Adults & Individuals

Walking Programme for 2024
Wednesday Jan. 24th – Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail OL14                      4.8miles
Park in the Speech House Road pay and display car park. Pick up a trail map, if you have not already printed from the link above, and follow the route round all 18 exhibits. Although this walk is only 4.8 miles, it is ideal for the shorter, colder days and gives us time to appreciate the art works, which will be more visible without foliage to hide them. There are plenty of opportunities to extend the walk if we so wish. Whatever we decide we will finish in the cafe for a hot drink.
Wednesday Feb. 21st – Saltway Loop  OL45                                                8.81miles
Park in the Guiting Power Village Hall car park (honesty box). Walk through the village on to Castle Street and the Diamond and Warden’s Ways. Follow the trail through Guiting Wood, leaving the Diamond Way just before entering the woods. Now solely on the Warden’s Way. On leaving the wood ignore Campden Lane but take the Salt Path south. At Roel Gate pick up the Windrush Way and follow this to Hawling. Just before the village, on the site of a medieval village, turn sharp left. At the edge of a small woodland take a left hand path to a lane and then follow the stream to join the Diamond Way back to the village hall. Unfortunately, the Old Post Office Cafe in Guiting Power is not open on a Wednesday! We could adjourn to the Cotswold Farm Park cafe, which is 6 minutes away by car.
Wednesday Mar. 20th – St Briavels Castle Loop  OL14                              6.54miles
Park in the castle car park, if it is open. Otherwise find street parking as close to the castle as possible. Leave the village along Hewelsfield Lane on to path all the way to Hewelsfield. In Hewelsfield take Basnage Lane and drop steeply to join the Gloucestershire Way. Head north on the Gloucestershire Way up to Pillsbury Farm. Turn left and follow the path back to St Briavels with time to have a look at the castle and visit The Pantry for a cup of tea.
Wednesday Apr. 17th – Moreton In Marsh – Longborough – Bourton-on-the-Hill Loop   OL45                                                                                                    8.72miles
Park in the Old Market Way, Moreton In Marsh GL56 0JY  £2.70 for all day. Leave Moreton on the Monarch’s Way to Longborough. In Longborough pick up the Heart of England Way and head north to Bourton-on-the-Hill. Head west on A44 to pick up a path heading through Bourton Woods. This joins the B4479. Head north on road towards Blockley but turn right on to path that links up with the Heart of England Way/Monarch’s Way back to Moreton. Refresh in one of the many cafes.
Wednesday May 15th – Bromyard Herefordshire Way OS Explorer 202  8.94miles
Park in Tenbury Road car park in Bromyard (Grid Ref. 653547) £1.50 over 4 hours RingGo
Leave Bromyard by heading south, crossing the A44 and bypass the hospital to pick up  the Herefordshire Trail south, passing several farms to Paunton Court. Take the lane to Acton Beauchamp. Find path leading north to Stanford Bishop, on to Scar Farm. Continue in a NNW direction until you meet up with the dismantled railway line. Follow the railway line into Bromyard and back to the car park.
Wednesday June 19th – Avening Loop to include a circuit of Chavenage House
OS Explorer 168                                                                                              8.7miles
Street parking (unless I can arrange an alternative) in Avening close to the Queen Matilda Country Inn. Head west to Church Farm to pick up the MacMillan Way. Head south to Chavenage House. Continue on MacMillan Way to west of the house, then loop round to the south of the house. Pick up the lane and head back towards the house. Continue along lane to pick up a path on the right at Ledgemoor Road Cottages. Drop down to Ledgemoor Bottom, then continue up to Shipstons Grave Lane. Follow this north, then turn east all the way back into Avening and the Avening Community Cafe.
Wednesday  July 17th  – River Frome/Stroudwater Canal Loop OS Explorer 168                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                          7.74miles 
Probably street parking in Fromebridge close to the Fromebridge Mill. The route follows the River Frome passing under the A38 and then the M5. As we head further east the hum of the motorway will diminish but we will never be far from busy roads. We stick to the River Frome as far as the outskirts of King’s Stanley where we cross the A419 to pick up the Thames and Severn Way, which now runs along the towpath of the Stroudwater Canal. This takes us all the way back to Fromebridge where we hope to take some refreshment at the Fromebridge Mill.
Wednesday Aug. 21st – Between the Rivers OS Explorer 167                    6.77miles
Park in the pay and display car park in The Park (Grid ref. 558994) just off the B4228
Cross the road and take the path across Beacon Ash and Poor’s Allotment. Join the lane and turn left to find the Gloucestershire Way and follow it to Broughspring. Head west along the lane to join Offa’s Dyke Path on the B4228. Head north, leaving the road shortly afterwards, to continue along Offa’s Dyke to Beeches Farm Camp Site. Take Miss Graces Lane south to find a path across the Park that will return us to our vehicles. If there is time, we can take the short drive into Chepstow for a cup of tea.
Wednesday 18th Sept. – Offa’s Dyke/Wye Valley Walk Loop OL14            7.32miles
Park in Lower Redbrook, either in the roadside layby or small car park close to the village shop. All the climbing is in the first half of this walk. Cross the A466 to pick up the Offa’s Dyke Path. This climbs steeply up Highbury Terrace. Most of the climbing is done by the time you reach Highbury Wood.  Follow Offa’s Dyke to Bigsweir where the A466 crosses the river. Leave Offa’s Dyke Path, cross the river and immediately pick up the Wye Valley Walk Path.  The route is now flat as it hugs the western riverbank back to Lower Redbrook.  The footpath crosses the river via the old railway bridge and then back into the village.
Wednesday Oct. 16th – Wentwood Forest Trails  OL14                          7.98miles
Park in the car park in the centre of Wentwood Forest(Grid ref. 423948). Take the A48 heading west out of Chepstow to Caerwent. Take the Usk Road to Llanyair-Discoed and beyond into Wentwood.

The walk takes us on several forest tracks, around Wentwood Reservoir and eventually back to the car park.

 

Wednesday Nov. 20th – I will be in Nepal throughout the whole of November. If anybody wants to organise a walking my place, please feel free to do so,

Wednesday Dec. 18th – A local walk around Upton or the Malverns returning to Perrins Field for hot soup, mince pies and mulled wine.
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I shall also continue leading short local Upton walks at 10am , starting from the Hill Centre every other Thursday commencing  from 4th January as part of the Worcester Walking Network and Worcestershire Health Walks.
Upton-Upon-Severn

Walking Group

 Fortnightly on Thursdays from 4th January 2024  10am start

Meet outside The Hill Centre. It’s free, just turn up, no need to book.

All abilities welcome

* meet local people *keep active

 Walks take no longer than one and a half hours and do stay for a cup of tea/coffee and biscuits before heading home!

The walking group is supported by the Worcester Walking Network

WorcestershireHealthWalks

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