This inner city walk has a number of busy roads, please take care when crossing these and use pedestrian crossings where possible
Some of the pavements and paths are uneven in places - take care.
[1] Leave the car park and turn right onto Abbey Park Road and continue towards the Belgrave Flyover.
[2] Cross Abbey Park Road at the pedestrian crossings just before the flyover and then almost immediately cross Belgrave Road passing under the flyover.
[3] Turn left and then, after a short distance turn right to take the footpath to Sainsburys. (Beware of moving cars in the car park)
There are toilets available in Sainsburys.
[4] Turn left at the shop entrance to walk all the way around the side of the building. Cross the zebra crossing to reach the Peepul Centre car park.
(A) The Peepul Centre (and Sainsburys) stands on the site of Belgrave Station. This terminus opened on January 1st 1883 and closed 9th September 1962. Trains went to Peterborough and Grantham with summer specials to Skegness and Mablethorpe.
[5] Turn left to follow the footpath past the playground on the left. Continue ahead onto Allington Street and across Brandon Street to the entrance of Cossington Recreation Ground. (Take care as path also used by cycles)
[6] Bear right on the footpath and continue all the way round the recreation ground in an anti-clockwise direction - passing the play area, ball court and side of Belgrave Library. Take the path on the right just past Belgrave Health Centre to return to the entrance.
(B) Cossington Street Recreation Ground was originally allotments until 1894 when it was declared a public space for the use of local residents. There is a childrens' play area and facilities for many different types of recreational activities. It has hosted many popular events such as the Mela, Dasheera and Diwali festivals and also funfairs
[7] Continue forward onto Allington Street and turn second right onto Dorset Street and continue to its end.
[8] Turn left onto Belgrave Road and walk forward to the flyover, passing the statue of Gandhi on the left (take care crossing the exit from Sainsburys car park)
(C) Home Secretary Alan Johnson unveiled the seven-and-a-half-foot bronzed statue of Mahatma Gandhi (1869 – 1948) on 26th June 2009. It was created in Calcutta by Indian sculptor Gautam Pal at a cost of £20,000, which was paid for by the Samanvaya Parivar charity.
[9] Turn right under the flyover and retrace your steps to the start.