Valentia Island Dursey Island Dursey Caherdaniel Cahersiveen Dingle Inishark Bear Island Bear Inishbo n Inishturk Belmullet Killorglin Clifden Clear Island Island Achill Island Kilkieran Clare Tralee Listowel Inishmore Kenmare Skibbereen KERRY Ballybunion Maam CrossMaam Kilkee Bantry Killarney Ballycroy Inisheer Castleisland Leenane Balderg Kilrush MAYO Abbeyfeale Westport Dunmanway Ballyvaughan Ennistymon Rathkeale Millstreet Claremorris Ballina Macroom Castlebar Ballinrobe Newcastle West Clonakilty Galway Swinford Charleville Kanturk CORK Ennis GALWAY Oranmore Gort Bandon CLARE LIMERICK Mallow Ballyhaunis Cork Tuam Mitchelstown Easky Athenry Rossan PointRossan Limerick Kinsale Kilmallock Cobh Loughrea Tipperary ROSCOMMON Ballaghaderreen SLIGO St John's Point Aran Island Killybegs Fermoy Castlerea Bundoran Midleton OF IRELAND Cloyne Sligo REPUBLIC Foreland Boyle Nenagh Bloody Templemore Ballinasloe TIPPERARY Ballyshannon Banagher Roscommon Thurles Cahir LEITRIM Dungarvan Roscrea Clonmel Youghal DONEGAL Tory Island Cashel Carrick-on-Shannon Birr Athlone Donegal Ballybofey WATERFORD Horn Head Horn OFFALY FERMANAGH Moate Letterkenny Mountrath LONGFORD Enniskillen Kilcormac Longford Mountmellick Castlederg Newtownbutler Castlecomer Clara Portarlington Kilkenny LAOIS Carrick-on-Suir Tramore Strabane Tullamore Callan WESTMEATH Lisnaskea Granard KILKENNY Newtownstewart Thomastown Abbeyleix Monach Islands Monach Malin Head Malin Portlaoise Omagh Edenderry Mullingar Rosinish Cavan Vatersay Monasterevin South Uist South Cootehill Bailieborough Waterford Sandray Heaval Clones Buncrana TYRONE Bagenalstown North Uist North Carndonagh CAVAN Baile Mhanaich Lochboisdale Berneray Benbecula Valentia Island Mingulay Monaghan Barra Newbridge Londonderry NORTHERN Graiguenamanagh New Ross Ballybay CARLOW IRELAND Athy Geirinis Carrickmacross Moville Borris MONAGHAN Dungiven Dursey Island Dursey Castlebay Carlow Baleshare Enniscorthy Caherdaniel KILDARE Dungannon Kildare Cookstown Maynooth Crossmaglen LONDONDERRY Pabbay Kells Navan Moneymore Berneray Inishowen Wexford Celbridge Portstewart Tullow Armagh Trim Keady Scilly Isles Scilly Head MEATH Magherafelt Limavady Cahersiveen Dingle Hallagro Blackwater Coleraine Rudha WEXFORD Scarp Naas Rosslare Hushinish Taransay Castleblayney Port nan Long Ronay Lochmaddy Point Inishark Clondalkin ARMAGH Tiree Dundalk Craigavon WICKLOW Rhinns PointRhinns Bear Island Bear Portrush Gallan Gorey Head Lucan LOUTH Maghera Rathdrum Ardee Inishbo n Portadown Tallaght Tarbert Balbriggan Tandragee Harris Bushmills Arklow Swords Greystones WESTERN ISLES Inishturk DUBLIN Rathfriland Randalstown Belmullet Ballymoney Fionnphort Drogheda Canna Crumlin Dublin ANTRIM Newry Killorglin Clifden Coll Clear Island Island Achill Lurgan Airidh a Bhruaich Airidh Island Iona Kilkieran Clare Warrenpoint Dromore Isle of Lewis Sennen Banbridge Rathlin Island Rathlin Malahide Po Dun LaoghaireDun Stornoway Scalpay Bray Tralee Lisburn S Listowel Ballymena Dunvegan Inishmore Oronsay Antrim t Just Kenmare Skerries Skibbereen Land's End Belfast Wicklow Rush rt Askaig rt Ballycastle Po KERRY Ballybunion Colonsay Maam CrossMaam Borgh Isle of Skye Tobermory Rum rt Ellen rt Kilkee Shiant Islands Po Bantry Islay Killarney Ballynahinch Eigg Muck Ulva DOWN Kilkeel rtree Penzance Carrydu Ballycroy Inisheer St Ives Uig Castleisland Leenane Cushendall Balderg Kilrush Larne Castlewellan Newcastle Jura ARGYLL & BUTE Ardvasar Isle of Mull Campbeltown Ardlussa MAYO Holywood Cellar Head Abbeyfeale Mull of Kintyre Mull Port of Ness Raasay Gigha Carrickfergus Craignure Westport Camborne St Agnes Arisaig Mallaig Port nan Giuran Scarba Dunmanway Downpatrick Bangor Comber Ramsey Ramsey Ballyvaughan Ennistymon Rudha Reidh Whitehead Island Rona Newtownards Killyleagh Kennacraig Rathkeale Skokholm Skomer Falmouth Newquay Lizard Luing Island Lochaline Island Millstreet Helston Kyleakin St David's L Killean Portaferry Redruth Claremorris Ballina Kyle of ochalsh Lochcarron Have Macroom Donaghadee Castlebar Ballinrobe Newcastle West Clonakilty Tighnabruaich Tarbert Galway Airor Mathry Greenstone Swinford Lochgilphead Inverie Padstow Charleville Kanturk CORK r Ennis GALWAY Oranmore fo PEMBROKESHIRE Point Pembroke Glen nnan Gairloch Strumble Po Truro rdwest Oban Shiel Bridge Head Gort Milford St Mawes Kinlochewe Bandon Connel Haven rtpatrick St Austell Newgate Ballachulish St Ballantrae Torridon Primmill St Govan's Dornie CLARE Oinch romeferry Stranraer Arran Lochinver Tintagel Rothesay Boscastle CORNWALL Bodmin Head Po LIMERICK Dundonnell Inveraray Strachur Mallow Ballyhaunis Cork Fishguard Tuam Neyland Mitchelstown rtnacroish Spean Bridge Easky NORTH AYRSHIRENORTH Athenry Wadebridge Rossan PointRossan Dalmally Limerick Kinsale Brodick Kilmallock Millport Bardsey Narberth Dunoon Holy Island Isle Po Cobh Achnasheen Fowey Cairnryan Unapool Helensburgh Ardrossan Lundy Girvan Carmel Head Holyhead rt Erin rt Holy Island Gogarth Largs Lochgoilhead Glencoe Loughrea Bude Fo Inve Tenby Greenock Ullapool Tipperary Drummore Launceston rt rt William Maybole Newton Stewart Looe Peel INVERCLYDE rgarry ROSCOMMON Ballaghaderreen Ca Crianlarich Prestwick HIGHLAND SLIGO Ballaugh AYRSHIRE St John's Point Gourock Aran Island Cannich Killybegs W Invermoriston Ardlui Cape Fermoy SOUTH New Quay Irvine Troon rdigan Castlerea East Kilbride Newcastle Pwllheli rath Bundoran Douglas Andreas Dalmellington Johnstone Garelochhead Midleton OF IRELAND Emlyn Liskeard Hartland Cas Ayr Cloyne Caernar Aberaeron St Clears Garve ISLE OF MAN Po Torpoint Paisley Sligo Kilwinning Saltash REPUBLIC Llangefni Dumbar Foreland Tavistock Boyle Abersoch Carmarthen tletown Nenagh Tarbet Bloody Braunton rt Einon rt CARMARTHENSHIRE Anglesey Kilmarnock Clydebank Durness Ilfracombe with Hatton Station a useful but also mutually beneficial, railway are not only flourishing however, both canal and Second World War. Today, declined rapidly after the It didn’t work and the canal the Great Western Railway. an attempt to compete with undertaken in the 1930s in modernising programme date from an ambitious out of the Avon valley. They and lift the Grand Union Canal of the flight extend for 3km often known. The 21 locks Heaven, as Hatton Flight is explore the Stairway to countryside allows you to RENFREWSHIRE Templemore Ballinasloe Moelfre Whithorn TIPPERARY Holswor Aberystwyth Okehampton Llanelli Ballyshannon Hatton Locks. Canalside at Alexandria
metres fon Burrow Cumnock km Banagher 20 0 40 0 60 0 Kidwelly Criccieth Head Roscommon Thurles STIRLING ton SWANSEA 0 Bangor Laxey Dalwhinnie RENFREWSHIRE Barmouth Cahir AYRSHIRE LEITRIM Dungarvan Roscrea Bideford Ramsey 0 Abe Lochearnhead Clonmel Tywyn Youghal Plymouth Po DONEGAL Altnaharra Killin Plympton Hamilton EAST Catsphairn Newtonmore Laggan Dingwall thy Great Torrington Lampeter Tory Island Swansea Beaumaris Cashel Llanberis Carrick-on-Shannon EAST Mauchline Tregaron rthmadog Glasgow Buckfastleigh Castle Douglas Kirkintilloch rdy Strathaven Bridge of Allan Bridge Birr Drumnadrochit Bonar Bridge Bonar Alness CEREDIGION flat but very pleasant This effortless walk in JULIE ROYLE CHOSEN BY… Athlone Llandovery Galloway Donegal 09 Salcombe Barnstaple Tongue Ashbur u Ballybofey Lairg DEVON WATERFORD Kilsyth Lesmahagow New Lynton Dunblane Llandudno Horn Head Horn OFFALY SCOTLAND GWYNEDD Distance: 13.5km/8½ miles u miles 13.5km/8½ Distance: FERMANAGH Llandeilo Moate Bethesda PERTH AND KINROSS PERTH New Cumnock Ammanford Letterkenny Ai Mountrath Inverness Po Llanrwst Bettyhill Callander Neath LONGFORD Talbot Glyncorrwg DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY 2 Stirling Enniskillen Kilcormac rdrie Po Crediton Abe ton LANARKSHIRE Longford Mountmellick
rthcawl Dolgellau Kirkcudbright Totnes Forsinard Denny Orme Great Larkhall Inve rt WALES Blaenau Ffestiniog Castlederg South Molton South Mallwyd PORT TALBOTPORT NORTH Aviemore Conwy Kingsbridge rfeldy Lynmouth Auchterarder Tain Machynlleth NEATH Newtownbutler Motherwell Crie Castlecomer Clara Torquay Cumbernauld rgordon Kingussie Falkirk Portarlington Llanidloes Whitehaven Maesteg Cromar Kilkenny BRIDGEND Colwyn Colwyn Dornoch Workington Exeter y-coed Betws- Tive LAOIS Dumfries Carrick-on-Suir Cowbridge Shotts LANARKSHIRE Grangemouth Tramore Melvich Nairn Strabane Tullamore CLACKMANNAN Callan Helmsdale Bay Bala Dalbeattie CONWY WESTMEATH Carluke Newton Abbot Abe SOUTH Dartmouth r Kinbrace 4 Abe Lisnaskea Granard ton Dunkeld Alloa KILKENNY Maryport Dunfermline Lochmaben Paignton Newtownstewart Pontypridd Bridge of Earn Bridge Thomastown Lanark Abbeyleix ty
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Mo HATTON LOCKS WARWICKSHIRE rthyr Wellington WEST Tarbat Edenderry Dawlish
Mullingar Rosinish Ness Minehead Denbigh Newtown Rhayader Kinross POWYS For Cavan Watchet Spey Vatersay Monasterevin South Uist South Cootehill Linlithgow DENBIGHSHIRE Exmouth Bailieborough Waterford Scrabster Sandray Eg remont Weston-super-Mare Ruthin Braemar Heaval Honiton Rhyl at Clones Hay-on-W Crickhowell Buncrana TYRONE Bagenalstown MERTHYR res North Uist North Carndonagh Mainland TYDFIL Burnham-on-Sea CAVAN Baile Mhanaich Llangollen Lochboisdale Watten Livingston Millom Thurso Wells Llandrindod Berneray Ebbw Benbecula Biggar Caerphilly Annan Bargoed Lytham St Anne's Mingulay 6 Vale Monaghan Latheron Walney Taunton Barra MORAY Penicuik CAERPHILLY Newbridge CARDIFF Blairgowrie Auchtermuchty Londonderry Flint Isle Bridgwater Falkland Musselburgh towpath. access point to the canal 1 to a lane and turn R. and turn L. Follow a track cross an easily missed stile opposite along a field edge, diagonally to a lane. Continue cross a stile opposite and go a driveway to a junction, Shrewley Fields. Go along along woodland edge and past footpath on the R and follow it and turn L. After 200m take a fields to a road. Cross over the L, going diagonally across lane then take another path on at bridge 57. Follow a path to a Hatton Station cross the canal Shrewley. Soon after passing from Warwick, west towards Aberlour Lossiemouth Barry Pe Cockermouth NORTHERN Knighton Keswick Peebles South Queensferry South BLAENAU GWENT Wigton Oswestry Birkenhead Graiguenamanagh New Ross Pontypool Ballybay Risca Inverkeithing CARLOW GR ADIENT PROFILE Cowdenbeath IRELAND Blackpool Lockerbie Elgin Coniston Athy Wallasey Geirinis rth Carrickmacross Glenrothes Fleetwood Southport Moville Borris MONAGHAN Formby Ruabon Seaton ye Follow the towpath away Start Dungiven Castlebay Ambleside Carlow Baleshare Cardi Enniscorthy Crosby Brynmawr FLINTSHIRE KILDARE Ilminster Ulverston Bootle Chard Castletown Cwmbran Dungannon Kildare Hoy Axminster MIDLOTHIAN Montgomery Mold Welshpool Coupar Angus TORFAEN Du Congresbury Ellesmere Mo Cookstown Edinburgh Maynooth Kirriemuir Crossmaglen Clun Heysham Blaenavon Gretna WREXHAM LONDONDERRY Wick Dundee Pabbay Newport Abe Carlisle Kells
Navan Kirkcaldy 8 Kirkham Moneymore Berneray recambe Regis Lyme Inishowen Wexford Shrewsbury Grange-over- Kington SOMERSET FIFE Glastonbury town Celbridge Frodsham Scarpa FlowScarpa Bonnyrigg NEWPORT Kirkwall Portstewart Tullow Ladybank Armagh CUMBRIA MONMOUTHSHIRE Presteigne Time: 3½ hours u hours 3½ Time: Trim Keady Scilly Isles Scilly Head Rousay rgavenny MEATH Noss Head Ormskirk Ballater Cupar Magherafelt Chester Wrexham Dalkeith Liverpool Limavady MERSEYSIDE Sands SHROPSHIRE BORDERS Hallagro -on-Tay Newport Island of Stroma Blackwater ANGUS Coleraine Orkney Islands Orkney Buckhaven Rudha Buckie WEXFORD ABERDEENSHIRE Scarp HEREFORDSHIRE Westray Longtown St Naas R John O'Groats Hawick Hushinish Langholm Taransay Widnes Church Bridport Galashiels Castleblayney Kendal Ronaldsay osslare Leyland Windermere Port nan Long retton Ronay Lochmaddy Wem Point Clevedon Keith Wigan Garstang South Avonmouth Clondalkin Whitchurch Runcorn ARMAGH Wells Crewkerne Yeovil Tiree Dundalk Chorley Craigavon Chepstow Cullen WICKLOW Cheddar Rhinns PointRhinns Fo Penrith Tayport Ludlow Lauder Portrush Gallan Selkirk Gorey Caldicot Head LOTHIAN Lucan Rhynie Shapinsay Lancaster Winsford 10 LOUTH Maghera Standish Bromyard Rathdrum Kirkby Lonsdale Kirkby rfar Leominster Elie Carnforth St LANCASHIRE Preston Lydney Moni eth Ardee EAST Brechin Her Portadown Haddington Tallaght St And St Warrington Tarbert Balbriggan St Helens Tandragee Harris Bridgnorth Huntly Monmouth Brampton reet BRISTOL Wincanton Market DraytonMarket Bushmills North Berwick North Arklow Swords Banchory Alford efo Greystones Carnoustie WESTERN ISLES Westmorland Appleby-in- Telford Nantwich Cr Sedbergh DUBLIN CHESHIRE Stronsay Portland Bill Ban Bristol Rawtenstall Fife Ness Do Ross-on-W Rathfriland Randalstown rd ewe r Ballymoney Middlewich Sanday Fionnphort GREATER MANCHESTER Turri ews Drogheda Altrincham Pilton Stourport- Canna under-Lyme on-Severn Crumlin rchester Arb Ingleton Sherborne Nailsworth Great Malvern Stonehaven Jedburgh Gloucester Bolton Newcastle- Dublin Wolverhampton Alston T Northwich Clitheroe ANTRIM
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Bury Isle of Skye Tobermory JULIE ROYLE JULIE PHOTO: Settle NORTHUMBERLAND rdeen Melksham Rum St Abb's Head Cheltenham STAFFORDSHIRE rt Ellen rt ord Stockport ove Shiant Islands Po St Islay Skipton Ballynahinch Coldstream MANCHESTER Foula Nelson Eigg Cheadle Muck Stoke-on-Trent Warminster Persho Ulva DOWN Hawes Westbury Redditch roud Kilkeel Bromsg rtree bridleway which leads to Firs through the car park to find a cross to the Falcon and walk Birmingham Road. Turn R, field then past Hatton Farm to follow it diagonally across a 2 Penzance Carrydu Stow-on-the-Wold Stone St Ives Uig 14 Colne Dudley Droitwich Tewkesbury Keighley Chippenham Oldham Hudders eld WILTSHIRE Poole Cushendall Ellon Peterhead Leek DURHAM Walsall Larne Landranger 151 Maps OS Explorer 221; Leamington from Warwick and 68 to Budbrooke Road Parkway, or Stagecoach to Hatton or Warwick transportPublic Trains toiletsPublic None Hatton and Haseley Locks Café, pubs at Refreshments Hatton Nearest town Warwick PLANNING Stiles 7 towpath and flat farmland Is it for me? Canal Locks, grid ref SP240667 Start/parking Hatton ROUTE Cricklade Malmesbury Bishop Auckland PLAN YOUR WALK YOUR PLAN WEST MIDLANDS Evesham Halifax Castlewellan Bournemouth NORTH YORKSHIRE NORTH Newcastle Take a path on the L and 5km/3 miles Mainland re Jura ARGYLL & BUTE Brighouse Consett Wilton Rugeley Ringwood Avebury Ardvasar Ponteland Isle of Mull Campbeltown Corbridge r Fraserburgh Ardlussa Uttoxeter Berwick-upon-Tweed Richmond Solihull ove Shipley T Devizes Bradford Whaley Holywood Bridge Cellar Ci Head amwo New Milton Swanage Mull of Kintyre Mull Port of Ness Raasay Glossop Gigha Carrickfergus Leyburn Morpeth Bakewell Craignure Spennymoor Camborne St Agnes rencester Birmingham Arisaig Mallaig Buxton Alnwick Brockenhurst Bingley Ashbourne Port nan Giuran Scarba Holy Island Bedlington Salisbury Ilkley WEST YORKSHIRE WEST Swindon Amesbury Downpatrick Bangor Penistone Comber Catterick Washington Ramsey Ramsey Brandon Wirksworth Marlborough Rudha Reidh 16 Whitehead Faringdon Muckle Roe Muckle Island Ashington Rona Carterton Newtownards Fair Isle rth Killyleagh Lich eld Kennacraig Skokholm WARWICKSHIRE Skomer Falmouth Warwick Newquay Stanley Durham Burton upon Burton Harrogate Lizard Newton Luing Island Lochaline Wake eld Island Aycli e Matlock Helston Kyleakin Stocksbridge Leamington Spa Gosforth on-Stour Shipston- Bamburgh Nuneaton St David's Lochalsh Killean Dron eld Barnsley Portaferry Redruth Darlington Tr Gateshead Ashby-de-la-Zouch Lyndhurst Kyle of Mo Lochcarron upon Avon Stratford Have DERBYSHIRE Donaghadee Scotch Corner North Roe North Romsey Leeds ent Clay Cross Hungerford Yeadon Belper Derby Tighnabruaich Tarbert Lymington Airor Mathry Hemsworth A Batley Wetherby COVENTRY
reton-in-Marsh Greenstone Newcastle upon TyneNewcastle Lochgilphead Inverie Freshwater Padstow Amble OXFORDSHIRE Chester eld She eld r Witney Andover Winchester Sumburgh Bedworth fo PEMBROKESHIRE B Point Pembroke Glen nnan Abingdon Gairloch by-the-Sea Newbiggin- Stapleford Strumble Wantage 18 Po Hartlepool Thirsk Chipping Nor Hythe Lerwick Blyth Jarr Ripon Truro rdwest Ripley Southampton YORKSHIRE Coalville Oban Shiel Bridge Head Milford St Mawes Kinlochewe Newport Middlesbrough Brae Connel Whitley Bay Haven rtpatrick Kingsclere St Austell Knaresborough Newgate BERKSHIRE Hinckley Voe Northaller South Shields South Castleford SOUTH Ballachulish ow St Ballantrae Torridon Primmill St Govan's Banbury Dornie Long Eaton Ilkeston Kidlington Oinch romeferry Ga Stranraer Arran Sunderland Lochinver Tintagel Rothesay Boscastle Loughborough CORNWALL Daventry Bodmin Head Rotherham HAMPSHIRE Peterlee Cowes Alf Po LEICESTERSHIRE Basingstoke Bicester Dundonnell Inveraray Strachur Mans eld Rugby Oxfo Didcot
r Fishguard Pontefract WIGHT Yell Neyland fo Eastleigh Staveley Whitchurch rtnacroish ISLE reton Newbury New Alresford OF Spean Bridge NORTH AYRSHIRENORTH Tadcaster rth Wadebridge Worksop Dalmally Fa Brodick NOTTINGHAMSHIRE rd ton ton 20 Towcester Wallingford Millport Bardsey Beeston Easingwold Hucknall Narberth Dunoon Stokesley Holy Gosport Island reham Isle Shetland Po Po Thorne Achnasheen Ventnor Fowey Cairnryan Doncaster Blaby Unapool Leicester Helensburgh Ardrossan Lundy Girvan Reading Peters eld Islands ➥ Carmel Head Shanklin Fetler Nottingham Holyhead rtsmouth Buckingham rt Erin rt NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Brackley Holy Island Gogarth BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Selby R Largs Lochgoilhead Glencoe High High Wycombe Bude Fo Redcar Harborough Inve yde York Guisborough Wellingborough Melton Mowbray Tenby Oadby Greenock Ullapool Milton Keynes Milton Northampton Drummore Henley Launceston rt rt William Maybole Pickering Newton Stewart Thame Bawtry Looe Aylesbury Market Oller Havant Rothwell Peel INVERCLYDE rgarry Ca Camberley Crianlarich Prestwick Farnham Liphook HIGHLAND Ballaugh AYRSHIRE Gourock Cannich Bracknell Wendover W Invermoriston Retford Ardlui Cape Oakham SOUTH New Quay Irvine Troon Alton rdigan Weighton East Kilbride Newcastle Pwllheli rath EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIREEAST RIDING OF ton Douglas Newport PagnellNewport MIDLANDS Market Market Goole Grantham Andreas Dalmellington Johnstone Garelochhead
Chichester Emlyn Liskeard Hartland Cas Ayr Amersham Caernar Aberaeron St Clears Uppingham Maidenhead Garve ISLE OF MAN Po Torpoint
Paisley Scunthorpe Kilwinning Saltash Malton Marlow Selsey Aldershot Newark-on-Tr Bognor Llangefni Dumbar Pocklington Tavistock Abersoch Midhurst Carmarthen tletown Regis Tarbet Corby Braunton rt Einon rt Windsor RUTLAND CARMARTHENSHIRE Anglesey Gainsborough Kilmarnock ✁ Lincoln Clydebank Durness Ilfracombe RENFREWSHIRE Dunstable WEST SUSSEX Leighton Moelfre Whithorn Godalming Buzzard Kettering Holswor Aberystwyth Okehampton Llanelli Billingshurst Alexandria Staines fon Burrow Tring Scalby Cumnock Haslemere Whitby Kidwelly Criccieth Head Guildford STIRLING Sleaford Arundel ton Hessle SWANSEA Bangor Littlehampton Laxey Dalwhinnie RENFREWSHIRE Barmouth Woking Dri eld AYRSHIRE Robin Hood’sRobin Bay Bideford Ramsey Rushden Beverley Abe Lochearnhead Uxbridge Tywyn Plymouth Hempstead Po Bridlington Leatherhead Altnaharra Oundle Killin Bedford Plympton Hamilton EAST Catsphairn Newtonmore BEDFORDSHIRE Laggan Dingwall thy Great Torrington Lampeter Caistor Swansea Beaumaris ent Llanberis Slough EAST Hemel Mauchline Brigg Tregaron rthmadog Glasgow Buckfastleigh Castle Douglas Kirkintilloch rdy Strathaven W Luton Bridge of Allan Bridge Bourne Stamford St Neots Dorking Drumnadrochit Bonar Bridge Bonar Alness Letchworth CEREDIGION Donington Scarborough Brampton atfo Hitchin LINCOLNSHIRE Llandovery Pulborough Galloway St Albans Salcombe Peterborough Barnstaple Worthing Tongue Ashbur Horncastle Epsom Harr Lairg DEVON Kilsyth Lesmahagow New Lynton and further afield. Today, the linked Wales with the Midlands important drove roads which the quiet lanes once served as country. In addition, some of and largest yew trees in the windmill and one of the oldest a Saxon castle, a restored These include the remains of numerous features of interest. and beyond and passes distant views into Oxfordshire The route offers surprisingly greens and old farmsteads. around traditional village thatched houses cluster limestone cottages and Northamptonshire, where attractive villages in south Spalding Hull Dunblane Llandudno Richmond Sawtry Rasen Market rd SCOTLAND GWYNEDD Filey Grimsby Llandeilo Bethesda PERTH AND KINROSS PERTH New Cumnock Ammanford Crawley early in the walk. the countryside Looking east across Ai Huntingdon Sutton Inverness ow Stevenage Po Llanrwst metres Bettyhill Callander Neath Talbot Hurstpierpoint km Glyncorrwg 20 0 40 0 60 0 DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY Stirling Hat eld rdrie Flamborough Po Crediton Abe ton SURREY Barnet Kingston HERTFORDSHIRE LANARKSHIRE rthcawl Dolgellau Horsham Kirkcudbright Totnes Haywa 0 CAMBRIDGESHIRE LONDON Sutterton Forsinard Denny Reigate Biggleswade Orme Great Larkhall Inve rt WALES Blaenau Ffestiniog 0 Boston South Molton South Mallwyd Crowland Redhill GREATER LONDON PORT TALBOTPORT NORTH Chatteris Aviemore Head Conwy Coningsby Kingsbridge rfeldy Brighton Lynmouth Auchterarder Tain Hove Machynlleth NEATH W Motherwell Baldock Crie Torquay Cumbernauld rgordon Croydon Kingussie Holbeach Falkirk are Llanidloes Waterbeach Whitehaven Maesteg Cromar rds Heath BRIDGEND Colwyn Colwyn Dornoch takes in three This circular walk ROGER BUTLER CHOSEN BY… Workington Exeter y-coed Betws- Wimblington Tive Dumfries Harlow Grinstead Cowbridge Shotts Cleethorpes LANARKSHIRE Grangemouth Melvich Nairn 10 CLACKMANNAN Helmsdale En eld Bay Louth Spurn Head Spurn Caterham u Bala Dalbeattie CONWY Withernsea East Royston Carluke Newton Abbot Ingoldmells Cambridge Abe SOUTH Dartmouth r Kinbrace Chigwell Abe ton Dunkeld Alloa Oxted Distance: 9½km/6 miles u miles 9½km/6 Distance: Maryport Dunfermline Lochmaben Wisbech Paignton Skegness Pontypridd Bridge of Earn Bridge Lanark Lewes ty Newhaven Uck eld FALKIRK Me Barrow-in-Furness Llangurig Stansted Dartford 2 Bridgend Grantown-on- r Brixham Tyd l Woolwich Brecon LOTHIAN Seaford dare rgele VALE OF GLAMORGAN Bathgate Builth Wells Abington CYNON TAFF Teignmouth Tunbridge Wells Sidmouth Prestatyn RHONDDA EAST SUSSEX Pitlochry Mo rthyr Wellington WEST Tarbat Dawlish Ness Minehead Denbigh Newtown Rhayader Walden Sa Littleport Kinross POWYS For Watchet Spey Brentwood Linlithgow DENBIGHSHIRE Exmouth Scrabster Mablethorpe Eg remont Weston-super-Mare Ruthin Braemar ron Honiton Rhyl at Crowborough Hay-on-W Crickhowell Chelmsford Downham Sevenoaks Hailsham MERTHYR res Mainland TYDFIL Burnham-on-Sea Newmarket Llangollen Mildenhall Ely Basildon Watten Market Rochester Livingston Millom Thurso Wells Llandrindod Ebbw Biggar Caerphilly Annan Bargoed Lytham St Anne's Vale Latheron Walney Taunton Heath eld Tonbridge MORAY Penicuik GUERNSEY CAERPHILLY CARDIFF Blairgowrie Auchtermuchty Flint Eastbourne Isle ESSEX Bridgwater Falkland Musselburgh Hunstanton Aberlour Lossiemouth Tilbury Barry Pe Cockermouth Knighton 4 Keswick Peebles South Queensferry South SULGRAVE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE King's LynnKing's BLAENAU GWENT Wigton Oswestry Birkenhead Swa Pontypool Risca Inverkeithing Cowdenbeath Blackpool Lockerbie Elgin C Halstead Wallasey Gravesend rth Glenrothes Fleetwood Southport
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Battle Clun Heysham Blaenavon Gretna WREXHAM Wick Dundee Newport Abe Rayleigh Carlisle Kirkcaldy Kirkham Braintree recambe Regis Lyme Shrewsbury Grange-over- Kington SOMERSET FIFE Burnham Burnham Glastonbury town Frodsham Canvey Island Scarpa FlowScarpa Bonnyrigg NEWPORT Kirkwall Ladybank CUMBRIA MONMOUTHSHIRE Presteigne Hastings Market Rousay rgavenny Attleborough Noss Head 6 Ormskirk Ballater Cupar Chester Wrexham Dalkeith Liverpool MERSEYSIDE Sands SHROPSHIRE BORDERS Stowmarket -on-Tay Newport Island of Stroma Sittingbourne ANGUS Orkney Islands Orkney Buckhaven Buckie Thetford Brightlingsea 1 broad stony track. horse gallops, and soon join ahead to another gate, cross go through next gate. Walk cross old railway cutting and downhill, through steel gate, with hedge on R. Walk cattle grid and continue ahead farm lane. Take gate on R of walk straight ahead to reach of paddock. Cross stile and church and veer L to far corner home to an established pub. Washington. Each village is to the ancestors of George Culworth and Sulgrave, home Mandeville and passes through this walk begins in Thorpe largely undiscovered and quiet landscapes remain ABERDEENSHIRE HEREFORDSHIRE Westray Longtown St John O'Groats Hawick Langholm Manningtree Southend-on-Sea Widnes Church Bridport Galashiels T Kendal Ronaldsay GR ADIENT PROFILE KENT Leyland Windermere ente retton Faversham De Wem Sheerness Watton Clevedon Keith Take footpath by side of Start Wigan Garstang South Avonmouth R New Romney Whitchurch Runcorn Wells Crewkerne Yeovil Ashford Chorley East Chepstow Cullen ye reham Cheddar Fo Penrith Tayport Ludlow Lauder Selkirk Caldicot rden LOTHIAN Rhynie Shapinsay Lancaster Winsford Southminster Standish Bromyard Dungeness Kirkby Lonsdale Kirkby rfar Leominster Elie Carnforth St LANCASHIRE Preston Lydney Moni eth EAST Brechin Colchester Her Haddington St And St Warrington Time: 3½ hours u hours 3½ Time: St Helens Bridgnorth Huntly Monmouth Brampton reet Ipswich BRISTOL Wincanton
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ID: TZID29009 TRAILZILLA 4 Download OS maps © Country Walking March 2016 March Walking © Country Use the TZID to download the walk from www.lfto.com/routes or search for it in the Country Walking Best Walks in Britain App u for PC, iPhone, iPad and £12.50 from Android Road. Pass a Warwickshire a Warwickshire Pass Road. then cross office Highways find an unsigned to the road the canal. to descending path the towpath R, following Turn and the end Hatton back to of the walk.
START 1 9km/5½ miles 9km/5½ a bridleway R at Turn 3 junction, then L at the next the next then L at junction, to Walk junction. bridleway over cross Birmingham Road, Old Budbrooke and take 4 to a footpath. Turn R for R for Turn a footpath. to pick up to a short distance going diagonally Ra path a driveway a field. Cross across across opposite and continue an access meet another field to L, Turn Home Farm. at road Beausale to a path follow turn R and then soon Lane, Farm. Turkey L towards and paths branching Ignore L of the farmhouse. pass
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2 WARWICKSHIRE LOCKS HATTON views down down views Hatton The striking striking The DON’T MISS... DON’T Cross Birmingham Road Cross 7km/4½ miles 7km/4½ St Mary’s Church. Church. Mary’s St Flight to Warwick, Warwick, Flight to the by dominated of soaring tower OS Explorer map 221 u Lane. Turn R, re-cross R, re-cross Turn Lane. and walk Birmingham Road 3 to Hatton Green. Turn L at Turn Green. Hatton to a going across Place, Starmer a churchyard field and through R. Turn Birmingham Road. to u 09
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1 START 6.25km/4 miles 6.25km/4 R, take lane swings When 2 it was abandoned in 1140AD. abandoned in 1140AD. it was R after 50m at junction. Turn R Turn junction. 50m at R after Street Church 100m onto after stop church, beyond and, just remains the prominent view to dates This Castle. of Sulgrave later times but was Saxon from the Normans – by enlarged 4m high when were ramparts L. Walk up to road, go L, then road, up to L. Walk narrow lane on L between lane on L between narrow farmyard. large houses into ahead, with old barns on Keep and go through stream L, cross corner R to Head slightly gate. farm then R again to of wood, hedge and keep L by Turn gate. R edge of field. Turn ahead by 150m to for and walk in corner gaps in hedge. go L through 4
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NORTHAMPTONSHIRE SULGRAVE Manor was Manor was built in the Sulgrave Sulgrave DON’T MISS... DON’T 4km/2½ miles 4km/2½ then lane, next R at Turn mid-16th century by by century mid-16th of the ancestors Washington, George of President the first and States, United the the public is open to of a as a fine example house. country Tudor OS Explorer map 206 u R to next stile. Veer L towards L towards Veer stile. next R to Follow and stile. woodland into trees through path narrow lane and cross R to field. Fork pass and immediately stiles, R Turn stiles. more two over reach ahead to and continue two over lane, Cross gate. rusty field to then R across stiles, double gates. by and stile trees R, on Go L, then immediately on L. lane with leylandii narrow old L bend, turn R by After into windmill and join path on orchard with large Sulgrave, L after 25m. Pass stile and go stile 25m. Pass L after u Pass through hedge at top of top hedge at through Pass ahead with track hill and follow through on L. Continue wood with downhill walk gap to next under old field on R. Pass large bridge and continue railway uphill with hedge on L.gently tall old meet ahead to Keep between on L and walk wall join lane leading hedges to Culworth. onto 3 10
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