Walk Number 2a - Gotham via Hill Top Farm and Bunny Wood.

8½Km; 5¼ miles

This is the second in a series of nine walks along the footpaths and bridleways of the East Leake district.
The walk takes you over the ridge between East Leake and Bunny and then along the bank of the Fairham Brook, arriving in Gotham via Moor Lane. If you want a longer walk of about 8½ miles why not have lunch at one of the excellent pubs in Gotham and walk back to East Leake along the golf course ridge. This second section is walk number 1 in the pamphlet walked in the reverse direction

Route:

Start along the new path through Meadow Park (Kingfisher Walk) to the Gotham Road roundabout.
Cross the road and walk down Lantern Lane, past the school buildings on your right, until just before the junction with Sheep Plank Lane on your right.
Take the stile on your left and cross the field diagonally to a gate and stile which appear to be about half way along the hedge on your right. Follow the same direction diagonally through the next field taking your line slightly to the left of the barns of Taft Leys Farm. There you will find a gap in the hedge and a stile and ditch board across the ditch into the lane.
Directly across the lane take the stile into the next field and follow the path diagonally across the field for about 100m to a cart track alongside the hedge opposite.
Look for a stile in the hedge which leads to a footpath through two more fields up the hill towards Hill Top Farm. If the path through these fields is indistinct you should make for a finger post at the end of the first field. In the second field as you climb the hill diagonally you should see a finger post on the hill top on your left. The finger post points you along the field edge to a stile on your left into the next field. Climb the stile and turn right to go round the field edge path which brings you onto the track from Hill Top Farm.
Turn right along this track then, after the next hedge, take the footpath to the left through the field behind a house and tennis court. On leaving the field, cross the lane and follow the path round to the left. This takes you round another house and then through three more fields. In the third field bear slightly left to a stile leading to some duckboards over very swampy ground. These take you into Bunny New Wood.
The path through the wood is about 80m long and you emerge from the wood to a magnificent view over the South Notts. countryside. Follow the path down the hill making towards the hedge on your right where you will find a farm track down to the road. Cross the road and take the path opposite leading to the bank of Fairham Brook which carries a path from Bunny to Gotham.
Turn left and follow the path with the brook on your right for about 700m. Here there is a large drainage pond among some large trees and the brook swings to the right. Leave the brook and follow the path to the left of the trees.
Make straight across the field past an isolated tree towards the end of a hedge where there is a bridge which carries the bridleway across a ditch . Continue along this bridleway diagonally to the right to the point where it joins a track coming from the road. The bridleway continues by taking a slight left turn with the hedge on your left. Follow this bridleway along the edges of two more fields with the hedge on your left. The track has now become wide and well surfaced and you can see ahead where it goes through a bridge under the railway.
Through the bridge you turn left and right so that you now have the hedge on your right. Through the bridle gate in the next field you turn right to follow the field edge and then at the end of the field turn right again to meet a metalled drive from Gotham Moor Farm. Turn left along this drive and follow it into Gotham along Moor Lane.
From Gotham you can either take the bus back to East Leake or walk back to East Leake over the hill by the Golf Course. This route back is about 3¼miles and is the reverse of walk number 1 in the pamphlet.

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Home Site Map About East Leake Amenities Business - Household Business - Leisure Business - Retail Churches Community Websites Education Emergency Services Employment Help & Advice Leisure Activities Media/Newspapers Organisations Services Sport Travel	Walk Number 2a - Gotham via Hill Top Farm and Bunny Wood. 8½Km; 5¼ miles This is the second in a series of nine walks along the footpaths and bridleways of the East Leake district. The walk takes you over the ridge between East Leake and Bunny and then along the bank of the Fairham Brook, arriving in Gotham via Moor Lane. If you want a longer walk of about 8½ miles why not have lunch at one of the excellent pubs in Gotham and walk back to East Leake along the golf course ridge. This second section is walk number 1 in the pamphlet walked in the reverse direction Route: Start along the new path through Meadow Park (Kingfisher Walk) to the Gotham Road roundabout. Cross the road and walk down Lantern Lane, past the school buildings on your right, until just before the junction with Sheep Plank Lane on your right. Take the stile on your left and cross the field diagonally to a gate and stile which appear to be about half way along the hedge on your right. Follow the same direction diagonally through the next field taking your line slightly to the left of the barns of Taft Leys Farm. There you will find a gap in the hedge and a stile and ditch board across the ditch into the lane. Directly across the lane take the stile into the next field and follow the path diagonally across the field for about 100m to a cart track alongside the hedge opposite. Look for a stile in the hedge which leads to a footpath through two more fields up the hill towards Hill Top Farm. If the path through these fields is indistinct you should make for a finger post at the end of the first field. In the second field as you climb the hill diagonally you should see a finger post on the hill top on your left. The finger post points you along the field edge to a stile on your left into the next field. Climb the stile and turn right to go round the field edge path which brings you onto the track from Hill Top Farm. Turn right along this track then, after the next hedge, take the footpath to the left through the field behind a house and tennis court. On leaving the field, cross the lane and follow the path round to the left. This takes you round another house and then through three more fields. In the third field bear slightly left to a stile leading to some duckboards over very swampy ground. These take you into Bunny New Wood. The path through the wood is about 80m long and you emerge from the wood to a magnificent view over the South Notts. countryside. Follow the path down the hill making towards the hedge on your right where you will find a farm track down to the road. Cross the road and take the path opposite leading to the bank of Fairham Brook which carries a path from Bunny to Gotham. Turn left and follow the path with the brook on your right for about 700m. Here there is a large drainage pond among some large trees and the brook swings to the right. Leave the brook and follow the path to the left of the trees. Make straight across the field past an isolated tree towards the end of a hedge where there is a bridge which carries the bridleway across a ditch . Continue along this bridleway diagonally to the right to the point where it joins a track coming from the road. The bridleway continues by taking a slight left turn with the hedge on your left. Follow this bridleway along the edges of two more fields with the hedge on your left. The track has now become wide and well surfaced and you can see ahead where it goes through a bridge under the railway. Through the bridge you turn left and right so that you now have the hedge on your right. Through the bridle gate in the next field you turn right to follow the field edge and then at the end of the field turn right again to meet a metalled drive from Gotham Moor Farm. Turn left along this drive and follow it into Gotham along Moor Lane. From Gotham you can either take the bus back to East Leake or walk back to East Leake over the hill by the Golf Course. This route back is about 3¼miles and is the reverse of walk number 1 in the pamphlet.