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Glorious Bredon Hill: Wychavon Way FP
Glorious Bredon Hill: Wychavon Way FP
Starting 12-miles away in Droitwich Spa and finishing after 40-miles in Broadway, the Wychavon Way comes past our boundary up Pensham Hill, just after Pershore Bridges. It meets with the River Avon at Pensham Fields, before continuing to pretty Great Comberton village. The village borders the hill and it is as you exit the village that you leave the road to ascend the hill for Banbury Tower with its wonderful views over Pershore, the Malverns and, on a good day, the Brecon Beacons.
Highly recommended for confident walkers. Please give yourself 10-mile return via the FP or 8-mile return via the Comberton road.
Option for a pitstop: Elmley Castle's Queen Elizabeth Inn, return via Hill Land Farm and the foot of hill.
Tiddesley Wood: Millennium Way FP Circular
Tiddesley Wood: Millennium Way FP Circular
Start: Pershore Bridge on B4084
Start Grid Ref: SO952 450
Parking: Pershore Bridge
Maps: OS Explorer 190 or OS Landranger 150
Distance: 6 or 8 miles (beware, this is muddy in winter) Time: 3 or 4 hours
Stiles: 9 not all dog friendly
Refreshments: Angel Inn Hotel in Pershore High Street
For full, written instructions on the Pershore 6 or 8-mile circular (map above):
Millenium Way Walk 41- from Pershore (41club.org)
For more info, visit the MFP website:
Millennium Way, A 100 mile walk in the heart of England. (41club.org)
Pensham Hill: Wychavon Way's short sunset walk
Pensham Hill: Wychavon Way's short sunset walk
PENSHAM HILL 2-MILE CIRCULAR WALK
PENSHAM HILL 2-MILE CIRCULAR WALK
For an easy, charming and quiet 2-mile walk, particularly lovely at the end of the day to take in sunset over the Malverns, follow the map above for a circular route across the fields to the north of Pensham Hill.
Head down the woodland path, and from the apex of Pensham Hill and Goodleigh Hill road, proceed up Pensham Hill and turn right after some 150 at the post box, as indicated by the footpath sign (please note: sign faded and needs replacement). The FP sign takes you along the recently refurbished gravel drive of no. 8a Pensham Ashes. Follow the drive between the houses onto a private field, passing throug a new pedestrian gate to the left of the private gate for Pensham Ashes. See waymarker on gate. Please close the gate as you pass through.
Please keep to the far right boundary of the small field, follow the edge of the field until you reach a mature hedge at the end. At end of field you will reaching a kissing gate in between the hedgerow. Going through, the land slopes gently down for a lovely view of a wide and long field - and towards the Malvern Hills on the horizon at 1 o'clock. Continue straight ahead, following the track cutting through the crops and across the field, to the far end of the field.
Listen out for skylarks and the setting sun over the Malvern Hills in midsummer is worth timing your walk for! To the left, in the distance, is Bredon Hill. At end of field, passing the farm with a modern farmhouse on right, turn left onto tarmac road. As you follow this narrow Pensham Road, watch out for the odd lorry and some commuting traffic from the plant and glamping business at end of the road on right.
As you turn left onto road, proceed until the T-junction; turn left here and proceed up road back to Pensham Hill.
Millennium Way: the last 5-miles
Millennium Way: the last 5-miles
Catch the X50 Pershore to Worcester bus.
Catch the X50 Pershore to Worcester bus.
Get off at Stoulton, opposite garage (not Feli's restaurant at Hawbridge).
Get off at Stoulton, opposite garage (not Feli's restaurant at Hawbridge).
Stoulton to Pershore (Ordnance Survey Map - Landranger 150 - Explorer 190)
W(215) Face St Edmund Church at Stoulton. Go R down road to the B4084. Turn L and then first R to Hawbridge to pass Feli's Bar and Restaurant and after a further 100 paces take bridleway R, over stream, and take rough track L to field.
W(216) Go over very large field to lone tree. At lone tree go 1/4 R to find footbridge over ditch. Go over bridge, through undergrowth and ahead with hedge on L. By wood bear R and L round corner of wood. Continue with wood on L for 100 paces. Exit field by stile, and ahead with wood L to exit next field by stile. Continue ahead in large field with woods L to field corner, do not exit field, but continue around field edge to pass to rear of houses, to find gateway to road.
W(217) Go R on road for 150 yards and take stile L to path. Go with hedge L through several fields to road (you may encounter a number of electric fences in this section. Please look carefully for the insulated handles with a hook that enables safe passage through this fencing - do not attempt to climb over it.
W(218) On road go L and enter Wadborough. Pass the sometimes open Masons Arms pub, then telephone box and bench.
W(219) Carry straight on until the road makes a sharp right turn. Here take the bridle path ahead with Crome Perry wood on your right. Follow the bridleway through the wood, ignoring crossing path. At sharp left turn do not go ahead across plank bridge, but swing L and continue on woodland track, passing farm buildings R, to road.
W(220) Cross road, go 20 yards R and take field entrance L. Go ahead with wood on L, after 200 paces find hidden way mark L. At way mark go 3/4 R across field (can you spot Broadway Tower?) to find footbridge and stile. Go across field passing close to left lone tree aiming for hedge gap to find road.
W(221) Go L on road. Pass Crabbe Lane on L and after 15 paces find field entrance R. Go into field and go 1/2 L to field corner with plank bridge over ditch
W(222) Cross bridge, and then head across field to find footbridge 100 paces to the right of top left corner.
W(223) Cross foot bridge go 1/4 L across field to field corner. Take ditch bridge and gap by large tree to left of line of bushy trees.
W(224) Through gap, go right to find bridge. Over bridge and go L with hedge L, follow field edge (ignoring another stile/bridge on your left) to reach gate onto the road. This is Salters lane.
W(225) Go L for 50 paces to find partially hidden gate R. Take gate and go with deep ditch L down under two sets of power lines to take kissing gate and footbridge over Bow Brook.
W(226) Enter Tyddesley Wood and go up bridle path through wood, across a logging road to gate and stile. This section can be muddy. Take gate and ahead on gravel way between light fencing, leading into vehicle way. Continue ahead on vehicle way to find gap R in fencing. Take gap and ahead on fence lined grassy track to take gate to L of a black and white thatched cottage (Woodman's Cottage).
W(227) Go down the lane to the main Pershore - Upton road A4104. (Please follow any diversion here (*) as the final part of the walk along the riverbank can be closed if there is flooding. See the instruction starred after W(228). Cross road and turn R. At the end of the Garden Centre take gate L and gate R to go L with hedge L to River Avon.
W(228) Turn L at river and follow bank upstream to eventually reach Pershore Bridge. Take steps, turn L on main road (A4084) and after some 50 paces go R to re-cross River Avon on the old road bridge to find car park and picnic site. You have completed the Millennium Way as you come off the bridge. Congratulations!
*If you need to divert due to flooding or any other reason. On reaching the A4104 as in W(227) turn L and after 200 yards turn R down Defford Rd B4536. Continue ahead to reach Nogains and follow this down to take the cut through ending by the Toll House and onto Bridge St. Turn R and continue down Bridge St. going out of town to end your walk by crossing the old road bridge on L over the river to the car park.
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