Key N P Car Park Dudmaston WC Toilets Wider estate walks VR Visitor Reception Captain Geoffrey’s Estate walk (approx 6½km / 4 miles / 1½ hours) Captain Geoffrey’s Woodland walk (approx 9km / 5½ miles / 2½ hours) Three Pools walk (approx 3km / 1hr)

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Access restricted to NT members & Paying Visitors. Please refer to signage P Old Sawmill for opening hours.

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All routes start from a car park and are described walking in a clockwise direction. Dogs are welcome but please keep them controlled, as the walks pass through livestock and wildlife habitat. Welcome to Dudmaston Estate situated in the tranquil landscape of South . These walks take you through an historic working estate

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see at Dudmaston: through all this time, been a working estate and a Dudmaston Estate, , TROT Public FP GEO Trail family home and still is today. The National Trust P WV15 6QN 01746 780866 aims to manage all the land, whether it is farm or

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/dudmaston forest, in a sustainable manner, so that the estate

@NTDudmaston can provide for and be enjoyed by many generations in the future. National Trust is a registered charity no. 205846 dudmastonestateNT

Terrain From The Old Sawmill car park Cross into the woods and follow the path onto the All walks use natural paths which can be muddy or Walk down the edge of the car park on the bridle path main track. Walking into the wood away from the road slippery. Please wear appropriate footwear and exercise until you reach Old Hall. As the track bends to the left go you will soon see a track to the right descending due care and vigilance. The routes feature some short through the field gate on your right, then turn left to gently. Follow this it will turn to the left and then again climbs but are generally quite level. follow the garden fence onto the drive and up to the lane. to the right to go down through some large conifers. All the walks are waymarked to Turn right towards Quatt. At the main road turn left to As the track levels off turn right onto a wider grassy correspond with the walk colour. Quatt Farm Shop on the opposite side of the road. track known as the Avenue. After a few yards turn left From Quatt Farm Shop to join the poolside walk. After approx ¾ mile you will Captain Geoffrey’s Estate Walk At the end of the forecourt look for a kissing gate. Go come to a gate and a hard stone track, turn right and through the gate. From here follow the public footpath and follow this up to the lane. At the lane turn right and 4 miles, 1 ½ hours following the Blue trail the blue and red trail posts for approx 1 ½ miles through walk to the Old Sawmill car park. From Hampton Loade car park various field boundaries. This will take you back to the lane. From The Old Sawmill car park Leave the North end of the car park through the Turn right downhill towards Hampton Loade car park. pedestrian gate behind the NT information board. Use the instructions for the blue trail. The trail posts are marked red and blue and both routes head back to Follow the riverside path until you reach the large Captain Geoffrey’s Woodland Walk bridge. Hampton Loade car park. 5½ miles, 2½ hours following the Red trail As you pass under the bridge go diagonally right From Hampton Loade car park towards the gate in the woods. Three Pools Walk Leave the North end of the car park through the Enter the woods and climb for approx 30 metres then 1 ¾ miles, 1 hour following the Green trail pedestrian gate behind the NT information board. take the level track on the left. Follow this for Follow the riverside path until you reach the large bridge. From The Old Sawmill car park approximately ¾ mile when the path climbs steeply As you pass under the bridge go diagonally right towards Leave the car park through entrance gates and cross and you arrive at a junction. Turn left towards another the gate in the woods. the road to a gap in the hedge; go through and turn NT info board. Here the blue and red trails separate. left. The path takes you towards the back of the Old Enter the woods and climb for approx 30 metres then take sawmill where you go through the hedge. Immediately Turn right. After a short walk the track descends the level track on the left. Follow this for approximately ¾ towards the Quatt Brook. Cross the brook and climb the path descends to the right following a hedge line. mile. The path climbs steeply and you arrive at a junction. up into the park. As you leave the woods bear As you approach the woods turn left. Ignoring the Turn left towards another NT info board. Here the blue diagonally right and walk up to Dudmaston Visitor public footpath over the dam, carry on for a few more and red trails separate. Reception. yards and take the track on the right into the woods. Head diagonally left and descend to Mill Pool before Follow the green trail posts and they will guide you From Visitor Reception climbing up the side of Big Pool Dam. Go through the first around Brim Pool (closest to the road) Seggy Pool Walk up the side of the drive towards the entrance. gate then head diagonally left towards the kissing gate. Go (Middle) and Wall Pool. Cross the main road and enter the field opposite via through the kissing gate and head diagonally left again. On the gate. Follow the public footpath which runs As you walk past Wall Pool look out for a sharp right the ridge you will find a track, turn right towards Lodge alongside the lane to the Old Sawmill buildings. turn down a steep bank. This is the dam of a fourth Farm. At the farm turn right and walk up the drive towards Continue in the same direction around the back of the pool which is now a coppice. Follow this and turn right the main road. Just before the main road turn right then sheds. Continue a little further and look out for the Old at the end. You are now back on the south side of the Sawmill car park on the other side of the road. Cross left to use the dog leg in the path. This makes it safer to pools. Walk until you come to a field, go through and the road to the Old Sawmill car park. cross the road as traffic is moving quickly and vision is turn left to retrace your steps back uphill to the car restricted . park.