Best walks to or from Dorridge

Dorridge Station Circular via Packwood House

8km.

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. Fairly busy road; muddy field conditions.

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Dorridge Station to Henley-in-Arden Station

15km.

Countryside; primarily along canal towpaths. Henley-in-Arden is a medieval new town founded early 13th century when the lord of Beaudesert Castle purchased a market charter. Busy road section near King's Arms Inn; fields can be muddy.

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Dorridge Station to Warwick Station

20km.

Impressively deep cutting. Primarily along Grand Union Canal towpath. Warwick is the county town of Warwickshire, home to the Collegiate Church of St Mary with its 40-metre tower. The Great Fire of 1693 destroyed much of the town. Muddy field conditions possible; infrequent train service from Warwick.

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Wood End Station to Dorridge Station

10km.

Umberslade Estate features a manor house built 1695-1700 and the Umberslade Obelisk constructed in 1749 by the 1st Baron Archer.

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