Thanks to Sharron & Pete for leading their festive Mulled Wine & Mince Pies Walk from Abbey Fields Car Park, Kenilworth on Sat 16 Dec. The route of 8.5 miles offers easy walking through the Warwickshire countryside skirting The Warwickshire golf course towards Leek Wootton Church where we stopped for Mulled Wine and Mince Pies! Continuing on, the route passes County Police Headquarters and then heads back towards Kenilworth.  The walk is suitable for dogs and there are no stiles.

Mary Coles led this walk of just over 10 miles in Hidden Birmingham! This urban walk starts from New St Station and follows some of the Platinum Jubilee Walkway. It takes in the Georgian and Jewellery Quarters of the City, including the Warstone Lane Cemetery.  It follows the canal to the NIA and Roundhouse before heading to the Edgbaston Reservoir, the Harborne Walkway and some smart residential streets in Harborne and Edgbaston. Finally, the route heads back to the City Centre along the Worcester & Birmingham Canal. If anyone wants to do a shorter walk they can dip out at the NIA after about 3.5 miles or take a bus back to the centre from Harborne.

A circular walk of around 9 miles led by Steve White from The Queen's Head in Meriden on Sun 19 Nov. The address for The Queen's Head is Old Rd, Meriden, Coventry CV7 7JP and you can find it here in Google Maps. The route goes to Hawks End and back past the edge of Corley Moor on footpaths and quiet lanes.

A walk of just over 8 miles (13 km) in Sutton Park led by John & Sue Timperley from the car park at the Toby Carvery, Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield B74 2YT on Sat 4 Nov 2023

This walk was led by Sue & Bill Kiely from The Navigation Inn, Old Warwick Road, Lapworth, B94 6NA (Google Maps) starting at 9:30am on Sat 21 Oct. The route of 7miles / 11.2 km passes through Baddesley Clinton,  Rowington and the edge of Lowsonford before following canal towpaths back to The Navigation Inn. The walk is a lovely mix of fields, lanes, and canalside paths.

Colin & Jane Niblock led a walk of around 8 miles from The Bull & Butcher, Common Lane, Corley Moor, Coventry CV7 8AQ (Google Maps) starting at 9:30am on Sat 7 Oct. There is plenty of parking at the pub. Please note that on this route there are some difficult stiles which will be especially challenging for anyone with dogs, and that there are cattle in the fields by Green End Farm. Part of the route follows Pump Lane, a very pleasant single track road, but none of it is on main roads. 

Wayman & Beverley led a walk on Sun 24 Sep from The Bear Inn, Berkswell (Google Maps). The route of just over 8.5 miles (13.7km) skirts Eastern Green and then comes back via Millison’s Wood and Meriden. The walk is mainly on footpaths across fields with a short detour into Millison’s Wood. 

This walk started from The Three Horseshoes, Bubbenhall, CV8 3BD on Saturday 9th. September at 9.30am and was led by Bob Reid.  The route of approx 8 1/2 miles (13 1/2 km) is mainly on rural footpaths, and passes through Weston under Wetherley, Hunningham and Wappenbury.

This walk was led by Denis Pratt from The Bulls Head in Barston, B92 0JU starting at 9:30am on Sat 26 Aug. The route was just under 10 miles long with canal and countryside walking.

Angus and Tracey Mills led this walk of around 9.8 miles (15.7km) starting from Abbey Fields Car Park in Kenilworth at 9:15am on Sat 12 Aug. There is a van in the car park serving coffee and cakes which is open from around 9am. Many in the group visited The Virgins & Castle, a nearby pub, for post-walk refreshment and lunch.

For parking fees, see the Car Park link above. When we visited it was possible to pay by card or in the RingGo app (location 23851) but not with cash. 

A loop of 9 miles / 14.4km from Tanworth-in-Arden through local countryside from The Bell, The Green, Tanworth-in-Arden and led on 30 Jul 2023 by Evan Grant. Landmarks include the Umberslade Gate Pillars, the Umberslade Obelisk, the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lapworth and a mock windmill also in Lapworth. Many of the paths were overgrown when we walked this route and there were also many awkward and poorly maintained stiles.

There is limited parking behind the pub, but please park out on the street if possible. 

This walk of around 9 miles was led by Tas Hind from the Hatton Arms car park, CV35 7JJ, on Sun 16 Jul. Some 50% of the route follows the towpath of the Grand Union Canal, the remainder being on rural footpaths around the villages of Little Shrewley and Hatton.

This walk marked the end of Bob Reid's time co-ordinating the Hikers group. Bob wishes to thank everyone who has supported him during the 8 years since the group started in July 2015. This walk started from The Navigation Inn, Lapworth, B94 6NA, at 9.30am on Sunday 2nd July and was about 7 miles long.

(Note that we walked this route again on 21 Oct 2023. You can find an interactive map and download a GPX file from hampton-walking.jimdofree.com/2023-10-21-hike)

This walk was a half marathon walk starting from and finishing at The Hampton Gym, Old Station Road, Hampton in Arden,  B92 0HA. The walk, and the training walks leading up to it, were organised to raise money for the Cameron Grant Memorial Trust. All donations very welcome at: www.totalgiving.co.uk/mypage/hampton-half

This 10 mile walk was led by Angus and Tracey Mills on Sun 4 Jun 2023 and started from The Hampton, Station Court, Old Station Road, Hampton in Arden, B92 0HA.

This walk is one of a series of practice walks for the Hampton half marathon walk (see this pdf file for details) on June 17th in aid of the Cameron Grant Memorial Trust.

This 7 mile walk to Barston and back on Sun 21 May was led by Evan Grant from The Hampton, Station Court, Old Station Road, Hampton-in-Arden, Solihull, B92 0HA.

This Hampton Hike was also one in a series of training walks organised by The Hampton gym with Hampton Hikers in advance of a Half Marathon Walk on 17 June to raise funds for Cameron Grant Memorial Trust. For full details, including how to enter the Half Marathon Walk, please see this PDF: Half Marathon Walk

This walk was led by John Timperley from The Quicken Tree on the Meriden Road between Fillongley and Meriden on Monday May 8th, the Coronation Bank Holiday. The route of just under 8 miles follows footpaths, including part of the Heart of England Way, and quiet lanes through rolling North Warwickshire countryside. (Note that there are several tricky styles on this route, and some are especially challenging for medium or large dogs which must be carried over them.)

This walk, on Saturday 22nd. April, started from the Aston Cantlow Park at 9.30 am and was led by Denis Pratt. The walk of around 9 miles, went across farmland along a canal and through villages including past Mary Arden's farm.

Car parking is either by the village hall, B95 6HZ, or the The Kings Head, B95 6HY.

It is reputed that William Shakespeare used to visit the Kings Head.

This walk was led by Bob Reid from The Swan, Whitacre Heath, B46 2JA on Easter Saturday. The walk is just over 7 miles long and is rated easy.

This walk from Hopwood House, Hopwood, B48 7AB is approximately 9.5 miles long and was led by Sharron & Pete Maguire.

The route begins along the canal across Clifton Common and then on to the Bittell Reservoirs. After crossing the A441 the walk heads uphill towards Forhill before returning to the pub. Dog Walkers note:  there are a couple of ladder stiles, a gate and a 200m stretch down a busy road with little verge.

This walk of 6.7 miles (10.8 km) was led by Mary Coles on Sunday 12th March, and started from the car park at RSPB Middleton Lakes Nature Reserve (entrance on Bodymoor Heath Rd, Tamworth, B78 2BB. Drive on past the Aston Villa training ground. £3 pay and display charge per car or free to RSPB Members. Note also that you cannot get to the RSPB Car park by driving through Middleton Hall Car Park even though some satnavs suggest otherwise!)

Description: Very flat and mainly on gravel/tarmac paths through sections of the RSPB Middleton Lakes Nature Reserve and Kingsbury Water Park, along the Birmingham & Fazeley Canal and through woods. Close to the end, the route passes Middleton Hall where there is a convenient café for post-walk refreshment.

NOTE TO DOG WALKERS: for parts of the route through the RSPB Nature Reserve dogs must be on a short lead. There are other parts of the reserve where dogs are not allowed at the route described here avoids these. 

This walk was led by Anne Dewison from The Queen's Head, Meriden, CV7 7JP on Sunday 26th was around 7 miles long.

During the walk there was a stop for cakes and coffee, courtesy of Sara Carson who was raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support. This was party of a wider Carson family fundraising effort which includes Sara & Stuart's son Tom running the London Marathon on 23 April. If you missed the walk and would like to donate in support of Sara and family,  please visit Tom’s fundraising page for Macmillan Cancer Support. 

This walk of around 9 miles was led by Tas Hind from the Hatton Arms car park, CV35 7JJ, on Sun 12 Feb, 2023. Some 50% of the route follows the towpath of the Grand Union Canal, the remainder being on rural footpaths around the villages of Little Shrewley and Hatton.

This walk was led by Wayman and Beverley from the Fleur De Lys, Lowsonford, B95 5HJ, on Sunday 29th January, 2023.

The walk of just over 8 miles goes through Yarningale Common, Preston Bagot and Henley in Arden. The walk is through fields (a few with horses and many with sheep), woodland and often near canals. There are some short hills.  The route is typically quite wet, slippery and muddy in places in winter. 

This walk was led by Anna Johnston from The Granville Arms, Barford, CV35 8DS. The route is around 8 miles long and goes from Barford to Wasperton, Charlecote, Hampton Lucy and Sherbourne and then back to Barford.

This walk will start from The King's Arms pub Knowle, B93 0EE, at 10.00 am on Sunday 1st. January and will be led by Tas Hind.