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Droitwich Spa Diamond Jubilee Walk, Worcestershire

Difficulty Easy

Walking time 4 hours 15 minutes

Length 13.8km / 8.6mi

Route developer: Mike Skan

Route checker: Rod Richmond

Start location Vines Park Droitwich Canal Basin
Route Summary A walk around Droitwich Spa to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of 2012. There are 4 miles of original and restored canals with new locks and a 238 berth marina, Reed Beds. The route passes through the ancient villages of Salwarpe and Hadzor.
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Getting there

First bus route 144 or train are both very close to the start point.

Wychavon District have a page on their website for Vines park.  It is situated between Saltway and Vines Lane.

Short term and long term parking is available close to the start of the walk, however the walk could be started at another point on the route e.g. Gateway Park, in order to avoid parking in Droitwich. 

Description

[1] Walk west through Vines Park between Droitwich barge Canal and the river Salwarpe. If you are on the towpath you will go under a bridge, but otherwise cross a road by The Railway Inn and follow the canal towpath for two miles.Soon after passing Coney Meadow reed beds, fork right on a rising path (before the Bridge) to St Michael’s Church at Salwarpe.Go through the churchyard then turn left.

[2] Turn right by the War Memorial then take a field edge path before the Old School House. Once past this house, head towards a black- and- white house at the far right field corner.  You want to go straight on after the house.Go through a gate and turn left, then cross a stile and cut across the corner of a garden leaving it by another stile almost immediately, The gate you are now near may be unlocked which would save both stiles. Go South East along the right hand edge of a field to a lane. Turn left, then turn right across a railway bridge and walk along Copcut Lane.

[3] Upon meeting the A38 by the Copcut Elm, opposite Pulley Lane turn left and walk to the traffic Island. Cross using the central reservation then walk back to the steps & entrance to the Woodland Trust Woods. If you cannot find the steps there is a Gate on Pulley Lane Turn right on to the path parallel to the lane. Follow the path in the woods passing through a gate into Pulley Lane open space. This eventually widens out and the path forks, fork right. Join Pulley Lane opposite Oakley farm and turn left.

[4] After 250 metres, take a path though a kissing gate on the left. Walk up a field edge to Newland Road. (Turn left here down Cycle route 45 for a shorter version of the walk).Turn left, then take a path on the right after a few paces. It runs beside a brook then enters a large field. Continue in the same direction ignoring a cross path at a kissing gate.Go to the left in the field then pass through the next kissing gate and straight on at all junctions to meet Tagwell Road. Turn left then go second right on Middle lane under the M5 and past the entrance to Gaudet Luce Golf Club.                  

[5] Turn left into Hazdor Lane. After 40 metres   see the finger post on the left and go over the stile onto the golf course.
Please be courteous and watch out for players from the left. Go diagonally as indicated by the fingerpost to a way- marked post just to the right of a wooded patch. 
Continue in the same direction to a way- marked post in a wide gap in the hedge, The fence ahead is the driving range we must go around it, The arrows seem to be on the wrong sides. Turn right Between two hedges past a way- marked post still following the brook. Trn right at the next junction between 2 hedges to arrive at a short bridge where you turn  left .Follow the path along the edge of the golf course until you can leave it at a gate. Walk to Hadzor Lane and  turn right.

[6] Take a footpath on the left and follow it to the Birmingham and Worcester canal.Cross Hammonds Bridge (bridge number 32) and descend to the towpath. Walk with the canal on your left to the Eagle and Sun. pass under bridge 35 then climb steps to Hanbury Road.Cross the bridge and join the towpath of the restored Junction canal.  The towpath changes side at Gateway Park and is joined by the Wychavon Way which is easily followed to Vines Park.  You will see the new marina over to the right. At the M5 turn left along a path to meet a road, Go under the motorway and straight on over roundabout, to join the towpath after a bench as it branches to the right from the pavement.

POI information

A Railway Inn

B Coney Meadow Hide

C St Michael’s Church at Salwarpe

D Copcut Elm

E Eagle and Sun

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Acknowledgements No details available.
  • Canal Boat near The Eagle and Sun
    Canal Boat near The Eagle and Sun
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  • Coney Meadow Hide
    Coney Meadow Hide
    By - Rod Richmond
  • St Michael’s Church at Salwarpe
    St Michael’s Church at Salwarpe
    By - Rod Richmond
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