Directions
1. Cross the cattle grid and
follow the blue bridle way sign along
the concrete drive and continue
on it as it turns into an unmade
mud & gravel track. You may
prefer to walk along the grass
instead. Watch out for cows!
2. When the track splits, take
the right hand fork in the direction
of the blue bridle way sign and towards
the cottage
3. Cross over the stile in front
of the cottage and walk down the
enclosed track. Stay on the main
path until you reach a turning off
to the left.
4. At the turning walk toward
the gate and cross over the stile
on the left, a DEFRA map should
be displayed indicating it's open
access land. Either walk
straight across the field to the
kissing gate or turn left and follow
edge of the field to reach the same
point.
5. Go through the kissing gate
and turn left and walk around the
edge of the field and up towards
Strattenborough Castle, a wonderful
Folly. NB.
as it's a hayfield grass may be
wet in winter and long in summer
months!
6. Turn right and walk past the Folly
and continue
around the top edge of the Hay field
with the trees to your left and
head towards Tellhard's Copse.
7. Staying in the field turn
right when you reach the corner
and walk around Tellhard's Copse
on your left back to the metal kissing
gate
8. Go through the kissing gate
Option
1 - shorter walk - back straight
across the field to the wooden gate
Option
2 - via river - turn left and walk
around the edge of the field turning
right twice to bring to the wooden
gate. Dogs should be able to find
a way into the river for a swim
and cool down.
9. Cross back over the stile beside
the wooden gate
Either, continue up to the track
and turn left and walk back along the
path to the start of the walk,
or cross the stile on the left and
walk through the fields along the
footpath back to the start
If you chose the later, walk
along the footpath (through the
middle of the field) towards the
church that you see in the distance.
10. About 3/4 of the way across the
field look out for a wooden gate
and stile on the right. Cross
the stile and continue walking in
the direction of the church and
back to the start of the walk
Trail originally
recorded October 2005. Updated
August 2007 (route amended)
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