Preston Bagot

This amble from The Red Lion, Claverdon, CV35 8PE, on Sunday 1st September was led by Mary Coles. The 5 1/2 mile loop is mainly on footpaths through fields and on quiet lanes; it also takes in Yarningale Common, Preston Bagot and a short section of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal towpath.

This walk of about 7 1/2 miles was led by Wayman and Beverley on Sun 19 May starting from the Fleur De Lys in Lowsonford, B95 5HJ.  The walk went through Yarningale Common & Preston Bagot and skirts Henley-in-Arden. The route is through fields (a few with horses and many with sheep), woodland and often near canals. There are some short hills.

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 from the Fleur De Lys pub, Lowsonford, B95 5HJ (Google Maps) on 5 June was led by Sharron and Pete Maguire and was a little over 9 miles in total.  The route includes lovely pastures, wooded areas, a short stint along the Stratford Canal and beautiful countryside. The walk starts towards Bushwood, skirting both sides, then follows the Millennium Way towards Buckley Green where it picks up the Heart of England Way towards Preston Bagot. From there the route goes on to the canal towpath then across Yarningale Common and back to Lowsonford.

This walk was led by Mary Coles and started from the Crab Mill at Preston Bagot, B95 5EE, and was approximately 9.5 miles long.

The walk starts across fields before heading roughly south along the Stratford Canal to pick up the Monarch's Way going south east past Austy Wood to Cutler's Farm. From here it goes north to Tattle Bank before crossing the A4189 near Claverdon on the way to Yarningale Common. It continues north to pick up the Stratford Canal again for a short while before crossing Preston Fields, Preston Bagot church and Church Farm to drop back down to the Crab Mill.

In February 2022, the Crabmill in Preston Bagot was badly damaged by a fire and its future remains uncertain. Best to start this walk at another place around the route, perhaps in Henley or in Lowsonford.

This walk from the car park at The Crabmill at Preston Bagot starts across country to the outskirts of Henley in Arden and then along the Heart of England way via Beaudesert Castle to the Millenium Way for some 2.5 miles to Copt Green. From there it proceeds via Bushwood Grange past Bush Wood to Preston Field Lane and then to the Stratford Canal for about 1/2 mile back to the Crabmill.

There are a number of steep gradients both up and down along this walk. The views over rural Warwickshire from the top of some of the hills are truly spectacular.