Riding in Bradgate Country Park, Leicester?

[LeeDevelopment]

Just been for a stroll around the park with t'other half, wondering if it's OK to ride off the beaten path as it were there. Does anyone know?

 

[orange71]

No you can't - that bit that looks nice up the hill is off limits. You can get away by riding on the verge of the main road through but that's it...

 

[LeeDevelopment]

Oh boooooooooooooooooo

 

[orange71]

there's plenty of other riding around there though - I go quite often with my mate who lives in Sileby - Swithland woods are good!

 

[theboy]

Swithland woods were my stomping (cranking?) grounds as a boy, it was a 15 mile ride from my house, but worth it, theres some good stuff (although I havent ridden there since 1997!)

We once climbed over the wall to Bradgate park after dark and rode around in the moonlight for a few hours, then camped in a wood, I (for some reason) became completely paranoid and spent the entire night shining my torch into the empty wood. Good times.

 

[perry]

rode around in the moonlight for a few hours, then craped in a wood

whatever makes you happy

 

[theboy]

ran around a skills park in the moonlight for a few hours, then lit sparklers in a wood

 

[perry]

it was more

run around a skills park and spend a few hours trying to make any kind of fire even when the entire box of matches was lit

are there any signs saying its forbidden to cycle there ? id have a sneaky ride anyway

 

[LeeDevelopment]

Signs on the main gate saying do not cycle - plenty of people cycling on the main 'drive' by the water area. Just not up on the fields, some of the tracks there look a complete blast for riding down from Old John or whatever the Nabb there is called!