North Piddle to Inkberrow / Inkberrow to North Piddle
Walking instructions & Map for walking from West to East & East to West
E(36)
Face St Michael Church at North Piddle and go L for some 80 paces into residential property
driveway "Swallow Barn". Go ahead up drive to find path leading to
lawn. Go 1/2 R over lawn to take
hedge archway stile to enter adjacent property. Follow hedge R to exit by stile.
E(37)
Go 1/4 L up field to find mid fence
stile. Carefully cross stile [SAFETY] and go 1/2 L to find field corner gate.
Through gate and go with hedge L to take corner gate. Go 1/2
L up field towards tower of Flyford Flavell church. Exit field by right hand of
two stiles.
E(38)
Go ahead 30 paces and take gap in fence
to enter paddock. Go ahead to pass between two dew pond to take stile, and ahead
to take further stile. Go ahead to pass between house on your R and tennis court
on your L to come to driveway. Cross driveway and take stile into churchyard;
pass front entrance of church. A tarmac footpath takes you round the church to a
kissing gate, and onto the road at Flyford Flavell.
E(39)
Turn R.
Come to a road
junction on which the pub, The Boot, stands. Proceed straight across the
road junction and follow the road. Pass
speed de-restriction sign and after some 40 paces take stile L.
E(40)
Go ahead with fence R across field to
find stile. Cross stile and go ahead with hedge L. The village of Kington can be seen on the hill to your R. At the end of the field take stile [SAFETY] some 20 paces to R of
gateway.
E(41)
Go directly across centre of field to
find stile. Cross stile [SAFETY] most carefully and go ahead over next field, passing dew
pond R, to come to mid hedge fence stile.
E(42) Take stile and go R to follow round field edge with hedge R. Ignore path R over stream, but continue to follow round field with hedge R to corner gap leading to road.
E(43)
Crossing
the road go slightly to the R and cross over stile. Go R and pass house
on R to find hedge stile slightly L of field corner.
E(44)
Cross stile, go ahead, pass to R of
area of young trees and exit field by gateway. Continue straight ahead and
after about 40 paces cross double stile into field with area used for horse
jumping.
The footpath goes
diagonally across the horse jumping area to a stile in fence (which the
owners say they will put in shortly.
E(45)
In next
field go ½ R and cross double stile. Go ¼ L to left-hand corner field stile.
Take stile and go ahead under power cables to far bottom left hand field corner.
Some 30 paces to L take double stile forming a bridge over stream. Go ½ R
across field to gateway onto road (A422).
E(46)
Opposite is a
minor road to Dormston. Turn R on A422 and walk towards Inkberrow. After about
½ mile watch for wooden footpath sign on L. Cross fence stile and go down fairly
steep steps to edge of field.
E(47)
Go with hedge
R. Watch for stile and bridge R over a stream. Take bridge and in field go ahead
to aim R of tower on the hill.
E(48)
At far end of
field take stile by tree that is about 60 paces L of right-hand corner of the field.
E(49)
Cross stile
and bridge over small stream. Continue
½ L across field to far corner stile.
E(50)
Cross stile
and go ½ R to farm buildings. Pass under power lines and go with fence R to
find mid fence metal gate leading to farm driveway. Go through gate onto
driveway, after 50 paces turn L. Just before last cattle shed go L to pass round
two sides of shed to corner fence stile at back of shed leading into field.
E(51) Cross fence stile and go diagonally across field to opposite corner and exit by fence stile onto road. Go R to crossroads.
E(52) At the crossroads go L into Withybed Lane. After about 250 paces take footpath R up steps to alleyway between properties, to stile into field. Go with hedge R. Pass to the R of barns and go through double metal gates to find farm track. Kissing gate ahead leads to Tuer Way, Inkberrow.
(W191)
Stand on
farm track with back to kissing gate at the end of Tuer Way, Inkberrow. Go ahead through double
metal gates opposite and pass to L of the metal barns. Go with hedge L to stile. Cross stile into alleyway between properties
to road.
(W192)
On road turn L and proceed to crossroads. At crossroads turn R into Broadclose
Lane. Immediately after last house
on L take fence stile L into field. Go diagonally down field to opposite
corner and exit by fence stile to R of barns. Go L round two sides of cattle shed then R to
farm driveway. Go R to gate leading into field. Go ¾ L to find mid fence stile some
50 paces from left-hand corner.
(W193)
Cross stile
and go diagonally L across field to far corner. Take double stile and bridge over
stream.
(W194)
Go L
with hedge L. At the corner of the field
head through covered entrance to stile, reached by steep
bank with steps. This leads to the main road (A422). Turn R on the road and
proceed for about ½ mile to road junction. Minor road to R goes to Dormston. Take
metal gate to field on L opposite this road.
(W195)
In field go ½ R
towards R of buildings on horizon to find double
stile and bridge over stream. Cross bridge, go 1/2 R up field under power lines
to find stile.
(W196)
Cross stile
and go 1/4 L across narrow field to take double stile with plank bridge.
Go 1/2 L to mid field gate in the top fencing. Go through the gate and walk round edge
of horse jumping area, turning R in front of stables. Continue past area to double stile with a plank bridge. Cross stiles and in the next field
walk directly across to and through open gateway.
(W197) Proceed directly ahead, keeping fence enclosing tree growing area to R to find stile. Cross stile and continue ahead with house to L to exit by far L corner metal stile to road. Go directly across road and follow footpath sign into field. Go with hedge L to top of field.
(W198)
Find stile some 20 paces
in from L corner. Cross stile [SAFETY] into the next field and continue directly ahead across the field.
In the L hand corner of the field is a fenced off pond and the stile is adjacent
and to R of pond.
(W199)
Cross this
stile [SAFETY] with care and proceed over centre of field towards mid hedge gateway. Cross double
stile to left of gateway and continue ahead with hedge to R. At the end of the
field there is a stile, go over stile
and cross narrow field with fence L. Cross stile onto minor road, turn R and
walk into Flyford Flavell.
(W200)
Continue past
road junction and the Boot Inn to the Church. At the church turn L through the
kissing gate. On entering the churchyard follow the tarmac footpath round to the
front entrance of the church. Pass the entrance and cross graveyard to stile. Go
over stile to driveway.
(W201)
Cross driveway
and walk ahead with tennis court on R and house on L to electrified stile. Go
with fence L to electrified stile into paddock. Pass between dew ponds and go up
field with fence R to find metal gate.
(W202)
Pass through
the metal gate to fence stile on R. Take stile and go ½ L across field to far
corner stile.
(W203)
Cross stile
and go straight ahead with hedge R. Exit field through gap in hedge. Go ¼ L to
mid fence stile.
(W204)
Take stile
[SAFETY] and go ½ L towards edge of field. Then follow fence to end of field keeping
fence L. Cross stile into garden of black and white timber framed house. Go L
round edge of garden and exit by archway and stile into adjacent property. Go ½
R over lawn to garden path leading to driveway and road. Turn R on road to St
Michael Church on L.