Hall Green to Shirley Wednesday pub lunch walk on 23 July 2025

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Meeting arrangements: This linear walk is accessible by public transport. (travel by car is not advised as there is very limited parking at Hall Green Station). Lunch at the Colebrook Pub, or if preferred, bring a picnic.
Public Transport options:
By train: To start the walk from Hall Green station (B28 8AA), catch 10.09 am train from Moor Street Station (B4 7LU), arriving at Hall Green Station 10.20 am. An off-peak return ticket to Shirley Station will cover the outward and return trip, £5.40. Centro Travel pass holders are free. The leader will meet you at Hall Green Station at10.20am.
By bus: To start from Sarehole Mill. Buses No. 11A or 11C outer circle stop at Sarehole Mill. Alight here and enter the car park at Sarehole Mill. The leader will meet you at Sarehole Mill approximately 10.35 am. Return is from Shirley Station. Return Trains are 09 and 39 past the hour. Please note Sarehole Mill is closed on Wednesdays, Please use toilets at Moor Street Station if travelling from town.
Walk Description: This is an easy, flat 5-mile morning and 2.75 mile afternoon walk.
Morning. For those starting at the train station, our route goes down to the River Cole, turning south following the river to Sarehole Mill, where we will gather the bus travellers. We continue on the John Morris Jones walkway, passing through the Shire country park - named after J. R. R. Tolkien whose childhood was spent exploring this area. It is an attractive, verdant walk following alongside the river, in woodland, meadows and marsh sections which support a variety of wildlife. Walking south we meander to explore before surfacing at Trittiford. Here the route heads west through very different parkland before entering Cox Moor woodland. Weaving our way to the Stratford canal, the route is on the canal tow path to Shirley. Here, we head through another nature reserve via Priory Ponds and then on to The Colebrook pub for lunch.
Afternoon. On leaving the pub we make our way to the Christmas tree farm then the Stratford Canal. Turning north we walk on the tow path to the swing bridge then to Shirley Station.
Lunch at the pub is optional. Or you can bring a picnic to eat nearby.
For those who wish to do the morning walk only the estimated finish time is 1.30pm