Our Hikes in 2021, with the most recent at the top

A Walk from Tanworth-in-Arden

This walk of around 8 miles was led by Sharron Maguire from The Bell at Tanworth-in-Arden on Sun 19 Dec. The route follows footpaths and quiet roads in a loop that returns to Tanworth through the Umberslade Estate. Many thanks to Sharron & Pete for the mince pies and mulled wine!

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A Walk from Meriden

The Bulls Head, Meriden
The Bulls Head, Meriden

This walk was led by Tas Hind from the The Bulls Head, Meriden, CV7 7NN. The route was inspired by the 8 mile Circular Walk from Meriden on the Millennium Way website and Berkswell from Meriden using the Millennium Way on Walking Britain. Compared to these, this route has been modified to accommodate HS2 footpath closures.

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A Walk from Claverdon

The Old Smithy, Claverdon
The Old Smithy, Claverdon

This walk was led by Mary Coles and starting from Claverdon Church Centre, CV35 8PD. The walk was about 8 miles.

A Walk from Berkswell

A circular walk of almost 9 miles from The Bear Inn, Spencers Lane, Berkswell, CV7 7BB. The walk is mostly on footpaths through fields, though there are some short stretches along roads. There is ample car parking at The Bear.

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A Walk in the Lickey & Waseley Hills

Chadwich Manor
Chadwich Manor

This walk was led by Bob Reid and started from the Oak Tree pub, Cofton Hacket, B45 8UX, at 9.30am on Sunday 24th. October. The walk is over 7 miles long and takes in both the Lickey and Waseley Hills. The walk starts in the Lickey Hills and progresses via Beacon Hill to the Waseley Hills and back via Chadwich Manor to the Lickeys and the Oak Tree. It includes several hills some of which are steep. The pub has a large carpark.

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A Walk Led by Sarah Meharg

Sarehole Mill
Sarehole Mill

Sarah's walk started from the Ten Four Bakehouse on the Stirchley Trading Estate, Hazelwell Road, Stirchley, B30-2PF, at 9.00 am. 

 

There will be time for a baked breakfast or doughnuts to boost energy levels before embarking on a 9.5 mile route taking in nature reserves, towpaths, urban streets and Tolkien's Birmingham including Moseley Bog and Sarehole Mill that inspired Lord of the Rings.  The route ended in the Birmingham Brewing Company Taproom.

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A Circular Walk from Meriden

This walk started from The Queen's Head in Meriden (CV7 7JP) and was led by Denis Pratt. The walk was approximately 8 miles long.

 

The route leaves the Queens Head carpark and continues along Eaves Green Lane, cutting across fields and passing under the A45, through Eaves Green village to a bridleway towards Corley Moor. From Corley Moor it skirts the edge of Birchley Hays Wood to the B4102 road which is obliquely crossed to footpaths going through Kinwalsey and Close Wood, High Ash Farm and back to the A45 which is crossed via the B4102 bridge. From there the walk followed a footpath across farmland back to Old Road and The Queen's Head.

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A Walk from Alvechurch

Crown Inn, Alvechurch
Crown Inn, Alvechurch

This walk of just over 5 miles was led by Debra Stojkovic from The Crown Inn, Alvechurch, B48 7PN. The route was part field, part canal towpath and part road, and included the village of Barnt Green.

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A Walk from Kenilworth

This walk of some 7.7 miles started from Abbey Fields Carpark, Kenilworth, CV8 1BN and was led by Sharron Maguire. The walk started by crossing Abbey Fields to the Castle carpark and thence along Centenary Way, crossing Rouncil Lane and continuing past Goodrest farm to Deer Park Wood. Here it turned right along the bridleway to Bullock Farm and then right again to follow Inchford Brook back to Rouncil Lane. After a short distance along Rouncil Lane the walk followed a footpath back to Kenilworth Castle and from there to the Virgins & Castle for refreshments.

Circular route from The Red Lion, Hopwas

A 10 mile walk from The Red Lion at Hopwas led by Bob Reid on Sat 14 Aug, 2021. The walk starts with a short stretch of the Birmingham & Fazeley Canal soon transferring to a country lane for a little over a mile to a fruit farm. From there it passes along rural footpaths back to a four mile stretch of lanes and roads to and through Drayton Bassett and Bullock's End. The route then crosses the Coleshill Road and goes over the folly-like Drayton Footbridge, complete with turrets and spiral staircases, to the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal towpath which it follows to Fazeley Junction and then back to The Red Lion continuing along the Birmingham & Fazeley Canal towpath once more.

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A Walk from the Navigation Inn

Navigation Inn, Old Warwick Road, Lapworth
Navigation Inn, Old Warwick Road, Lapworth

A walk of 9 3/4 miles led by Denis Pratt from the Navigation Inn on Sunday August 1st. This circular route is mostly on canal towpaths and footpaths through fields and visits Lowsonford, Rowington, Wroxall and Baddesley Clinton

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Hatton Arms Loop

Photo by Mary Coles
Photo by Mary Coles

This 10 mile walk was led by Angus & Tracey Mills from The Hatton Arms, CV35 7JJ on Saturday 17th July, 2021. A route description follows below, then some some photos and a map of the route with a link to a GPX file.

 

The route: walk through the pub grounds to the canal, cross at the brick bridge and continue straight ahead (walking away from the canal) to a wooden gate. The footpath continues ahead crossing the railway line over a bridge and passing Alders and Budbrooke farms where it becomes a track leading to a quiet road.

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A Circular Walk from The King's Arms, Knowle

This walk was led by Tas Hind and started from The King's Arms in Knowle, B93 0EE, at 9.30 am.

 

The Walk leaves The King's Arms carpark to proceed south down the Grand Union Canal towpath for approximately 2 miles to Rising Bridge. Here leave the canal to continue along Rising Lane in an easterly direction to reach Baddesley Clinton. Walk along the Baddesley Clinton Estate drive up to the house and then around the gardens and lake. 

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A Walk led by Gill Shalley

Sunny outlook from the Fentham Hall
Sunny outlook from the Fentham Hall

This walk started from Fentham Hall, Hampton in Arden, B92 0AH, at 10.00 am and was approximately 8 miles. 

A Walk led by Angus & Tracey Mills

This walk on Saturday 5th June started at 9.30am from the Griffin Inn at Shustoke, B46 2LB (Google Maps) and was led by Angus Mills. The route is about 8.5 miles long taking in a wide variety of Warwickshire countryside. It starts by skirting Shustoke reservoir before heading south to Dumble Wood where it picks up the Heart of England Way to Parsons Wood before returning to the Griffin Inn via the disused Daw Mill Colliery. For those who wear shorts at this time of year, please note that there is a section of about 400 metres after leaving Daw Mill Colliery which is a little overgrown with a good helping of nettles: our legs were left tingling a little after the recce. The Griffin Inn has an excellent and large beer garden with great views, has a choice of 8-10 real ales and serves great food.

A Circular Walk from Lapworth

Boats Moored by the Navigation Inn Lapworth
Boats Moored by the Navigation Inn Lapworth

Our 7 mile (11.2km) walk began at the Navigation Inn, Lapworth, B94 6NA at 9.30 am on Sunday May 23rd and was led by Bob Reid. The walk is rated as easy with no significant hills.

 

From the start, the route heads across fields to Baddesley Clinton manor, past St Michael's Church and then across more fields to Rowington Green. From there it continues to Lowsonford mainly along back lanes to the South Stratford canal and then along the towpath to Kingsbury Junction and back to the Navigation.

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