Coughton to Henley in Arden / Henley in Arden to Coughton
Walking instructions & Map for walking from West to East & East to West
E(72)
Stand with back to travellers
memorial on main road outside Coughton Court (by pedestrian traffic lights).
Go R along main road A439 to pass in front of Coughton Court. Pass car
entrance, over River Arrow and turn immediately R to pass in
front of a pair of cottages to a stile by a National Trust sign for Coughton
Court. Cross
stile and go half L across field to distant stile. Cross
stile and go with metal fence L to find corner stile by electricity pole. Cross
stile and go L along edge of field with hedge fence and ditch L to field corner.
Turn
R and go with hedge L to find stile by an oak tree.
E(73)
Cross stile and go 1/2 R across field to double stile in hedge with ditch.
Cross stile and find River Arrow bank on R. Go with river bank R to come to foot
bridge over river. Cross footbridge and go straight across field, aim for distant
church. Go through kissing gate to R of church and turn L along track to
road.
E(74)
At road turn R and proceed to pass a cottage on the L hand side then turn
L off road by wide recessed field entrance and cross stile on R and then
diagonally to cross a second stile. Turn R and pass along a fenced way at the
back of cottages. Go through metal gate. Proceed uphill with hedge on L reach
summit ignoring stile on L and reach stile in top corner of field. Cross stile
and go straight ahead passing twin timber electricity poles in middle of field
and continue downhill to go through large gap on left in hedge and turn R (Going
parallel with power cables).
E(75)
Proceed forward along field edge with hedge on R to reach corner of field
turn R through gap in hedge then immediately L and continue forward downhill
along field edge now with hedge now on your L. At bottom of hill reach junction
of three tracks and cross stile to R of entrance to a large house and barns into
garden. Proceed along edge of lawn with a deep ditch and hedge on your R and a
pond over to your L, to a stile.
E(76)
Cross stile (taking particular care as it partly overhangs ditch) and
continue forward along field edge with ditch and hedge on your R then about
three quarters of the way along this field bear away L towards metal gate. Go
through metal gate and cross a narrow stream then go diagonally R, line is mid
field pylon, across field
to far corner and cross ditch in hedge by planked footbridge onto road.
E(77)
At road turn L and pass metal gated entrance drive to Morton Common Farm
on your L to reach vehicle track on your L signed to "Rutlands" and
"Mcdonald". Turn L onto vehicle track and proceed uphill passing "Rutlands"
and at top opposite entrance to “Mcdonald” cross stile on your R, by sign to
the church on an electricity post, into field and turn L along field edge.
E(78)
In a few yards come to a corrugated iron fence on your L and just before
the adjoining chicken battery house turn R at way marker and cross field half L
to wooden stile in far L-hand corner. Cross stile and proceed along field edge
with hedge on your L side to a stile set in metal gate in hedge.
E(79)
Cross stile and proceed along field edge with hedge on your L side to
pass cattle trough. The hedge peters out but go straight forward to a metal
gate. Go through gate and proceed uphill along field edge with barbed wire
strand fence on your L.
At brow go down to bottom of field. Ignoring first gate on your L, turn L
go through next farm gate on L in hedge and turn immediately R across a ditch
and through another metal gate. Go diagonally across the next field to reach a
metal gate.
E(80)
Go through gate and cross half R over field to mid hedge stile. Cross
stile and proceed along field edge with hedge on your L to stile onto
road. Turn R and walk uphill to Bannams Wood on your L. Continue forward and go
downhill to where road bends R by a house “Highfield” and turn L to cross
stile onto a track into Bannams Wood. (Note that the woods are a “Site of
Special Scientific Interest”).
E(81)
Go forward climbing up track. At division of paths, just before brow of
hill, turn R. Continue forward
going left where track divides. Continue up to find a derelict wagon on your R
and go ahead to cross stile. Follow path as it meanders through wood and come to
a fence. Cross out of woods into a short pathway with hedge on R and fence on L.
E(82)
At end turn R over fence and immediately L into field. Following field
edge with hedge on L go steeply down hill to field corner passing pond on L and
then turn half L to go through some saplings to cross a stile to road. Go
straight across road and go through gap in hedge into field.
E(83)
Follow field edge with hedge on L to field corner and pass through gap in
hedge. Continue forward along field edge with hedge on L to field corner to
cross stile. Go half R to stile in centre of far hedge. Cross and go forward
across centre of field to stile and wooden planked footbridge over deep ditch in
hedge. Cross and continue ahead over top of hill and on to stile in double
fenced hedge in field corner. Cross and go forward to stile in second double
fenced hedge. Cross and go half left down hill to stile in hedge. Cross and
continue forward passing marker post in field centre to far L field corner.
E(84)
Turn L over a metal footbridge across stream and immediately cross stile
to go down a step to cross culverted ditch and half R up steps to stile. Cross
and turn L along field edge with hedge on L to reach two oak trees about three
quarters of way up field and turn R across field to stile in timber rail fence.
Cross into paddock and go ahead to stile and cross into small Orchard. Go ahead
to cross next stile on to tar macadam drive. Go half R on to gravel drive to
house on R and cross unusual stile in wall by wooden gate and reach road with
Well Cottage on your R. (Take a few moments to look down old well.)
E(85)
Go straight across road to cross stile. Go half L over brow of hill to
see and reach marker post against L hedge and then forward across field to next
marker post and almost immediately to a third marker post in L field corner.
Turn L down steps to stile. Go R across stile and follow sunken path down to
enclosed field edge path with hedge on R, to stile. Cross stile and immediately
cross metal footbridge across ditch into field. Go half L to top L field corner
to pass through a kissing gate. (Another opportunity if you missed the first).
E(86)
Go forward along fenced path with allotments on both sides (Look out for
the elderly couple on your L!) to cross over railway footbridge and go half L
down path to Station Road. Turn L and after some 10 paces take alleyway L
leading down to High Street. Cross road, turn R and come to the church of St
John the Baptist
(W161)
With back to St John the Baptist Church on the High Street in Henley in
Arden. Go R. In a few yard cross the
road at the pedestrian traffic lights and continue R up the High Street. On
reaching Station Road turn L and go forward past the Fire Station and Public
Conveniences following the road to the Railway Station. Just before the station
forecourt take the path going half R to the footbridge and cross over the
railway.
(W162)
Continue forward on a fenced path with allotments on both sides. (Look
out for the elderly couple on your R!) Reach a metal kissing gate (taking
fullest advantage of opportunity presented) and pass into a field. Go half L
to metal footbridge in centre of the far hedge.
(W163)
Cross-stream and immediately cross a wooden stile and go forward along an
enclosed field edge path with hedge on L and wire fence on R and into sunken way
up to stile. Cross a wooden stile, turn immediately L and up steps to reach
field. Go R and then forward until you reach a marker post by corner of hedge,
then go half L over summit and down to metal gate and stile.
(W164)
Cross stile, go straight across main road, up drive to R of Well Cottage
(take a few moments to look down old well) and cross interesting stile
in brick walk to R of gate. Go ahead through gate into small Orchard. Continue
forward, cross stile into paddock and cross next stile into field. Go straight
ahead to two oak trees in hedge and turn L along field edge with hedge on R to
field corner. Cross stile and go R down steps and L across culverted ditch to
cross another stile and forward to metal footbridge over stream.
(W165)
Turn
half R across field passing marker post and on to stile in hedge. Cross stile
and go half L across field to cross stile in fence enclosed hedge and continue
half L to a stile by a gate in second fence enclosed hedge. Go half R to cross
stile and wooden planked footbridge over deep ditch.
(W166)
Continue forward to cross stile in next hedge and go half R to field
corner stile just past oak tree. Cross stile and continue along field edge with
hedge on R. Reach R corner and go through gap in hedge and continue along next
field with hedge on R. Reach field corner and go through gap in hedge to go
straight across lane and cross stile.
(W167)
Go half L through some saplings into field and turn R. Pass pond on R and
go uphill along field edge with hedge on R. At top do not go forward (along
Heart of England Way) but turn R to cross fence and immediately turn L to
follow a short path with hedge on L and fence on R and over another wooden fence
into Bannams Wood. (Note that the woods
are a “Site of Special Scientific Interest”.)
(W168)
Follow path as it winds through wood crossing over a stile to pass an old
wagon on your L. Continue following the winding path downwards keeping to the L
as path divides. Continue downhill as the path widens to a track. A track joins
from your L and then come to a T junction and turn L. Follow the track down hill
to reach a gate and stile by a house on your L "Highfield". Cross
stile onto road.
(W169)
Turn R and walk forward, initially with the woods on your R, for about
half a mile until you reach a difficult to see way marked stile in the hedge on
your L. Cross stile in to a field and proceed along field edge with hedge on
your R to cross another stile. Go half L across the next field to reach a metal
gate and bear R across the short corner of the next field to another metal gate.
Turn L and immediately go through corner field gap. Go 1/2 R up centre of large
field, (parallel with power cables on L). At brow go down to bottom of
field to take stile adjacent to metal gate.
(W170)
Go ahead 1/4 L to find short peninsula hedge - go ahead with peninsula
hedge on R to find corner stile. Take stile and go ahead parallel with power
lines and hedge R exit by corner stile.
(W171)
Go ahead with hedge R. At field corner go L to pass by chicken battery house
and find hidden wooden stile in the hedge R
by a sign to the church fixed to an electricity post.
(W172)
Cross stile to track.
Turn L onto track and proceed down track passing under power lines to road. Turn R and pass metal gated entrance drive to Morton Common
Farm on your R.
(W173)
Immediately past entrance drive to Morton Common Farm take hedge gap R to
cross planked footbridge then half L across field, under pylons to far
corner to find metal gate. Take gate and go 1/2 L to find far corner field stile
(taking
particular care as it partly
overhangs ditch,) and into garden of a large house. Go with hedge L, pass pond
R to exit by
a stile to L of entrance gate.
(W174)
Emerge at the junction of three tracks, turn R and walk up the hill along
the field edge with hedge on R to a gap in hedge. Turn R through gap then
immediately L continuing forward with hedge now on your L. Turn L through next
gap in hedge and go ahead uphill passing twin timber electricity poles in middle
of field. Continue to summit and go forward to reach stile in near corner of
field. Cross stile and go downhill with hedge on R to reach metal gate and pass
along a fenced way at the back of a pair of cottages to exit by stile. Over
field corner to stile to road.
(W175)
Go R pass cottage R and follow
road round to take metalled driveway L on corner by large house, leading to “The Former Church of St Leonard’s Spernall”. Pass Church
on your R and immediately after Church Gate go through kissing gate (a
second opportunity to take advantage). Proceed straight across field aiming
for telephone pole in middle then to a metal footbridge in far hedge. Cross the
metal footbridge over the River Arrow and go slightly R to the trees in front. Go
with the bank of River Arrow L then into
the narrowing of the field with a Leylandi hedge on you R to cross
a double stile in hedge with ditch.
(W176)
Go 1/2 R across the next field to the corner where there are
a number of hedgerow oaks, to reach a stile. Go over the stile and turn
immediately R with a hedge on your R and a fence on your L. Go to the corner of
the field and turn L with the hedge still on your R side. On reaching the next
corner of the field go over the wooden stile into the next field where there is
a National Trust sign for Coughton Court. Go forward for a short way with a
metal rail fence on your R to cross another wooden stile. Go half L across the
field towards the cottages on the far side to exit by stile.
(W177)
Pass in
front of a pair of cottages, built 1913 and 1896, on your R hand side, emerging
onto the main Alcester/Studley road A439 (note
that the first cottage gate carries a warning “Alsatian Dog. Do not pass the
gate”). Turn immediately L cross
bridge over the River Arrow, pass the car entrance to Coughton Court, (which is well worth a visit). Continue along the A439 with superb
view of Coughton Court to L until you reach main gate by pedestrian traffic
lights. (take great care. The A439 is very
busy with vehicles going far to fast.). (Now turn and go back along the A439
crossing to enjoy the hospitality of the Throckmorton Arms.)