The National Trust, along with English Heritage, are supportive of Sustrans and the National Cycle Network. On both of their websites, directions to the attractions feature a link to the local cycle network via the Sustrans website.
Further to this, the National Trust are looking to expand the existing tramway paths through the Calke estate to create an outdoor hub to attract families wanting to enjoy outdoor activities. The National Trust are great advocates of ensuring children enjoy active lives - most notably via the book "50 things to try before you are 11 and 3/4 - An outdoors adventure handbook", one of which is to go on a long bike ride.
The former tramway was used to transport goods from the quarries at Ticknall through to the canal basin at Willesley on the Ashby Canal, not far from the current route of NCN63 near Donisthorpe. The tramway closed in 1915 but some sections have been restored for walking and cycling purposes within the Calke Estate.
Calke Abbey features in some of our longer rides in our mapped rides page. The rides feature the entrance drive through the estate as opposed to the tramway tracks. The local terrain and road network makes it more suitable for adult cycling, hence why this cycling hub will be very valuable for families wanting to cycle. That said, Calke is quite close to Melbourne and access points to the Cloud Trail (NCN 6)
We wish The National Trust and Calke Abbey well with the new hub and look forward to seeing it develop. We will post updates on this exciting new project - learn more about the proposed outdoor hub.
The plans can be seen in more detail on the National Trust Website - see the plans for the new hub.
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