A circuit from beautiful Berkswell

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From the car park in the village, go right onto Church Lane and, just past the school but before the church, go right through a kissing gate. Follow the Heart of England Way to Meriden Road via four kissing gates. Go left along the road for 300yds (274m), having crossed to the pavement on the opposite side. Go right up a farm lane, passing through a kissing gate by a cattle grid and then Blind Hall Farm.

At the end of the lane/track go through a kissing gate by the farm gate, bear sharp left and walk along the field edge to its left corner, just past a small pond. Go left over a footbridge and then through a kissing gate and continue by the left-hand side of the hedge. The waymarked footpath weaves in and out of the hedge. After continuing ahead through a wide hedge gap, walk to the field corner and go left, skirting a small pond, to reach a kissing gate by some houses in Four Oaks. Ignore the kissing gate and bear left. In 90 paces go right over a plank footbridge and stile to cross the large, cultivated field diagonally, and exit onto Meriden Road via a kissing gate. Cross over and continue down the driveway to the right of Wilmot Cottage opposite, going through a gateway onto farmland. The path goes to the right of the hedge for two fields, crossing one stile, offering a clear view of Home Farm to the left; then, over another stile, crosses a third field diagonally. In about 625yds (571m), through a smaller field, you will reach the corner of Mercote Hall Lane via a kissing gate.

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  Terrain  - Field paths and parkland footpaths, several stiles
  Landscape  - Gentle, rolling farmland and parkland
  Dog friendliness  - Off lead through Sixteen Acre Wood, otherwise under strict control
  Parking  - Car park near church and primary school in Berkswell
  Toilets en route  - None on route
About the walk
There are few nicer places to visit in Warwickshire than Berkswell, with its red-roofed, white-timbered cottages, the beautiful church, intriguing five-holed stocks and its historic pub. The old Saxon village was mentioned in the Domesday Book and has been variously called Berchewelle, Berkeswelle,...
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A circuit from beautiful Berkswell

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Location
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Additional information
  Terrain - Field paths and parkland footpaths, several stiles
  Landscape - Gentle, rolling farmland and parkland
  Dog friendliness - Off lead through Sixteen Acre Wood, otherwise under strict control
  Parking - Car park near church and primary school in Berkswell
  Toilets en route - None on route
About the walk
There are few nicer places to visit in Warwickshire than Berkswell, with its red-roofed, white-timbered cottages, the beautiful church, intriguing five-holed stocks and its historic pub. The old Saxon village was mentioned in the Domesday Book and has been variously called Berchewelle, Berkeswelle,...
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West Midlands
After Greater London, the West Midlands is the UK’s biggest county by population, and after London, Birmingham is the UK’s largest city. There’s a lot to seek out here – it has a vibrant culture, with exceptionally good nightlife.