Mary Arden's House loop from Wilmcote

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Mary Arden's House loop from Wilmcote

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Mary Arden's House loop from Wilmcote

01:54

7.33km

40m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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528 m

Mary Arden's House

Highlight • Historical Site

890 m

Featherbed Bridge No. 59 (Stratford-upon-Avon Canal)

Highlight • Structure

Featherbed Bridge No 59 is near or in the village of Wilmcote village on east bank and is on the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Southern Section) between Edstone Aqueduct (southern end) (2 miles to the north) and Winding Hole above Stratford Top Lock No 52 (3 miles and 12 locks to the southeast).

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939 m

Stratford-upon-Avon Canal Restoration Plaque

Highlight • Monument

Inscription reads:

IN 1957, ALLEGEDLY IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE COST OF A NEW ROAD BRIDGE AT THIS PLACE,
NATIONAL AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES COMBINED TO BRING ABOUT THE ABANDONMENT OF THE THEN DERELICT CANAL THROUGH THE VISION, VIGILANCE AND DETERMINATION OF THE STRATFORD UPON AVON CANAL SOCIETY AND THE INLAND WATERWAYS ASSOCIATION THAT ATTEMPT WAS DEFEATED. BETWEEN 1961 AND 1964, UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE NATIONAL TRUST, VOLUNTEERS LABOURED AND THUS RESTORED THE WATERWAY TO NAVIGABILITY. IT WAS THE FIRST CANAL TO BE SO RESCUED AND REVIVED.
THE WATERWAY WAS CEREMONIALLY REOPENED ON 11 JULY 1964

BY H.M.QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER.

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1.07 km

Wilmcote Wharf, Stratford-upon-Avon Canal

Highlight • Structure

The site of a canal wharf, where vessels would have loaded and unloaded goods during the Imperial period. It was located 150m west of the station at Wilmcote.

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2.12 km

Field Bridge No. 58, Stratford-upon-Avon Canal

Highlight • Structure

Field Bridge No 58 is a minor waterways place on the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Southern Section) between Edstone Aqueduct (southern end) (1 mile and 1½ furlongs to the north) and Featherbed Bridge No 59 (Wilmcote village on east bank) (6½ furlongs to the south).

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6.02 km

Canal Towpath Closure South of Wilmcote

Highlight • Trail

Canal Towpath south of Wilmcote is closed 30th May 2025

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6.02 km

Canada Bridge No. 60 (Stratford-upon-Avon Canal)

Highlight • Structure

Canada Bridge No 60 is a minor waterways place on the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Southern Section) between Featherbed Bridge No 59 (Wilmcote village on east bank) (3¼ furlongs to the northwest) and Winding Hole above Stratford Top Lock No 52 (2 miles and 4¾ furlongs and 12 locks to the southeast)

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7.33 km

End point

Bus stop

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