Stratford Racecourse – Lucy's Mill Bridge loop from Stratford-upon-Avon

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Stratford Racecourse – Lucy's Mill Bridge loop from Stratford-upon-Avon

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Stratford Racecourse – Lucy's Mill Bridge loop from Stratford-upon-Avon

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6.91km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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524 m

Colin P Witter Lock (River Avon)

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Colin P Witter Lock is a minor waterways place on the River Avon - Warwickshire (Upper Avon Navigation) between Offenham (16 miles and 2½ furlongs and 8 locks to the west) and Royal Shakespeare Theatre (2¾ furlongs to the northeast).

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2.73 km

Stannals Bridge, Stratford Greenway

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An impressive steel girder bridge, which used to carry the old Great Western main rail route south of Stratford over the River Avon.

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4.27 km

Stratford Racecourse

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4.52 km

Bobby's Cafe & Wine Bar (Vintage Train Carriage)

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Bobby’s occupies an old train carriage, dating back to 1955.
Carriage BR 34644 Mk 1 is situated on The Greenway, which follows the course of part of the Honeybourne Line, …

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5.20 km

Lucy's Mill Bridge

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If you take a walk to the end of the Recreation Ground furthest from the town centre and then carry on over the little bridge over the stream, you will …

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6.31 km

Bancroft Basin, Stratford-upon-Avon Canal

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From here it is 'just' 185 locks to get to London ;-)

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6.34 km

Warwickshire Firefighters Memorial, Bancroft Gardens

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More often than not there is someone performing here as it makes an intimate little ‘theatre’. Musicians, a man dressed as Shakespeare reading monologues off by heart or as in …

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6.43 km

Tramway Bridge, Stratford-upon-Avon

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On August Bank Holiday Monday, 1874, despite a “dull threatening sky”, many Stratfordians and visitors flooded down to the Avon to watch a Regatta, the first to be held in …

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6.91 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.69 km

654 m

352 m

215 m

Surfaces

2.66 km