Balderton Village Trail

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Created by Cllr. Dr. Simon Forde.​

Please click on the sections to be directed to each, containing detailed steps and Pictures .

About Balderton Village Trail

THE TWO-MILE ROUTE STARTS AND FINISHES AT THE CORNER OF MAIN STREET AND PINFOLD LANE
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TOURISM/VISITOR AIMS:

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1. Helping improve the appearance and awareness of Balderton Conservation Area

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2. A “Welcome to Balderton” initiative to promote the approach to the village along London Road

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3. Promoting tourism through greater awareness of the role of RAF Balderton and Balderton Old Hall in Operation

Market Garden (Arnhem 1944) and Sir Frank Whittle’s development of the jet engine

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4. Supporting village shops; the route starts by the two pubs, passing two supermarkets and a fish shop and ending close to the Brisbane Court shopping precinct and cafe.

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SOCIO-ECONOMIC BENEFITS:

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1. Encouraging the active memory and oral history of long-standing residents by publishing memories of these localities

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2. Promoting exercise to allow less mobile residents to leave their homes and explore their neighbourhood

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3. Addressing health problems from lack of mobility, as well as isolation and its psychological impacts

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4. Recognising the existing but hidden pride in the community and the village’s rich history.

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The BENEFICIARIES are (i) local residents, particularly those that are less mobile; (ii) shopkeepers; and (iii) touring cyclists, those interested in agricultural and pre-industrial history, people interested in the history of the RAF, Operation Market Garden (including Dutch tourists), and jet propulsion.

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POINT 1: “WAR GRAVES”

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POINT 2: ST. GILES CHURCH

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POINT 3: LIBRARY

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POINT 4, BALDERTON OLD HALL
 

POINT 5, SPRING LANE

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POINT 6, WETSYKE

 

POINT 7 HORN LANE (now QUEEN STREET)

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POINT 8 THE PINFOLD

 

POINT 9 COWPASTURE

 

Part 10

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Part 11

 

POINT 12: WORTHINGTON-SIMPSONS​

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Part 13

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Part 14: TURKS HEAD

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POINT 15, METHODIST CHURCH

POINT 16; TOWN STREET

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