Distance - 5.5 Miles
Geocaches - 1
Walk Inspiration - Village Walks in Worcestershire, Walk 10
Good Beer Guide Tick - #704
The penultimate tick in the Worcestershire section of the Good Beer Guide. I am totally on track to reach for the green stabilio highlighter before the 2023 edition lands on the doormat in October. I look forward with interest to what HRH Prince of Wales has to say about pubs in his introduction. Will his brother provide similar for the Good Pizza Guide?
The Galton Arms is the focal point of a charming "black and white" village walk that incorporates some fine architecture. Old churches, old manor houses associated with the Gunpowder Plot and lots of Worcestershire farm land make up the 5 mile ramble.
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| Himbleton Church and its 1910 added Clock |
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| Mostly this.... |
The pub is reminiscent of our last Good Beer Guide Tick - the Farmers Arms in Birtsmorton. An ancient wooden beamed barn of a place.
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| Timeless |
Internet sleuthing.... previously the Harrow Arms (the road is called Harrow Lane), it was renamed in 1901 to commemorate Sir Douglas Galton. The family like memorials. As well as the clock tower in the church, they commissioned a window in Worcester Cathedral.
Plenty of material to digest on-line. If its TL-DR, go to the bottom right hand story. The current landlord banning the cricket team for swearing and being scruffs. They went on to bat under the name IBBBBB XI - an acronym for I've Been Banned by Bastard Ben. I can't comment on the sartorial elegance of their cricket whites but the complaint on swearing is upheld.
On our visit, the lovely beer garden was filling with cyclists and it didn't take me long to spot the distinctive hue of Bathams Bitter.
A permanent feature and reason enough for to visit, should you be in this neck of the words, have smart clothes and don't possess a potty mouth.
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| Fitting Finale to any ramble |
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