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Pershore Walking & Cycle To Upton Snodsbury Key D 442 A N O E R C Pershore Walking and HECK E National Cycle Route - R ETT G S Y CLOS E E R H U T On road cycle route B Cycling Guide S D OW O . LE T TT N S S Traffic free cycle route S LA N N E I A To Worcester 4 A 4 N M O Route recommended Pinvin T P U by cyclists (unsigned) To Worcester Take care on this section HU C RCH L St. Nicholas Pinvin A N E Cycle parking Middle School showing number of spaces Pinvin CE A First School Covered cycle parking L L T E N E ’ S E showing number of spaces R T H S Sports I L L N P I O Ground Bridleway (off-road bike A M K may be required) N IO P S Footpath To Bow Waymarked walking trail Bro Drakes Broughton ok AB Zebra Crossing Walcot BE D Y WALC OT A LAN V E O I R E Pelican Crossing W E R C O A One-way street A D R A44 R E T Alleyway/urban footpath Ford Pershore W A YRE B P WALCOT B ID L STATION E DL ANE Y E ROAD V NO I RTH EW ERN D B A R Y- O O P A AS R S D D A A IN E TR O S E level E RO R A R D A U crossing 44 C O O BHA C M N A E R W O S Y O C R I A C E To Evesham A Business T D O R A T H T Park I GO L OD S W L OOD AD RO R O A E AV NU D E R Albury A G Pershore . L D P E House O AI O R W H N Arbour . B&B R Trading N Y R E R O A O P A E O W D R S T C V House G TH EM P D ES E E E K TE . C Estate L R B&B R A O R L V O S N A O O A PT D The E K . E M N AM Gig Bridge Anchor SH Pershore G MAI E V E AD R N RO RO D High School E Inn AD k E T C A H o N EE APEL O o R LAN r Wyre ST E R B D A e H R O l Piddle RC d U N CH d O i I P T E A R Y T W S E N L A L Wyre MIL L. Sports Meadows C E N Ground A L L NE L A I L M ILL MIL M L LANE Caravan River Avon . D R Park GS ON College L D R ch A it U k D F O l rk H R a o U Y R S T W High School N R O O E AD V w U A o d N E a E Middle School e V B Pershore A M M M E O AY C S FI EL H O R D Hall O C L A E First School C D T L E N A E SA D B A R. H E G S L A AP N P P L E Railway line and station R T R R O E T O AD E N C A D U G A IG O Public open space/parks O S B M To Worcester R R Y I A D D D W A G R E R N I O A CL. R Major employment areas HT O A Cherry Orchard IG L I F H BR A E N T C S F A First School S E R RIL R T G E S O N N O SE W Place of Worship S O DC C H CL A I W H O L H T R B . C Y O E R R L L E O F R C L I D T RO ES C D H MS F Q AD R TE L O U G C O U E Tourist Infomation Centre N O RD E IZA R O L C O E EL B H S C N E B L E L TH C O E . L D RO S L R AD E . Hospital Civic Centre W RI Police Pershore Hospital O E D V E L S L O W and Medical Practice I ORCESTER RD. Station L To Y Hotel/Guesthouse C W Y A UG O O H H H C Worcester W R DRIV E . S ER’S I U G L O K HO L O D H Pershore R S LES CL. T L B R R Public House A E K Town H . I E I LL PADD T T NG C S OC G Football K S L O E SE G C O LOS E P Ground R N D R L 442 G A R H I A O R I L A G Post Office L I L O R E N O U N E E W D P H S ’ E A S S T Y H N E L W I W Leisure L N Sports facilities A G N D . H A S Centre Y H C U N H T ER E NE UR H S Theatre/cinema E W C C T R R H R . I R U . S T H O A D H S E W C T 442 BETJEMAN R O Town Supermarket SBY DRI CLOSE G VE A C Hall IN B River Avon BEYCRO H N S FT E N E Abbey W U Theatre and O S S C M R O E D A Cinema Toilets E L Abbey Park C L Y A L C T H S O Abbey K First & Middle R D D N A E School RO Park B A D R Weir O T A EE R Y R E G HA RD 442 ST C ROAD E N R B A O B M L S A A B G D A D S R PERSHORE Abbey R O A R ON N D S I Y D I A G H O D I E Caravan O F FA R L E G R R DR Springs R U K R E . P E G L C O Park S B N N I WA A D O A DE S Y H E S L L N D R R Y S I T J G A D I T R W W A D O R E E RO F E L L O L O ABBOTS F O E E L D R O D I R E Sports T Wick W O A A D R H A H F D D D H ROAD A O O T R R Ground ’S C EW R S D Cemetery AN Abbotswood LAN E E T. Fire S T S S R S K T R ’ Medical Centre T O Station E O L E . Y W O W . D M D O B E A O T S C L R O N N R I S R G A K C R U O E D N N F A D O H L N G 442 I W A C E T A L O F A R C I I R DE L R FF C M E B OR BI O IM R K T D LI B IVE D N S R R R G H For full details in this E D O AM R FO A CLOSE E H D area see Town Centre map O F Tempwood U S E E D Old Pershore overleaf L B A 0 8 4 R Bridge N B 4 I E D G E Picnic Site To Evesham To Defford S T R E E T Pershore River Avon P College er sh o Walk Scale 1:12,000 re lar u L B irc L rid C I ges H approximate walking time 10 minutes M A H S 0 1/2 mile N E © Crown copyright and database rights P 442 2016 Ordnance Survey 100024230 approximate cycling time 3 minutes To Evesham via Produced by 19.4.16 www.fwt.co.uk Combertons and Elmley Castle.
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