Continue along Worcester Road to the lights. In the end Hagley residents paid for 570 sq. Follow the path up to the railway line and then cross the line by means of the footbridge (28 steps, with handrails) and then keep straight ahead. Continue to Middlefield Lane. Use OS Maps to see more detail including footpaths, bridleways, cycle tracks and rights of way. Church Street is so named because of the Mission Church on the corner. The route then heads through the countryside on public footpaths, returning to the town, via the site of the Norman Beaudesert Castle. Bate and designed by Tom Grazebrook. Height: 51.6m Turn right, you have joined an old track which has existed for many centuries going across the Brake from Pedmore to the Spout. 3 ratings. 5.6km - 0h 30m. A Nursery belonging to the Vaughan's was on the left and this is recalled by the name Nursery Close, built in the 1970s. Use it for free now. Stile. Meet Chris Webster - Geographer and coastal fieldwork leader, connoisseur of millionaire shortbread! 9.4km - 1h 53m. In around 80 metres turn right onto a sandy track running around the lower edge of an unfenced field. yards. This is an excellent way of exploring the beautiful Forest of Arden, visiting Studley Castle, Coughton Court and the River Arrow. Energetic. Needham Market Southern | Needham Market Southern Loop. Return to the car park to complete the walk. Home to the pub. Walking / Cycling / Running routes near Haughley, Mid Suffolk (IP14 3NX) Created by OS Maps users. It was the first shop in Hagley to make its own ice-cream after World War Two. Jamie Ketteridge Training Search 1/3/14... Let's keep active outside everyday. 903802). The houses on the right were built to house rail commuters but have since been taken over as shops and offices, or even rebuilt. Launch OS Maps . Thomas Wilkes Webb (Glass Manufacturer) lived there in 1881. When the path leaves the metalled road Sweetpool Nature Reserve is on your left. No 7 sold wool and sewing accessories from 1916 until 1995, amongst other things. Walking routes in association with Age UK Dudley's 'Healthy Footsteps' programme, Age UK Dudley – Healthy Footsteps Thursday walk (First walked 11 July, 2019), Start: Webb’s Garden Centre, Kidderminster Road, Hagley, DY9 0JB. How far did I walk? OS Explorer map: 211: Bury St Edmunds & Stowmarket, Download the free GetOutside app for family-friendly things to do outside. The path now becomes tarmac, passes a pool on the left-hand side and then goes under a railway bridge; continue along the lane to the next junction. County/Unitary Authority: Suffolk Click to find activity guidance by region. Bicton Montford churncote. Turn right, in a short distance is Middlefield Farm Built in the 1840's by Thomas Bate of the Birches on land previously part of Hollier's Farm, before this it was the middle field in the medieval common field system. The Station was not built until 1884 because of the dispute about who should pay for the land for the access to it. yards and G.W.R. 1 rating. The Beauty Shop Re-Aqua was once the SWS then MEB showroom from 1948-1960. The final section of this path can be muddy following periods of sustained rainfall. From the car park turn right into Worcester Road. Appropriate clothing is a necessity. centuries). Go through a metal gate and, in a further 50 metres, another path will join from the left; ignore this and keep straight ahead – passing a barn conversion on your left. A corrugated iron building preceded brick. The area of the cross roads was known as Clap Gate until about 1870. The house on the right hand corner was built by Thomas Tolley for his son Moses in the early 1850s. There are bricks in the path near to where, on the left, there was Spring cottage, a farm worker's cottage, sold at the auction of Spout Farm. Ideal tool to track and analyse your walking stats To the left hand side of No 107 was located Central Garage run by Ben Cutler from about 1920 until 1962. Moderate. The A456, which needs to be crossed at the beginning and end of the walk, is a busy road and needs care. 5km - 0h 27m . Towards the bottom this path narrows a little and can become overgrown. DISTANCE: APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES TIME: ONE & A HALF HOURS. Use OS Maps to see more detail including footpaths, bridleways, cycle tracks and rights of way. Cross the road and look for a cut through (opposite the garage) leading onto a residential street (Meadow Croft). century. Turn left and walk to look at the cottages a little way up the lane. Meet the 100 OS GetOutside Champions who will be leading the GetOutside charge and showcasing the best of Britain with their stories and tips. This is a good area to look for farmland birds – skylarks and meadow pipits in the cereal crops; yellowhammer and other varieties in the hedgerows. Turn round and walk back along Brake Lane, Haybridge School, on the left, is built on the site of Brake Farm in existence by the 18th. century and that on the left was enclosed for grazing in 1632 as far as the bank and stile. It became a church hall when St. Saviour's was built and was sold in 1972 and demolished. King's was once Dr. Millar Smith's house later occupied by Dr. Gosling then Dr. Hansell. Moderate. Chapel Street, so named for the Primitive Methodist Chapel built in 1857, the building survives at No.10 behind the facade. Ignore a way marked bridleway which goes off to the right – adjacent to a small pylon carrying power cables – and continue ahead for another 50 metres to emerge from beneath the trees. The footpath on Stakenbridge Lane is narrow and single file may be necessary on some sections. Cross the road at the traffic lights and continue along Worcester Road, in the field close to the site of West One a Neolithic stone axe, probably originating in Cornwall, was found in 1893. Entrance driveway to modern fishponds on L. Wall skirts Wassell Grove House estate. The Arden Way long distance trail starts in the town. Walking / Cycling / Running routes near Nesscliffe, Shropshire (SY4 1DB) Created by OS Maps users. Place type: Village Go left here, into the woods, and continue downhill. Calculate walk distances and evelation profiles. At the next junction, ignore the path to the right – which leads down to a farm and the railway line – and carry on straight ahead. Cross the road into Park Road. Thresher's Wine Shop sold both sweets and wine until recently. Go right and then immediately left, up a tarmac drive; follow this until you reach a narrow gulley on the right – passing a gateway to Haybridge School playing fields; the gulley is accessed via a metal gate and skirts the perimeter of the playing fields and can be muddy following periods of sustained rainfall. The name of fields nearby was Summergall but the Council substituted vale as "nicer"! The Brake, on the corner with Brake Lane, is 1960's housing replacing a house of that name dating from at least the 18th. As you are approaching some houses straight ahead, look for a turning to the left; there is a short uphill section leading to the Severn Trent compound. Built in 1882 on land given by C.J. Mendlesham via Whiting\u0027s Farm and Tan Office. At this point the views become more open for a while, with Wychbury and The Clent Hills to the right. Thomas Tolley, owner in the 1840's sold some land to the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway Company (Old Worse & Worse) to build their track; in return they built the bridge north of Brake Lane to give access to his other fields. It then became a grocery store until bought out by Spar. Start: Webb’s Garden Centre, Kidderminster Road, Hagley, DY9 0JB Walk Description: Rural and primarily off road; mostly public footpaths and some shared bridleways; a mix of undulating terrain but no demanding slopes. Ahead and to the left, across the field is The Birches, a house built in 1840 by Thomas Bate, a Stourbridge banker. Use OS Maps to see more detail including footpaths, bridleways, cycle tracks and rights of way. Go left here – opposite a gateway and onto Brake Lane; pass an agricultural building to the right and shortly afterwards the lane becomes tarmacced. Meet Rebecca Lees - Hiker, runner, writer and sunset lover based in beautiful Wales. Meet Tom Wake - Ultra runner, trail runner, adventure seeker, web developer, marketer, map lover, father. It was where the road from Birmingham to Kidderminster met the road from Stourbridge to Worcester (until road improvements in the 19th, & 20th.