Distance - 9.5 Miles
Geocaches - 1
Walk Inspiration - Country Walking Magazine, Oct 2020, Walk 8
Following the advice this week - so a short drive for a long walk.
Parking to be found at Dowles Brook at the end of Dry Mill Lane, Bewdley.
This walk is on very familiar paths to me, so I tried to imagine it through the eyes of a newcomer.
They would have been impressed with the easy walking along Dowles Brook - with stops at the information boards detailing the history of the former mills.
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| Knowles Mill on... |
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| .... Dowles Brook |
Autumn is the time to walk in any woodland and the Wyre Forest is no expection. A decent ride up to the scar left by the water pipeline and then over into Pound Common at Button Oak.
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| Forest Walking |
Route finding across Pound Green is hard work - there's myriad paths and even with a GPS, none of them seemed to bare much resemblance to the OS Map. If you are heading North East, you should reach the delightful Severn Valley Station at Arley.
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| No Trains Today |
Its at Arley where I pick up the River Severn for easy navigation on dreadfully muddy paths all the way back to Dowles Brook.
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| The River Severn |
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| Under Victoria Bridge |
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| And turn right when you reach the disused railway line along Dowles Brook |
Not a bad walk within four miles from home.
But what about the Real Ale, Mappiman?
If you do this in either normal times or under a functioning Government, you would have the choice of three pubs - technically promoting this walk into Pub Crawl category.
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| Traditional Banks's at the Button Oak |
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| Winner of Shropshire's Stupidest Pub Name - Ye Olde New Inn |
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| Where you can enjoy a Virtual Cavery |
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| The Pick of the bunch - The Harbour Inn, Arley |
Definitely one to do to celebrate the end of lockdown!
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