Fnarr, Fnarr
There used to be a road sign at Bell End. We can only assume that Finbar Saunders had it away to display with all the other rude place names that the UK throws up. Nothing (surviving) beats Minge Lane in Upton-Upon-Severn.
I am here for the pub - one of Historic Interest from my 1960s guide to Worcestershire Inns. There can't be many that are marked on Sexton's Map of Staffordshire from 1577. I wonder if back then, the yokels used to exclaim "A groat for a pint? By the saints, I could sup a week on that! Ye'd rob a poor man dry, ye would!". We'll return to the pub.
My walk is a mixture of the familiar and new, starting at Belbroughton Church, heading west through Drayton and Hillpool.
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| Belbroughton Church |
Broome may well be a first visit - a modern brick built church and benches facilitating a picnic break. Through Holy Cross to return to Belbroughton from the North. Not the most scenic of walks but the mud was mercifully shallow and its always good to be in the fresh air.
A short relocation to the pub.
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| This required wall clambering |
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| Our 1960's text |
Amazingly, WhatPub still details it as being owned by M&B. Of course, now it's a gastro-pub. Saved by the inglenook fireplace (as mentioned in the guide). Coals already warming, the staff took one look at my bobble hat and added a couple of logs for peak effect.
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| Mappiman, hottest feet in Worcestershire |
It was so pleasant, I almost forgot that Timothy Taylor Landlord is now £6.20 a pint.
Walk Details
Distance - 8 Miles
Geocaches - 1
Walk Inspiration - Ramblers Association Walks in the Countryside around Birmingham - Walk 10
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