Knightley Way
A 12-mile walk in Northamptonshire, beginning in Badby and ending in Greens Norton. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: SP 560 587
Distance: 12 miles (19 km)
Time: 5–6 hours
Duration: 1 day
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
206 Edge Hill and Fenny Compton
207 Newport Pagnell and Northampton South
Summary
The waymarked Knightley Way is a 12-mile walking route in Northamptonshire passing through attractive countryside formerly owned by the Knightley family of Fawsley Hall. The walk starts at the village of Badby and finishes at the village of Greens Norton near Towcester. In between, the route passes through or near the grounds of Fawsley Hall, crossing parkland before continuing across fields to Preston Capes, where the site of a motte-and-bailey castle can be discerned. From Preston Capes, the path continues across farmland, roadways, and heathland to Farthingstone. More farmland is crossed between Farthingstone and Litchborough, followed by field paths, roadways, and lanes to Foxley and on to the finish. As well as being waymarked on the ground, the route is marked on Ordnance Survey Explorer series maps.