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Babbington Lane Path – Swingate Water Tower loop from Ilkeston

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Babbington Lane Path – Swingate Water Tower loop from Ilkeston

Moderate

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Babbington Lane Path – Swingate Water Tower loop from Ilkeston

03:27

13.1km

100m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 10, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.41 km

Just outside the city, a tower stands at nearly 100 feet that helped bring drinking water into Nottingham.

Built more than 70 years ago, the Swingate Water Tower dominates the skyline around the town Kimberley just off the A610.

Tip by

6.08 km

Mulberry Tree Café at Strelley Hall

Highlight • Cafe

Open daily from 9.30 - 4pm. This cafe is housed inside old horse riding stables and is incredibly cute. Great oat milk flat white 👌

Tip by

7.00 km

View of Wollaton Hall

Highlight • Viewpoint

Spot Wollaton Hall between the trees.

Tip by

7.64 km

Shaw's Plantation

Highlight • Forest

Shaw's Plantation is a small copse of mixed woodland that survived the motorway and local building/farming. The Robin Hood Way runs along the southern edge.

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10.8 km

Woodland Tree Tunnel Path

Highlight • Forest

11.0 km

Nottingham Canal Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

The Nottingham Canal is a canal in the English counties of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. As built, it comprised a 14.7-mile long main line between the River Trent just downstream of Trent Bridge in Nottingham and Langley Mill in Derbyshire.

Tip by

11.6 km

Millennium Park

Highlight • Natural

This tranquil 4.4-acre park has well maintained pathways for walkers and runners.

Tip by

13.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.45 km

1.88 km

1.33 km

256 m

202 m

Surfaces

4.06 km

3.99 km

2.65 km

2.00 km

212 m

202 m

Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

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Sunday 28 June

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Babbington Lane Path – Swingate Water Tower loop from Ilkeston