Tamworth to Polesworth
A station-to-station walkWarwickshireWest Midlands
Recommended: A very easy, level walk almost entirely along the Coventry Canal towpath, on compacted-stone towpath and pavement, with no gates or stiles. A short noisy section leaving Tamworth and then quiet side streets and open countryside. Passes the Hodge Lane Nature Reserve and Pooley Country Park (public toilets at the visitor centre). The Staffordshire–Warwickshire border is a stream crossing under the canal.
Waterway: four fifths along the Coventry Canal.
Lunch: A pub at Alvecote Marina, roughly midway. Pubs and shops at the Polesworth end; eateries and shops in Polesworth village.
Warnings: The road into Tamworth can be quite busy mid-afternoon. Polesworth has just one train a day.
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Walk details: Slow Ways.