Lapworth

Sue and Bill Kiely led this walk of just over 8 miles from the Railway Inn, Dorridge on Sun 25 Feb. Leaving the Railway Inn, we headed to Packwood Church before skirting Packwood House grounds and dropping onto the Grand Union Canal, crossing to the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal, leaving the canal at the Drawbridge, and returning to the Railway Inn via fields, copses and lanes. Only a few stiles, but quite a lot of mud! 

The address for the Railway Inn is Grange Road, Dorridge, B93 8QA. Click the following link for directions in Google Maps. 

Evan Grant led this walk of 14.2km (8.8 miles) from The Black Boy (Warwick Road, Knowle, Solihull, B93 0EB - directions in Google Maps) on Sun 28 Jan. The route follows the Grand Union Canal before turning up the Stratford Canal and following footpaths and quiet roads past Packwood House and St Giles Church to Dorridge Park. The route continues along Dorridge streets and through some more fields before re-joining the Grand Union at The King's Arms and finishing back along the towpath. There are some kissing gates and stiles, a couple of which are not dog-friendly. There were several places that were very muddy when we did this walk.

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.

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 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 led by Bob Reid started at The Boot Inn, Lapworth, B94 6JU, at 9.30 am on 17 July 2022 and was about 7 miles long.

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. 

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.

This walk led by Gill Shalley started from The Boot at Lapworth, B94 6JU, at 10.00 am on 6 Oct. The route was an 8 mile circuit taking in the canal towpath, fields and the grounds of Packwood House.

A gentle 4 1/2 mile walk along footpaths and the towpath of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal, this circuit includes a visit to the Umberslade Obelisk erected in 1749 for the first Lord Archer. You've seen it many times from the M40; now's the chance to get up close and personal!

This walk begins at the Navigation Inn at Lapworth, B94 6NA and is approximately 9 miles long. The route is chosen to avoid crop fields and muddy towpaths as far as possible, and the walk leader when we walked this route on 14 Jan 2018 was Angus Mills.

Kay Dick led this walk of around 10 miles from The Navigation at Lapworth, Old Warwick Road, Lapworth, Solihull, B94 6NA - a family run, traditional country pub with a passion for great beer and food!

From the pub car park turn left along the road. Turn left following Heart of England Way down a drive and through a gate, into a stable yard. Go through the yard and paddocks. Continue through fields towards Baddesley Clinton.  Cross the road, taking the path on the left, through a wooded area to Bromes Park. At the road, turn left until a junction, keep right, then cross the road.

An 8 mile loop from The Boot, Lapworth through local countryside along footpaths, canal towpaths and, on occasion, minor roads. Begin from the car park at The Boot, Old Warwick Rd, Lapworth, Solihull, Warwickshire B94 6JU. This loop gives a great opportunity to experience something of the local heritage in lovely countryside on an 8 mile route which follows the Stratford Canal, the Grand Union Canal and passes through the grounds of Packwood House first constructed as a farm house in the 1550’s. You may even catch a glance of the famous Yew Garden containing over 100 trees laid out in the mid-17th century.