Stafford Rising Brook 2 (Barnes Road)

Difficulty Easy Access

Walking time 25 minutes

Length 1.4km / 0.8mi

Route developer: Philip Cheesewright

Route checker: Geoff Loadwick

Start location Rising Brook Baptist Church, Stafford

Route Summary A local walk along quiet streets to a playground and football pitch.

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Getting there

There is ample car parking in Burton Square, including disabled parking.

The Church Centre is served by bus route 8 from Chell Road in the centre of Stafford to Moss Pit. The stops are on John Amery Drive at the junction with Burton Square. At the time of writing buses operate every 15 minutes on weekdays and Saturdays and hourly on Sundays.

Description

[1] Leave the Church Centre by the entrance on Burton Square and turn left. Walk to John Amery Drive.

[2] Cross John Amery Drive with care to reach the brick wall at the edge of the pavement on the far side. Turn right and follow the wall as it swings to the left along Hearn Court.

[3] At the T-Junction carefully cross Burton Manor Road and turn right. Follow the road (which is now Lea Crescent) round to the left then to the right to the T- junction with West Way (unsigned).

[4] Turn left and follow West Way round to the left then past the allotments (behind the hedge on the right). Taking care, cross Hyde Court (twice) then the entrance to some garages then curve right and cross over the Rising Brook.

[5] Turn left into Barnes Road then left again into the playing fields opposite Attlee Crescent.

[6] Retrace your steps to the start.

If you wish to extend the walk keep on down Barnes Road past the park then the allotments and the Highfields Social Club.At the end of the steel fencing turn left and cross the brook by a bridge. Return to the church by route 306.3.

POI information No details available.

Notes

At the time of writing (2012) the Stafford Borough Walking for Health initiative offers led walks from the Church Centre on Monday mornings at 10:00. For details please contact Kim Squires on 01785 619686 or ksquires@staffordbc.gov.uk.

Refreshments are available from the ‘Brook Cafe’ in the Church Centre from 10:00 to 14:00 Monday to Friday, also Tuesday from 18:30 to 20:00. Families with babies and small children can also eat in ‘Cafe Tots’ from 11:0 to 14:00.

Acknowledgements

Thanks are due to the staff of the Church Centre who unfailingly answered my questions, showed me round and found details of refreshment and the Monday walks.

Rising Brook Baptist Church
By - Philip Cheesewright
Hearn Court
By - Philip Cheesewright
Barnes Road playing fields
By - Philip Cheesewright
Extended Walk, Highfields social club
By - Philip Cheesewright

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