Bournville to Ley Hill, via Manor Farm Thursday short walk

Join this leisurely ramble with a Birmingham Ramblers group leader and enjoy social walking with our friendly members.

It is very helpful for the walk leader to have prior knowledge of numbers that will be on this walk. We ask you to complete this very brief form to help with our planning of the walk to ensure that we can safely accommodate all who wish to join us. You will receive an automatic acknowledgement when you submit this form.

To express your interest in this walk:

- click the blue + symbol above to increase the ticket count to 1 - only one ticket can be booked per booking since we ask for the name of each walker - then click Next

- on the following page click the Checkout button then complete the questions, click the Accept box and press the Confirm button. You will receive an automatic acknowledgement when you submit this form.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FINISHING TIME OF THIS EVENT SHOWN ABOVE IS ONLY APPROXIMATE AND CANNOT BE GUARANTEED; IT WILL DEPEND ON FACTORS SUCH AS THE WEATHER AND THE WALKING PACE OF THE GROUP.

Walk leader: Celia Howell-Jones

4 miles-Linear with 330 feet of ascent on good surface paths but some grass areas.

Meet the leader at 10.20 am for 10.30 am start, at the south bound side on Bristol Road South at the junction with Bournville Lane, by the police station B30 1QX and foot bridge in Bournville. 
By bus, catch 61 or 63 opposite New Street Station. Allow 35 minutes for the journey. Alight at Bournville Lane police station, B30 1QX.
By car, on street parking in Bournville on Bournville Lane, post code, B30 1QX.

The walk starts from the Wood Brook passing through woodland to Manor Farm Park. Here it follows the Merrits Brook to Ley Hill Village Green where there are views of Frankley reservoir. This is a green corridor route with open space, some woodland and a park with views across Birmingham from the top of Ley Hill. From the Village Green the route returns to Northfield for refreshments and a comfort stop before catching buses home or back to Bournville. Mostly on firm footpaths with some woodland paths and grass areas.

Expressions of interest for this walk will close at 06.00 on Tuesday 5th March 2024. After this, please email bhamramblersenquiries@gmail.com or contact us through our contact form at https://cobra.eventcube.io/support/contact to enquire about any late availability for the walk.

If you later find that you are unable to join us it would be helpful if you let us know by sending an email to bhamramblersenquiries@gmail.com or let us know though our contact form at https://cobra.eventcube.io/support/contact - this will be passed on to the walk leader and will prevent any delay to the start of the walk should the leader be waiting for you.

General Information

This is one of several walks and activities offered by the Birmingham Ramblers. If you have found this page through a web search or other means and would like to find out more about the group then please visit the Birmingham Ramblers web site; new members are always welcome.