Walks in Warwickshire by train
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Nuneaton Circular via Hartshill
30 minutes direct from Birmingham New Street.
Parks, river, country park and canal.
Woodland: a quarter under tree cover.
1 lunch spot: the Stag and Pheasant (2h in)
5 end-of-walk rewards: the Lord Hop, the Felix Holt, the George Eliot Hotel, the Black Swan In Hand, or the Silk Mill
Adapted from: the Leicester Ramblers.
Atherstone Circular via Sheepy Magna
30 minutes from Birmingham New Street, with one change.
Canal and villages.
2 lunch spots: San Giovanni (2h45 in), or the Black Horse (3h in)
7 end-of-walk rewards: the Blue Lion, the Blue Boar Inn, the Old Swan, the Hat and Beaver, the White Horse, the Kings Head Pub, or the Clock
Adapted from: the Leicester Ramblers.
Solihull Circular via Brueton Park
8 minutes direct from Birmingham Moor Street.
Town centre, parks, ornamental gardens, lake, River Blythe, woodland and open fields.
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: Heart Rail Trails (PDF).
Marston Green Circular via Sheldon Country Park
15 minutes direct from Birmingham New Street.
Suburban paths, airport perimeter fence, woodland, open parkland, country park, lakes and meadows.
Warnings: Can be noisy (airport).
Walk details: Heart Rail Trails (PDF).
Dorridge Circular via Packwood House
15 minutes direct from Birmingham Moor Street.
Quintessential English country house. Countryside; partly along the Grand Union Canal towpath. Packwood House is a 16th-century half-timbered manor house extensively reimagined in 1920s by Baron Ash; gifted to National Trust in 1941.
Packwood House: Much-restored Tudor house, park and garden with notable topiary (National Trust; 2h to visit).
Baddesley Clinton: Discover a secluded, intimate estate set in the heart of the Forest of Arden with 500 years of fascinating and unexpected stories (National Trust; 2h30 to visit).
2 lunch spots: dorridge — Packwood House café, or Baddesley Clinton café
Warnings: Fairly busy road; muddy field conditions.
Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).
Hampton-in-Arden Circular
15 minutes direct from Birmingham New Street.
Tarmac village lanes, river crossing and nature reserve paths.
Walk details: Heart Rail Trails (PDF).
Lapworth Circular
15 minutes direct from Birmingham Moor Street.
Rural countryside paths and canal towpath past lock flight.
Walk details: Heart Rail Trails (PDF).
Berkswell Circular
15 minutes direct from Birmingham New Street.
Coventry Circular
15 minutes direct from Birmingham New Street.
Tile Hill Circular
30 minutes direct from Birmingham New Street.
Woodland paths and suburban footways through nature reserve.
Walk details: Heart Rail Trails (PDF).
Warwick Circular via Warwick Castle
30 minutes direct from Birmingham Moor Street.
Historic market town, River Avon, Grand Union Canal towpath, open fields, racecourse, golf course and woodland.
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: Heart Rail Trails (PDF).
Leamington Spa Circular via Warwick
30 minutes direct from Birmingham New Street.