Barston

The walk from the West Midlands Golf Club was led by Sue and Bill Kiely on Sun 27 Oct 2024. The route is approximately 5 miles long on familiar ground through Bradnock's Marsh,  Balsall Common and Barston.

Evan led a walk of 12.2km (7.6 miles) from the Fentham Hall Car Park on Sat 21 Sep. The route followed footpaths through Barston and on towards Knowle and the Grand Union Canal towpath at Kixley Lane. The route followed the towpath to Bridge 75 before returning to Hampton past Henwood Hall Farm then through Eastcote and Walsal End.

This Amble of about 4 1/2 miles from the Fentham Hall Car Park, Hampton-in-Arden to Barston and back was led by Evan & Carol Grant and followed the route of Cameron's Night Walk as closely as possible. After the walk we enjoyed a very pleasant Sunday Lunch in The White Lion on the High Street in Hampton-in-Arden.

Denis led this walk on Sunday 30th June starting from The Bulls Head in Barston. The route of 9.5 miles (15.3km) is through countryside and woods, and alongside canals.

This walk from The Bulls Head, Barston, B92 0JU was led by Bill & Sue Kiely on 16 Mar. The route goes via Barston Church to the Heart of England way and then follows the Heart of England Way to Wootton Grange. From there to Wootton Lane and thence to Barston Lane which is left by a path through woodland and then back to Barston. The route is about 5 miles in length.

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.

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 Mary Coles and on Sun 20 Nov from Fentham Hall car park in Hampton-in-Arden, B92 0AH. The walk followed footpaths through fields to Barston and on to Temple Balsall and then returned to Barston and Hampton-in-Arden on different paths. There is one short stretch on Balsall Street, a busy road, on the approach to Temple Balsall.

This walk was led by Angus and Tracey from The King's Arms at Knowle, B93 0EE, on Saturday 30th. July.

The walk is approximately 9.5 miles in familiar territory, with three possible starting point pubs on the route and two further favourite pubs very close by. This time we started at the Kings Arms, heading right (South) along the Grand Union Canal to the Black Boy pub where we exited the canal and walked to Temple Balsall where we picked up the Millenium Way towards Balsall Common passing very close to the Saracen’s Head. From there we walked to The Bulls Head at Barston where we paused for refreshment. We then continued along Barston Lane to the distinctive Blythe Cottage where we turned onto Brook Green Lane picking up a bridle way and winding our way to Knowle Road which we crossed and headed towards Henwood Hall Farm. Shortly after passing the farm buildings, at the top of the hill we turned left and headed back to the Grand Union Canal turning left again and walking the remaining 4km along the canal to The King's Arms.

The walk led by Evan Grant on Saturday, 7th May started from Fentham Hall car park (B92 0AH, Google Maps) at 9.30am. This circular route of 9 miles goes to Barston via Barston Lakes and Bradnocks Marsh and returns via the Grand Union Canal towpath and Walsal End. Many thanks to Gill Shalley who chose the route.

A circuit of around 9 1/2 miles (15 km) from the Fentham Hall Car Park (Marsh Lane, Hampton-in-Arden, B92 0AH - Google Maps). The route goes to the edge of Balsall Common then back to Hampton through Barston. The walk is mostly on footpaths through fields, though there are some stretches along roads. Expect a bit of mud if you walk this route in winter.

This walk will commence from The Bulls Head at Barston,

B92 0JU,  at 10.00 am. and will be about 7 miles in length.

A 5 mile walk from the Hampton-in-Arden sports club carpark to Barston via Barston Lakes and the West Midlands Golf Club and back via Walsal End.

This walk of 8.5 miles (13.6 km) long follows the route shown on the map below; it leaves Hampton via footpaths to Walsal End and on past Henwood Hall Farm to the Grand Union Canal. The walk then follows the towpath to the bridge at Kixley Lane where it leaves the canal and crosses fields to Barston and on back to Hampton.

An 11.5 mile circuit let by Bob Reid around Hampton-in-Arden starting at 10am on Sat 8 June from The Hampton Health & Fitness Club. Enjoy this as a walk in its own right, or as the last of the "training walks" organised in preparation for the Half Marathon Walk in support of Cameron Grant Memorial Trust on 15 June. If you would like to make a donation, please do so on this page at TotalGiving.

This walk starts at The Beeches Car Park in Hampton-in-Arden and makes its way to Barston then returns to Hampton via the Grand Union Canal and Walsal End.

A walk to be led by Bob Reid from Knowle at 9.00 am.

The walk will commence from Knowle Parish Church, B93 0LN, and will be approx. 8.5 miles long.  There is limited street parking by the Church, otherwise there is a municipal car park just behind the church which is FOC on Sundays. This car park is accessed by turning off the High St. by The Greswolde Arms hotel and driving behind the hotel to the car park on the left, DO NOT go into the Greswolde car park on the corner.To walk from the car park leave by exit at the far left hand corner leading through the church yard. The walk is a mixture of country lanes, field footpaths and canal towpath and will pass through the historic villages of Barston and Temple Balsall.

This walk started from the Bulls Head, Barston, B92-0JU. The walk is approx. 7 miles long 

From the Bulls Head walk towards Balsall Street and then follow the Heart of England/Millennium Way to the West Midlands golf club and then back to Barston.

This walk starts from the Hampton Gym at 10.00 am and is approximately 5 miles in length. It will be led by Bob Reid.

The walk will proceed down Old Station Road to Meriden Road, turn right to Marsh Lane and thence into a series of fields leading to Barston village. From Barston it returns to Hampton via Walsal End and then back to the gym.

This walk starts from The Hampton Gym, follows footpaths to Barston and Balsall Street, the Millennium Way/Heart of England Way to the West Midlands Golf Club and then footpaths back to the gym.

Starting from the Hampton Gym walk down Old Station Road to Meriden Road, turn right along Meriden Road crossing when safe and then turn left into Fentham Road. At the end of the road take the footpath on the left and follow it straight across fields and a small footbridge until until Oak Lane is reached. 

Turn right and then left onto Barston Lane passing the Bulls Head pub. At the church, go through the churchyard via a path on the left which is followed around to the left past a path on the right which is not taken. At the end of the field go through a gate and follow the path across fields, crossing the river Blythe, until Barston Lane is reached and then turn right to Balsall Street. 

This walk starts from The Bulls Head at Barston. There is a car park at the pub , post code is B92 0JU or you can park in the church car park. The walk is around 8-9 miles.

Starting from The Bull, turn left along the road until you come to St Swithin's Church. Which will be on your right. Go through the church gate and walk to the far right corner where you will find the footpath. Then take the next gate on the right following along the side of the fence. Then going through the next gates past the Alpaca's and sheep in their small paddocks. Through two fields until you come to the road. Cross the road where you will find two footpaths, take the footpath on your left. Take the foot bridge across the river. Walking through two fields until you get to Nappins Covert. Take the footpath towards Knowle across the fields until you get to the Canal. Turn left taking the canal path, passing by Knowle Locks, The King's Arms until you get to The Black Boy pub on your left.

The walk starts at the gym by going down Old Station Road towards Hampton village, at the end turn right along Meriden Road passing over the railway bridge, cross over the road and continue to the sharp right hand bend and there turn left down Belle Vue Terrace. At the end of Belle Vue Terrace take a short enclosed footpath on the right which leads to a metal gate on the left, go through the gate and, keeping a hedge on the left, proceed along the side of the rough pasture to the end. Here, pass through two gates within 10 yards and keep ahead along the next field still with the hedge on the left, maintain direction across a footbridge into the next field and continue until a farm track is reached, cross over the track and follow a footpath slightly to the left across the middle of a cultivated field. Passing through a gap in the hedge enter a field and make for a gap in the fence on the right, go through the gap and turn left onto a lane.

Walk Description: starting from the gym turn right along Old Station Road to the end and then turn right along Meriden Road. When a sharp right hand bend is reached turn left down Belle Vue Terrace, at the end, turn right into a narrow enclosed footpath which leads to a gate leading into a meadow on the left. Walk through the meadow keeping a hedge close on your left, at the end of the meadow go through two gates within 10 yards passing into a cultivated field, still keeping the hedge close on your left go through two fields to a gate leading onto a farm track. Dogleg left and right into a field keeping the hedge close on your right to a stile into the next field. In a short distance you arrive at a stile on your right leading to a lane, cross over onto the lane, turn left and go ahead along the lane to Walsal End, where the lane turns sharp right, go to the left and go straight ahead in front of a group of newly built houses to a gate leading to a wooded area. Go over a stile and through the wooded area, follow a track left and right as you exit the wooded area into a cultivated field, proceed across the middle of the field to a footbridge and then across the middle of two further fields into a field where you need to keep to the edge with a hedge close on your left. In the next field keep the hedge close on your right and proceed to Oak Lane in Barston, turn right along Oak Lane to a T-junction with Barston Lane.