Hartshill

This walk was led by Sharron Maguire on 26 Feb 2022 from the Church End Brewery, Ridge Lane, Birchley Heath, CV10 0RD at 9.30 am. The route of around 9 miles encompasses woods, rural lanes, open fields, a canal towpath and Hartshill Hayes Country Park. We finished with lunch in the brewery Tap Room.

The walk starts and ends at Dobbies Atherstone, Cross Lane Farm, Nuneaton Road, Mancetter, Atherstone, Warwickshire CV9 1RF. The route is just over 5 1/2 miles long and covers a variety of terrain including uneven roadsides, hills and lots of mud (in winter). There are stunning views at various points along the walk and the cakes at Dobbies are recommended. The garden centre has a large car park which was almost empty when we began walking at 9am and almost full when we got back at around 11:30am.

This walk will start from The Malt Shovel, 39, Grange Rd., Hartshill, CV10-0SS. at 9.00 am. and is approximately 9.5 miles.

Parking: Please avoid parking in the pub car park which is quite small; limited street parking is available in Grange Road; there is also a lay-by a little way along the road (after passing the pub) next to a small park on the left.

The walk is a varied mix of disused quarries, pretty countryside, urban streets, canal towpaths, a golf course and a country park with a woodland walk finishing off at a recently rebuilt pub (after a fire that gutted the place) with 4 hand-pulled ales and a great selection of well-priced food and very generous portion sizes.