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WEST MIDLANDS

HEREFORD AND WORCESTER
Hereford City Trail
(PT 201)
- 13km
Grade 2
Organised by Amesbury Walkers
This circular walk takes
you around all the historic sites including the Castle and the Cider
Museum.
Ramada Ramble
(PT 202)
- 10km Grade 2
Organised by British Walking Federation
The start is close to the Georgian
Town of Bewdley. The route is a mixture of minor roads, lanes and
footpaths, tracks and riverside paths. Varying terrain gives
outstanding views across the Worcestershire and Shropshire countryside.
SHROPSHIRE
Benthall Edge (Ironbridge)
(PT 129)
- 10km Grade 2+
Organised by British Walking Federation
Ironbridge is famous for its industrial
history. Having explored Ironbridge the walk starts by crossing the
bridge (this was the first iron bridge built in the world by Abraham
Darby III in 1779) and entering Benthall Edge Wood. The focus of this
walk is the lovely countryside of Benthall Edge. Benthall Hall which
belongs to the National Trust is open to the public on Wednesday and
Sunday afternoons in the summer. There are nine museums in the
immediate Ironbridge area. All of them have a local industrial theme,
including the Iron and Darby Furnace, Blists Victorian town, Jackfield
Tile Museum, Broseley Pipeworks, and Coalport China Museum. A map
showing the locations is available from the Visitor Centre (please check
opening times before travelling). A passport ticket is available to
visit each of the museums at a reduced price.
Ludlow Trail
(PT 200)
- 10km Grade 2
Organised by Amesbury Walkers
This circular walk starts in the historic
town of Ludlow and visits the castle and museums, and affords
magnificent hill-top views.
WARWICKSHIRE
Shakespeare Stroll
(PT 20)
- 10km Grade 1
Organised by Ise Valley Vagabonds
The walk is on pavements and made
up paths, there are no hills which makes it suitable for pushchairs. An
old market town, birthplace of William Shakespeare, Stratford has many
faces to show the tourist - beautiful houses, a modern new theatre, the
river Avon, and of course many attractions linked with the Immortal
Bard. The walk includes canal and riverside, the town and passes Ann
Hathaway's cottage. There are many refreshment facilities including
inexpensive meals at the Leisure Centre.
Warwick Permanent Trail
(PT
98)
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12km Grade 2
Organised by Ise Valley Vagabonds
The walk starts from the Wheatsheaf
Hotel, West Street, Warwick. It passes through many interesting parts of
this historic town and incorporating a pleasant riverside walk. Pubs and
restaurants are freely available.
Lawrence Sheriff Trail
(PT 194)
- 10km Grade 2
Organised by Ise Valley Vagabonds
Lawrence Sheriff founded, among other charitable institutions,
Rugby
School.
This pleasant walk takes you round the town of
Rugby,
with its local history and places to visit like
Rugby
School
Museum
and
Gilberts
Rugby
Football
Museum.
It also takes you along a canal following the towpath to Newbold
passing one or two pubs.
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