Worcestershire Waterways day walk

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Lowland and Hill Walks
Jul 15
2018

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10 miles

Join me for a leisurely 10 mile waterside walk from Worcester to Droitwich.

The town of Droitwich sits on natural brine springs which have brought the town considerable wealth from Roman times right up to more recent history as a Victorian spa town. Our route partly owes its existence to salt, too, as we will follow the Droitwich Barge Canal, opened in 1771 (reopened 2011) to carry it to the River Severn and downstream to Bristol.

 

Itinerary

Starting at Foregate Street Station we drop down to the racecourse to join the river. Quickly leaving the bright lights of Worcester behind, we will follow the Northwick Manor trail along the bank of the Severn. We pass Bevere Island where over the years Worcester citizens have taken refuge from the plague and from the King's troops and continue up to the canal at Hawford. This then winds through beautiful Worcestershire countryside to Droitwich following the contours of the land.

While its former glory is less evident today, the town still has a number of good pubs for a well-earned drink before the short walk to Droitwich station. Trains run twice an hour back to Worcester (journey time approx. 10 minutes) and once per hour on both the Birmingham Snow Hill line and to Birmingham New Street if you've come by train from that direction.

 

Getting there & parking

Worcester is served by regular trains from Birmingham (New St and Snow Hill) and Oxford (N.B. on the Oxford line there will be engineering works).

Please note there is no parking at Foregate Street station and only limited on-street parking in the surrounding area. You can park in the multistorey at Crowngate Shopping Centre which is less than 10 minutes' walk away all day for £1.

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