Bournville to Ley Hill Short Walk on 14 August

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.

Join this leisurely ramble with a Birmingham Ramblers group leader and enjoy social walking with our friendly members.

It is very helpful for the walk leader to have prior knowledge of numbers that will be on this walk. We ask you to complete this very brief form to help with our planning of the walk to ensure that we can safely accommodate all who wish to join us. You will receive an automatic acknowledgement when you submit this form, and also a reminder of the details 2 days before the walk.

If you later find that you are unable to join us 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 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.

Walk leader: Celia Howell-Jones

This is a walk from Bournville to Ley Hill

Meeting arrangements:

Meet outside Subway on the junction of Bell Lane and Bristol Road. 723A Bristol Road, Northfield, B31 2NG. Walk Start time 10.30 am.

Travel to start:

Buses 61and 63 from city centre opposite New Street station or The Mall by Moor Street station, approximately every 6 minutes. Journey time 35mins. Alight at Bell Lane.

Bus 18, Bartley Green to Yardley Wood, (half hourly service) alight at Bells Lane, Northfield Shopping centre and walk to Bristol Road (100m) to Subway.

By car: Park in Northfield shopping centre (fees may apply).

Finish either Bournville Lane Police Station (3.5 miles) for return buses 61 and 63 or Bournville Green (4.5 Miles) Bus no. 11 or Bournville Station.

Distances: 4.5 miles with option to shorten your walk at 3.5 miles. 400 feet total climb.

The walk starts from Northfield and descends to Merrits Brook on Bell Holloway an ancient sunken route. From there the route climbs through Ley Hill arboretum, a hidden gem, to views across Frankley reservoir and Birmingham. After exploring this unusual arboretum the route takes us to the newly established “Village Green” and the community centre. After a short stop, we’ll descend to the Merrits Brook and walk north following the brook to Manor Farm Park established by the Cadbury family for the benefit of city children. This route is a green corridor route with open space, some woodland and parks. After crossing the Bristol Road to we continue through a hidden woodland before emerging at Bournville boating lake. You may catch a bus here or continue via Bournville Park to Bournville village green. Terrain: Mostly on firm footpaths with some woodland paths and grass areas

Expressions of Interest for this walk will close at 06.00 on Tuesday 12 August . After this, please email bhamramblersenquiries@gmail.com to enquire about any late availability for the walk.

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If you later find that you are unable to join us 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 passing it to someone else.

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.