Walks from Dorridge
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Dorridge Station.
Alternatively, view walks you can reach directly from Dorridge by train.
Dorridge Circular via Packwood House
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.
Time: 2h–4h
Warnings: Fairly busy road; muddy field conditions.
Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).
Dorridge to Henley-in-Arden
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.
Time: 4h–8h
Warnings: Busy road section near King's Arms Inn; fields can be muddy.
Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).
Dorridge to Warwick
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.
Waterway: four fifths along the Grand Union Canal.
Time: 5h30–10h30
Warnings: Muddy field conditions possible; infrequent train service from Warwick.
Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).
Dorridge to Lapworth
Wealthy suburbia, country lanes, Grand Union Canal towpath and open fields.
Time: 2h30
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: Heart Rail Trails (PDF).
Wood End to Dorridge
Umberslade Estate features a manor house built 1695-1700 and the Umberslade Obelisk constructed in 1749 by the 1st Baron Archer.
Woodland: a fifth under tree cover.
Time: 2h30–5h
Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).
Widney Manor to Dorridge
Suburban footways, countryside paths and river crossing.
Time: 1h30
Walk details: Heart Rail Trails (PDF).