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Tamworth Town ©Matteo Ceruti/Adobe ©Matteo Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Wildlife Warwickshire after use after Tamworth Castle Tamworth Landscape Partnership C/O C/O Partnership Landscape Recycle Recycle FSC Content ©Tame Valley Wetlands Wetlands Valley ©Tame Content Alexander/Adobe. ©Mark Castle Tamworth image, Cover who provided the inspiration for this walk. this for inspiration the provided who Owen Ian and Wells Diane to thanks With This walk has been created with assistance from: assistance with created been has walk This @thetamevalley Facebook.com/tamevalleywetlands [email protected] tamevalleywetlands.co.uk For more information visit: information more For website. the from download to available is guide This www.tamworth.gov.uk www.tamworth.gov.uk For more information visit: visit: information more For Please note this car park occasionally floods. floods. occasionally park car this note Please routes. bus several by serviced also is which centre, the from distance short a 3JJ, B78 Road, Fazeley off park, car Sailor Jolly Council’s town – the walk starts from Tamworth Borough Borough Tamworth from starts walk the – town the in parks car of number a are There A5. the and M42 the of 10 Junction off just located is Tamworth Getting here Getting M42 M42 COENTRY Medium: 6.5 km / 4 miles 4 / km 6.5 Medium: SOLILL of over one million people. million one over of BIRMINGAM Circular Walk Circular M6 M69 doorstep the on landscape hidden m a e M5 T r COLESILL e NNEATON and Tamworth is an extraordinary, extraordinary, an is Tamworth and v i R Town A452 KINGSBRY Stretching between Birmingham Birmingham between Stretching A5 WOLERAMPTON MIDDLETON A453 M42 Tamworth wildlife of the Tame Valley Wetlands. Wetlands. Valley Tame the of wildlife M6 and history landscape, the Explore A444 M6 TOLL M6 TAMWORT LICFIELD Ethelfleda Monument Follow the © D. Wells Countryside Code Sections of this circular walk travel through wildlife friendly areas. Please be aware of this and know your Countryside Code: n Leave gates and property as you find them and keep to paths n Leave no trace of your visit and Holloway Lodge Snakes Head Fritillary © D. Wells © R.Gries/WWT take your litter home n Keep dogs under effective control n Be considerate of locals and Walk highlights others enjoying the outdoors Tamworth head fritillary flowers their six generation uncovered during the n Follow advice and local signs. Originally the land of the can be found growing ownership (circa 1100 to development of the Coritni tribe and settled by wild. The site is managed 1294) it was remodelled Ankerside shopping centre. the Romans between 43- under the Wild About in stone. It was besieged The bandstand is host to 409 AD. See nearby Watling Tamworth Project between by Parliamentarian a number of free concerts Street, a Roman road. The Staffordshire Wildlife Trust forces during the Civil War over the summer. Angles then landed in an and Tamworth Borough and captured on 25th Lady Bridge open meadow by the Tame Council. June 1643. The bridge, originally named “Tomworðig” and Tamworth Castle Ethelfleda & known as either established “Tomtun” or Built in the 11th Century on Athelstan Statue ‘The Bridge of St. Mary’ Tame-town. They become the likely site of a previous Unveiled in 1913, it or ‘The Bridge of Our Lady’ known as “Tomsaete” or Saxon fort, Tamworth commemorates one was first built in circa 1294. Tame-settlers. In the reign Castle is Grade I listed. thousand years since It was rebuilt in 1796 after of King Offa, 757-796 AD, Following the Norman Aethelflaed drove back flooding destroyed the Tamworth was the seat of Conquest, the castle site the Danes, establishing original, and was widened the Kingdom of Mercia. was given to William the her reign and her in 1840. Broad Meadow Local Conqueror’s Steward, education of Athelstan. Pillbox Nature Reserve Robert Despenser who Castle Grounds Built to defend against This 61-acre island built a typical Normal Mott The Castle Pleasure possible enemy invasion between the two channels and Bailey fashion castle. Grounds were opened via the river during World of the River Tame is an The castle passed down in 1931 near to the site War II. example of rare floodplain to the Marmion Family of a Saxon Water Mill, grassland where snake’s of Tamworth and during Tamworth Train Station Oxbridge Way L in c h f ie l d R d TAMWORT A51 Lichfield St Tamworth Castle Sunset and Ethelfeda Close Statue Broad Meadow LNR 3 4 R iv er An ker River Tame Pillbox 5 The postcode for Lady Castle the start of the walk is Bridge Grounds B78 3JJ and the walk begins at Jolly Sailor car park, 2 at the grid reference – Bonehill 6 Snowdome SK 20557 03584. Road Faeley e Dri v Parking charges apply – Road River Football 1 more info can be found at BITTERSCOTE START/END Ground www.tamworth.gov.uk/ TAMWORT parking-charges Ventura Park TOWN shopping centre CIRCLAR KETTLEBROOK Borrowpit Lake A453 200 yards A5 200 metres Key Tamworth Town Directions: Walk highlight Tamworth Town Refreshments (circular route) Circular walk From the car park, too close to the riverbank 1follow the finger post and keep an eye out for Parking The Tame Way Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians, to the left towards a small cattle grazing the wet (River route) Bus stop ruled Mercia in the Midlands from bridge. After the bridge, grassland. 2 Route point 911 until her death in Tamworth on 12 turn right and follow the Train station Rejoin the path Road June 918 AD. Aethelflaed would have finger post along Fazeley alongside the A51 and Information Point Road, a wide pedestrian 3 Footpath walked or ridden through a landscape walk uphill, crossing the Library path towards the town of woodland, meadow and fields rich in River Tame then crossing Bridleway centre. In 85m, turn left Buildings wildlife. As the borough of Tamworth has over to your right near the through a kissing gate into Track expanded, it has retained some of those roundabout briefly onto Open water Lady Meadow, crossing Train track Lichfield Street. Take the wild spaces. They offer, like small jewels a culvert in 100m. Take a Woodland first right onto Sunset in a crown, the freedom of exploring a moment to look back at Close and walk for 110m semi-rural setting and the opportunity the view of Lady Bridge to the end of the road for a glimpse into her world. and Tamworth Castle, and back to the river. Turn (the concrete building in Distance: 6.5 km (4 miles) left and follow the path At the next split, take green, the old lido and the Lady Meadow alongside alongside the river for the right path and centenary rose garden Allow: 3 hours the Tame is a World War 5 450m past the rear of the then the right path again planted to celebrate II pillbox), then continue NOTICE: During adverse weather, Grade II listed Moat House at the next, joining a Queen Elizabeth II’s 60 along the path exiting the sections of this walk can flood. Please and to the north end of path alongside a stream years on the throne. meadow in 160m through use sound judgement and adhere to Lady Bridge where the feeding Borrowpit Lake Continue ahead along the a gate onto Bonehill Road. any warnings, restrictions or closures rivers’ Anker and Tame join. and passing beneath path coming to a bridge Turn right and use the River Drive. In 150m, cross over the River Tame in in place along the route. Turn left back onto pedestrian crossing the stream to your right, 200m. Cross the Tame 2 Fazeley Road then Landscape and path type: The route ahead to cross the A51, 4 exiting into the car park to reach the end of the immediately turn right uses unsurfaced footpaths through a then walk to your right over for the Snowdome. Walk Tamworth Town Trail. into the Castle Grounds, nature reserve with free roaming cattle the flood relief channel to your left around the admiring a closer view of and on surfaced pavements through and following the path Snowdome to another Tamworth Castle, following down to Broad Meadow bridge over River Drive, the town, along busy roads and over the path to a bridge over LNR. Follow the desire crossing back into the footbridges. There are kissing gates the Anker in 130m. Follow lines alongside the river to Castle Grounds area. and a stile during this walk. the cycle track to the take you in a loop around Sturdy footwear is recommended. left immediately after Follow the path ahead the island nature reserve the bridge, keeping to towards the skate park Map: OS Map 232 Nuneaton & – look for the beautiful 6 the left tracks when the and tennis courts, turning Tamworth, Lichfield & Atherstone. Snake’s Head Fritillary paths split alongside the left in 140m between the in flower in March/April. Dogs: Restricted to public rights of way Anker, passing beneath skate park and tennis You will see and hear the Anker Drive in 300m then courts. You can stop here through the nature reserve – please water from the weir at the keep dogs on a lead and under close crossing another culvert for refreshments and to Jubilee Roses furthest point west of this enjoy a view of the bowling © D. Wells control at all times. in 150m. Xxxloop. Be careful not to get .
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