Henley-in-Arden

This walk started from the Prince Harry Car Park, Prince Harry Rd., Henley in Arden, B95-5GD, on Saturday 5th. August at 10.00am and was led by Bob Reid. The walk is about 4 miles.  Starting from the Car Park, the route goes to Bear Lane via the High St., and then alongside the railway to the Golf Club. From there the walk follows a circular route on rural footpaths and arrives back at Henley Station and then to the carpark.

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 hike was led by Bob Reid from the Prince Harry Road Car Park in Henley-in-Arden (Set Sat Nav for 1 Fieldhouse Cl, Henley-in-Arden B95 5DF). The walk took us just under 3 1/2 hours.

This route is just under 8.5 miles long and is mainly along tracks and country lanes. Some of the walk gets muddy after heavy rain. 

This walk starts outside the The White Swan Hotel, 100 High Street, Henley-in-Arden, B95 5BY. The nearest free car park is on The Croft, B95 5DY, just off the High Street. See below for a map and photos from the route. 

From the White Swan proceed north along the High St. and turn left into Station Road, after about 100 yards bear right along Bear Lane. Directly after going under a railway bridge look for a gate at the top of a stepped bank on the right and go through it to a footpath running parallel to the railway on the right. this is the Arden Way, follow this path to where it turns left on a golf course, pass in front of the golf club and go half right to a sign post. Follow the Arden Way waymarks to the right and proceed along a bridleway with a hedge on the left, when you come to a lake turn left to keep the lake on the right, when you leave the lake keep ahead, following the Arden Way round to the right, over a stile and half left to a gate leading to a farmyard. Cross the farmyard to a road. 

Turn left along the road for 1/4 mile then look for a green track on the left (still the Arden Way) at the edge of a wood, follow the track to the end of the wood and then turn right along a road. 250 yards along the road turn left over a stile onto a footpath with a hedge on the left, after some 300 yards the path goes through the hedge and leads into a churchyard. Go ahead through the churchyard around a tree on the right and exit through a gate onto a tarmacked track. The track leads onto a road, turn left along the road and continue to a T-junction. At the T-junction go straight ahead through a gate and follow the path diagonally across a field to a gate in the hedge, down a bank and across a lane into another field via a stile.

This Hike of just over 9 miles in the countryside surrounding Henley-in-Arden has only one steep hill. It begins and ends at The Prince Harry free car park (B95 5DD).

From the car park walk into the centre of Henley-in-Arden and up the high street towards the Train station. Going west take the footbridge over the railway line and join the Heart of England Way.