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Friday 13th February 2004
Take a wonderful walk around Broadway
Broadway Tower
Broadway Tower
This is the fourth in a series of walks in Herefordshire and Worcestershire sent in by our walking team, Meand'er. This is a circular walk around Broadway, which passes the spectacular Broadway Tower.
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Walk 1: The Malverns
Walk 2: Herefordshire hop fields
Walk 3: Herefordshire black & white villages
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Panoramic photo of Broadway Tower
Panoramic photo of Broadway village

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This walk is on higher ground on the Eastern edge of Worcestershire and keeps away from the wet lower land of the moment

It starts out from Broadway, which is a beautiful village with a good choice for refreshments and shopping

The walk goes up to the Country Park and Tower at the top of the hill, descending back to Broadway along tracks and road

The tower is at about 1,000 ft above sea level

We took the climb gently and got up without any problems

The gates and stiles are well maintained, with dog "doors" alongside the only stiles. The walk is about 4 miles long and took us about two and a half hours

At one point there were swathes of snowdrops, one of our favourite flowers, bravely gleaming white against the dark undergrowth and giving us a promise of Spring to come

On a more sombre note, we saw two reminders of World War Two on the walk including a memorial to commemorate the crash of an RAF bomber on a training mission on 2nd June 1943, with names of the crew

Broadway Tower was built as a folly in 1798 by the Earl of Coventry

From the top of the tower it is said there are views over 12 counties

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Leave the car park on Leamington Road (off the A44 bypass), and walk along the path behind the toilet block.

This path leads across a narrow road and to another path through to the main road in the village.

Turning left here, we saw our first reminder of WW2, an old milestone (London 90 miles, Worcester 21).

The stone bore the sentence "Defaced under Defence Regulations 1939" - no doubt to avoid giving information to enemy agents.

See a panoramic photo of Broadway village

Cross over the road to turn right along the driveway signed Public Footpath The Cotswold Way and Fish Hill Picnic Place.

Walk along the drive, through a wooden gate and a small metal kissing gate, then along the left side of the field.

Cross over a small stream and begin to climb, up to another metal kissing gate and turn slightly left and head up the middle of the field to a marker post.

There are good views looking back over Broadway and through a gap in the trees towards the church with Bredon Hill in the distance.

Pass through another metal gate and continue the climb - which is fairly gentle.

Head towards the top right corner of the field, to pass the National Trust sign for Clump Farm.

Go on over a modern wooden stile, by the old iron gate, and walk with a fine dry stone wall on the left.

Continue along the left side of the field, passing a small group of magnificent old beech trees on up to another stile and the tower is now in sight.

As we walked along here the wind blew in the trees and there was an invigorating shower of rain to keep us going.

Walk on up the next field to a wooden stile and along a fenced track to pass to the left of Broadway tower.

Turn right through the tall gate to enter Broadway Country Park to reach the tower.

See a panoramic photo of Broadway Tower

Walk along the middle of the field looking for the red deer which live around here, and pass our second WW2 reminder.

Reach another tall gate, go on to the drive way and turn right.

Walk to the right of the restaurant building to reach a small wooden kissing gate to the left of a large gate and proceed across an area of grass, heading slightly downhill now to a stile by a large wooden gate and on to the driveway.

Turn right and walk down here to pass The Rookery, and fork right as the drive divides.

It soon splits again and we keep straight ahead along a grassy track while the surfaced drive goes right to a house.

This leads us down hill to a stony drive and into a small woodland area to reach a T junction where we turn right - on the left are the gate posts and entrance route to Knap Bank.

We walk along a fairly level stretch now with a small wood to the right, and good views down to the valley on our left and over towards Broadway.

Just after passing The Ledges we bear slightly left and downhill across the field and into the woods.

Just before reaching a large gate we turn left along the track, Coneygree Lane down the valley.

Descending gradually we reach the lodge house which is surrounded by a wonderful display of snowdrops.

When we reach Snowshill Road we turn right, and immediately on our left is the very old St. Eadburgh's church, the original church for Broadway, dating from the 12th century.

Mounting steps are positioned just outside the churchyard gate.

This ancient church is well worth a visit before walking along the road, to pass another fine building on the left - Broadway Court.

Broadway Mill House is also on the left, and on our right is a modernised farm complex.

Just past these buildings on the right is the drive to Lybrook Farm and the footpath sign points us to the right.

Walk away from the road for about 40 metres as far as a hedge then turn left.

Stay close to this hedge until it turns sharp right then keep straight ahead across the open field to reach a wooden kissing gate.

Continue straight ahead across the next field to more kissing gates, with good views to the newer Victorian Broadway Church of St. Michael.

Keep on to reach a picnic and playground area.

The path leads between fruit trees and out on to the main street in Broadway, directly opposite the Horse and Hounds.

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