going

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27.6 km

Picturesque route around the Water, which is traffic-free and safe for children. The impact of all those cars travelling to car the parks, with bikes on board, make the approaching lanes busy for cyclists at times.

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30.8 km

Garden Centre Café

Highlight • Cafe

Worth searching out the cafe at the back

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33.0 km

View of Railway and Rutland Water from Manton Footpath

Highlight • Structure

Nice views from the footpath looking over the railway line into Oakham and Rutland water

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33.3 km

The Horse and Jockey Pub

Highlight • Rest Area

Very popular pub on the Rutland water walking and cycling route. Gets insanely busy at weekends in the summer.

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34.6 km

Viewpoint

38.5 km

Queen Elizabeth II and Corgis Statue

Highlight • Monument

The seven-foot tall bronze statue by Hywel Pratley shows the queen in elegant robes with three corgis at her feet.

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38.9 km

Oakham Castle Great Hall

Highlight • Monument

The Great Hall of Oakham Castle is hailed as the finest surviving example of Norman domestic architecture in Europe. Built between 1180 and 1190, great banquets and courts would have …

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50.7 km

Wymondham Windmill, Tea Rooms & Windmill Wheels Bike Shop

Highlight • Cafe

An absolute pleasure to return here!
Plenty of seating both indoors and outdoors. Also, many places to leave your bike in sight from the cafe.
Staff is always pleasant friendly …

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