Walks you can reach from Kenilworth by train
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Leamington Spa Circular via Warwick (Warwickshire)
7 minutes direct from Kenilworth.
Walk details: Rail Rambles.
Coventry Circular (Warwickshire)
7 minutes direct from Kenilworth.
Bedworth Circular via Bulkington (Warwickshire)
30 minutes direct from Kenilworth.
Market town, field paths, Coventry Canal towpath, Ashby Canal towpath, village streets, suburban roads and woodland edge.
Time: 3h
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: Heart Rail Trails (PDF).
Nuneaton Circular via Hartshill (Warwickshire)
30 minutes direct from Kenilworth.
Parks, river, country park and canal.
Woodland: a quarter under tree cover.
Time: 4h30–9h30
1 lunch spot: the Stag and Pheasant (2h–4h 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.
Coventry to Berkswell (Warwickshire)
7 minutes direct from Kenilworth.
Picturesque village. Urban, suburban and then rural. Walk traverses Coventry's historic common land including Hearsall Common and Tilehill Wood, medieval survivals preserved in the 1920s, before reaching Berkswell in the Meridian Gap.
Time: 2h30–5h30
Warnings: A third urban. Muddy sections possible.
Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).
Coventry Arena to Bedworth (Warwickshire)
15 minutes direct from Kenilworth.
Canal towpath, parkland, wildflower meadows and nature reserve.
Time: 2h
Walk details: Heart Rail Trails (PDF).
Bermuda Park to Bedworth (Warwickshire)
30 minutes direct from Kenilworth.
Canley to Coventry (Warwickshire)
7 minutes direct from Kenilworth.
Nature reserve, parkland and suburban green corridor.
Time: 1h30
Walk details: Heart Rail Trails (PDF).
Nuneaton to Hinckley (Warwickshire)
30 minutes direct from Kenilworth.
A pleasant, fairly direct route on a mix of pavements, farm tracks, towpath and lanes and including a stretch along the Ashby Canal and across wide open fields by the infant River Anker. The towpath and a bridleway between hedges can be very wet and muddy. Follows the Ashby Canal for a stretch. Transport links, shops and stops at either end.
Time: 2h30–5h
1 lunch spot: the Lime Kilns
Warnings: A quarter urban. On the A4254 Eastboro Way, stay on the south side as the north pavement disappears where crossing is awkward. The section east of Attleborough is very wet and muddy.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Atherstone to Nuneaton (Warwickshire)
30 minutes direct from Kenilworth.
A relaxing, easy-to-follow route mainly along the Coventry Canal towpath and with short pavement sections through the towns at each end. The towpath surface varies and can be muddy in places. Follows the Coventry Canal; passes canal marinas, evidence of quarrying and an information board on the possible site of Boudica's last battle. A direct train links the two towns.
Waterway: four fifths along the Coventry Canal.
Time: 2h30–5h
Lunch: Shops and a variety of supermarkets in Nuneaton, with stops and shops at both ends.
Walk details: Slow Ways.