[1] The walk starts from the car park at the rear of the Youth Hostel. Turn right out of the car park and then, almost immediately, turn left onto the B4086 Wellesbourne Road. Take the footpath on the left until reaching Kissing Tree Lane. At this point cross Wellesbourne Road and take the waymarked path along the farm track opposite. Follow this track all the way to the end where a gate across it marks the entrance to Alveston Farm.
[2] Turn left through a gap in the hedge just before the gate and turn right for 50 metres alongside the hedge to a waymarker post. Take the path going half left across the field to a stile and bridge near the far corner. (If the path is blocked by crops you may need to walk left then right round the edge of the field to reach the stile.)
Cross the stile and walk along the edge of the next field, keeping the hedgerow on your left. Cross straight over a track and continue ahead along the left edge of three more fields. Join a track coming in from the left and follow it ahead until it bends sharp right, where you will find a footpath going straight on. Cross a stile, go alongside some newly built houses to a gate. Cross over to another gate and continue straight across an access road. Pass through two more kissing gates then two sets of double gates and on to the far right corner of the field.
[3] Here a path goes straight ahead, but our route turns left keeping the hedge on the right. Cross a stile and go through a white gate into a small plantation. Cross a stile on the right and follow the direction of the waymarker half left to the far hedge. Turn right and carry on ahead through a gate. At the end of the next field turn right along the edge to a protruding field corner. Go left for 10 metres, go through two gates on the left and continue along the enclosed path to a road.
(A) To the left along the road is the Village of Loxley. It was originally settled by the Romans. In the late 8th century King Offa of Mercia gave the settlement of Loxley to the fledgling Cathedral at Worcester. By 1086 the Domesday Book records a thriving agricultural community with a resident priest. St Nicholas Church still stands on the site given by King Offa. The meadow by the church, where ancient ploughed strips can be seen, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. If visiting the village turn left along the road to a junction. The historic church, which has the old village stocks, is a little further on ahead and the pub is up to the right.
[4] Turn right onto the road and follow it round a right hand bend to a driveway on the left signed to Grovehill farm and Pastures Farm. (Ignore the private sign, which only applies to vehicular traffic.)
Follow the drive until it bends left at a green barn and the footpath, which is signed, goes straight ahead. Where the path swings sharp right, the right of way goes over a stile and half right across a field to two gates, but you may prefer to turn to the right and follow the permissive route which soon swings left and rejoins the footpath a short distance on.
A little further ahead, the path joins a farm track that runs between two large fields towards a line of trees. On reaching them, leave the track, which swings left, turn right to a prominent forked tree, pass through to the other side of the trees and turn right, walking along the edge of the field to a stile.
The path goes across the next field to the right of the large tree in the distance, beyond which a track leads up to the Crofts barn conversions. Go through a gap in the hedge ahead and along a gravel drive to the right of the buildings. Continue straight ahead on an enclosed path then along the right edge of a field to a road.
[5] At the road turn right, taking care with any traffic that may be using the road. Where the road splits, just after Alveston Hill Farm, bear right and continue along this road. Cross straight over Loxley Road and go downhill past Croft School. Take the footpath on the left opposite the tall gates leading to Hill House.
Follow the path along a straight track which eventually goes between two sports grounds and out onto Wellesbourne Road. Cross the road onto the pavement and turn right. Follow this road, pass the War Memorial on the left, and return to the Youth Hostel.
(B) Alveston War Memorial recognises the sacrifices of 17 men from the 1st World War and a further 16 from World War 2.