RoutesHiking trails & RoutesUnited KingdomEnglandWest Midlands RegionCoventry
ACW Circular Walk 5: Town & Country
RoutesHiking trails & RoutesUnited KingdomEnglandWest Midlands RegionCoventry
ACW Circular Walk 5: Town & Country
Hard
4.3
(6)
18
hikers
ACW Circular Walk 5: Town & Country
05:09
19.8km
130m
Hiking
Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: June 9, 2024
Waypoints
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Start point
Parking
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7.32 km
Kenilworth Sandstone Railway Cutting
Highlight • Natural
Kenilworth Sandstone exposed in Kenilworth old railway cutting
Warwickshire Museum. Situated at the eastern end of the Kenilworth Greenway, the cycle and pedestrian path that runs south-east of the new Coventry Road bridge passes through a disused railway cutting, excavated partly through the local natural bedrock. This can seen in the banks adjacent to the path and consists of thick beds of red sandstone. This is the so-called Kenilworth Sandstone, dating back roughly 280 million years to the Permian Period.
The sandstone originated as river sand, deposited on river floodplains at a time when what is now Warwickshire was much closer to the equator, and enjoyed a hot, semi-arid climate. The Kenilworth Sandstone was once quarried locally for building stone, and can be seen in many of the older buildings in and around the town. Kenilworth Castle is undoubtedly the best known example.
Warwickshire Museum. Situated at the eastern end of the Kenilworth Greenway, the cycle and pedestrian path that runs south-east of the new Coventry Road bridge passes through a disused railway cutting, excavated partly through the local natural bedrock. This can seen in the banks adjacent to the path and consists of thick beds of red sandstone. This is the so-called Kenilworth Sandstone, dating back roughly 280 million years to the Permian Period.
The sandstone originated as river sand, deposited on river floodplains at a time when what is now Warwickshire was much closer to the equator, and enjoyed a hot, semi-arid climate. The Kenilworth Sandstone was once quarried locally for building stone, and can be seen in many of the older buildings in and around the town. Kenilworth Castle is undoubtedly the best known example.
Tip by
2
9.08 km
Kenilworth Golf Club
Highlight • Trail
The trail runs straight through a golf club here, beautiful scenery but watch out for flying golf balls.
Tip by
3
12.3 km
Stoneleigh Meadows and St Mary's Church
Highlight • Historical Site
Stoneleigh Meadows is a tranquil riverside meadow with a community orchard. There is a historic church, St Mary’s, within the meadow, too. The River Sowe flows through the pretty public space, which hosts a variety of events through the year.
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12.5 km
Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Stoneleigh
Highlight • Monument
The Norman Church of St Mary the Virgin across Stoneleigh Meadows was created by the villagers into a Trust for the public in 1982. The Domesday Book of 1086 mentions two priests at Stoneleigh, but nothing about the church. Any building was probably of wood and rebuilt in red sandstone during the 12th century, representing over 800 years of births, marriages and deaths. Many of the old village names are on the headstones in the churchyard and have been researched by the Stoneleigh History Society.
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5
12.6 km
Stoneleigh Community Orchard
Highlight • Settlement
The Stoneleigh community orchard group was formed in May 2011 following the availability of funds from the LEADER project to create an orchard and a generous offer made by the Stoneleigh Meadows society to make available land adjacent to Stoneleigh Bridge in order to accommodate the trees.
The nucleus of the group was swiftly formed and ideas were translated into action over the weekend of December 3rd and 4th 2011 when a community event was successfully held to plant and stake some 31 cider apple trees. This event was swiftly followed by a further event to bring the complement of Apple and Perry pear trees up to 42 with the potential to increment to 46 trees by December 2012.
A second element of the project was to create a wild flower meadow within the confines of the orchard, the creation of which commenced in March 2012. It is hoped to broaden the variety of wild flowers resident within the orchard.
Finally, it is intended that the group will ultimately be able to process the fruit from the orchard in order to produce a quality “craft cider” and Perry beverage.
The group operates a “Friends of the Orchard” scheme at an annual cost of £10 which will entitle you to a share of the produce.
“We all hope the this work will enhance this area of the meadow and give additional colour, interest and dimension to our village as well as provide a community focus and resource” Pete Freeman (Chairman)
The nucleus of the group was swiftly formed and ideas were translated into action over the weekend of December 3rd and 4th 2011 when a community event was successfully held to plant and stake some 31 cider apple trees. This event was swiftly followed by a further event to bring the complement of Apple and Perry pear trees up to 42 with the potential to increment to 46 trees by December 2012.
A second element of the project was to create a wild flower meadow within the confines of the orchard, the creation of which commenced in March 2012. It is hoped to broaden the variety of wild flowers resident within the orchard.
Finally, it is intended that the group will ultimately be able to process the fruit from the orchard in order to produce a quality “craft cider” and Perry beverage.
The group operates a “Friends of the Orchard” scheme at an annual cost of £10 which will entitle you to a share of the produce.
“We all hope the this work will enhance this area of the meadow and give additional colour, interest and dimension to our village as well as provide a community focus and resource” Pete Freeman (Chairman)
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15.5 km
St John the Baptist Church, Baginton
Highlight • Religious Site
St John the Baptist Church stands on a plateau 30m above the River Sowe. It is first mentioned in the reign of Henry II (1154-1189) as a chapel attached to the church at Stoneleigh. Nothing of this chapel remains and the present church was built in the 13th century. In 1285 the first parish priest, Thomas de Dunton, was appointed by the Prior of Kenilworth. The story of the church revolves around 3 families, who held the manor (Ensors, Herthills and Bagots), plus the Bromleys of Baginton Hall. The church is now part of a combined benefice with patrons the Bishop of Coventry and Lord Leigh.
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19.8 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
10.3 km
4.02 km
2.53 km
2.24 km
741 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
8.11 km
6.72 km
2.34 km
2.00 km
380 m
284 m
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