Abberley Hills, Worcestershire Sunday Coach walk on 14 September

P LEASE NOTE THAT THE DURATION OF THIS EVENT SHOWN ABOVE IS ONLY APPROXIMATE AND CANNOT BE GUARANTEED; IT WILL DEPEND ON FACTORS SUCH AS THE WEATHER AND THE WALKING PACE OF THE GROUP.

Our Sunday rambles usually have three levels of walk, strenuous (A), moderate (B) or leisurely (C), led by Birmingham Ramblers group leaders. Join us and enjoy a great day of social walking with our friendly members.

Please note: Our walks are often on rough tracks and rights of way through fields, woodland and hills. Walkers should preferably wear walking boots and other clothing suitable for the weather. Unless otherwise described, please bring a packed lunch and refreshments for the day.

This Sunday walk has 3 levels of walk:

• A Walk: Details of distance and ascent will be added when available
• B Walk: Details of distance and ascent will be added when available
• C Walk: Total ascent 1,050 feet. Picnic lunch with pub.

Walk leaders:

• A Walk: Colin Haysom
• B Walk: Alan Daw
• C Walk: Brenda Cameron

Walk details:

• A Walk: Walk details will be added when available
• B Walk: Walk details will be added when available
• C Walk: The walk starts near Abberley village. After a short section along the lower part of the hills we begin our ascent of the Abberley Hills. The path rises steadily through the woods on stable wooden steps. We will take this at a modest to slow pace so all will feel comfortable on this climb. The path flattens out as we reach a lane. Here we follow a brief diversion along a farm track so we can take a morning tea break while enjoying views of the very impressive Abberley School clock tower. Refreshed after our break we finish the climb with the last 50 metres to reach the trig point at the top of Abberley Hill. From here we pause to enjoy beautiful views of the local hills and further afield. It should be noted at this point that the total height we will have gained to the top is 125 metres (410 feet). We follow the excellent path which follows the ridge which is open for a short while and then through the trees giving us some tantalizing glimpses of the countryside below. Part way along the ridge we leave it and descend gradually reaching open countryside leading to our lunch stop at the Manor pub at Abberley Village with the Norman now semi-ruinous St Michael’s church opposite. There is an enclosure within the ruins to eat our lunches and it’s worth looking at the intact part of the nave if it’s open. Then we take a circuit of the lanes and field paths in the vicinity of the village passing the later church before heading away from Abberley to follow a route through the countryside to Snead Common where the walk finishes.

There are a limited number of total places for the walks, which is set by the capacity of the coach. Whilst we hope that everyone will be able to be accommodated on their walk of choice, the allocation of places for each walk will have to be done on the day. No-one will be expected to walk at a higher grade than they prefer - thus, for example, if you prefer the B walk you will not be asked to join the A walk but may be asked to join the C walk. The booking form allows you to specify your preferred walk.

Joining instructions

It will only be possible to join the walk by coach, which will be picking up at 09.00 at the layby at the side of St. Chad’s Cathedral, Queensway, Birmingham B4 6EU. Note that this is not the Cathedral car park in Shadwell Street, which has postcode B4 6EY.

The coach fare will be £15 with 3 options for payment:

• Cash on the day in an envelope with your name and the date of the walk. We are unable to give change for cash payments
• Cheque on the day, made payable to COBRA, in an envelope with your name and the date of the walk.
• Bank transfer in advance of the walk

For payment by bank transfer the walk coordinator will contact you about a week in advance of the walk with bank details. For payments on the day, please put the exact fare in an envelope with your name and date of the walk on it, which will be collected on the coach - unfortunately we are unable to give change for the coach fare.

Note that you cannot pay the coach fare through our Eventbrite account. Your booking for the walk will still show £0.00 but you do have to pay the £15 coach fare on or before the day of the walk

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If you have a confirmed ticket:

Shortly after bookings have closed the walk coordinator will contact you by email to confirm that you will still be joining us on this walk; this is needed since there are limited seats on the coach and we like to release any unused places to others who may be on a waiting list. The coordinator will also give you our bank details if you have chosen to pay the coach fare by bank transfer. Please check your email, including Spam and/or Junk folders, shortly after bookings have closed for this walk and reply to let us know whether or not you will be still joining the walk.

If you have a waiting list ticket:

The walk coordinator will contact you by email shortly before the walk date to let you know if we are able to offer you a place. Please check your email, including Spam and/or Junk folders, shortly before the walk date and, if we are able to offer you a place, reply to let us know whether or not you will be joining the walk.

If you find that you are unable to join us after booking a ticket it would be helpful if you let us know by sending an email to bhamramblersenquiries@gmail.com - this will be passed on to the walk leader and will prevent any delay to the start of the walk should the leader be waiting for you. Please note that some walks have a waiting list so tickets are NOT TRANSFERABLE; if you are unable to join us then please cancel your place to free it up for someone who may be on the waiting list rather than sending someone else in your place.

Bookings for this walk will close at 06.00 on Monday 8 September. If you would like to join this walk after the bookings have closed please email bhamramblersenquiries@gmail.com to enquire about any late availability for the walk.

General Information

This is one of several walks and activities offered by the Birmingham Ramblers. If you have found this page through a web search or other means and would like to find out more about the group then please visit the Birmingham Ramblers web site; new members are always welcome.