Cleobury Mortimer Sunday coach walk

Thank you for your interest in this Sunday coach walk.

To book a place:

- 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 DURATION 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.

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Our Sunday rambles usually have three levels of walk, strenuous (A), moderate (B) or leisurely (C), led by Birmingham Ramblers group leaders. Join us and enjoy a great day of social walking with our friendly members.

Please note: Our walks are often on rough tracks and rights of way through fields, woodland and hills. Walkers should preferably wear walking boots and other clothing suitable for the weather. Unless otherwise described, please bring a packed lunch and refreshments for the day.

This Sunday walk has 3 levels of walk:

- A walk: Distance: 11.5 miles, Ascent: 480 meters, Descents: 480 meters.

- B walk: Walk distance : 10 miles Total ascent: 1400 feet.

- C walk: Details of distance and ascent will be added when available

Walk leaders:

- A walk: Mady Jones

- B walk: Brenda Cameron

- C walk: Dave Freeman

Walk Details:

- A walk:  The walk begins in Cleobury Mortimer and follows paths, tracks and lanes through rolling rural landscapes and picturesque villages (Neen Sollers and Bayton).  We also pass a 16th/17th century Manor House (Reaside farm), an imposing Georgian building ( Shackenhurst Hall) and a baroque country house ( Mawsley Hall)….all listed buildings. The walk ends with a riverside walk along the river Rea before returning to the coach in Cleobury Mortimer. Hopefully the walk will also provide an opportunity to see some of  the wildlife  less frequently seen today e.g. hares, deer and birds of prey all of which were spotted during the recce. Please note that although the total ascent is ‘only’ 480 meters the route is hilly with lots of ups and downs. Picnic lunch with (if time allows) a pub stop at the end. 

- B walk: We start from Cleobury Mortimer which is near the Shropshire/Worcestershire border and walk south over rolling landscape with good views passing alongside Reaside Manor Farm, a 16th/17th century building and amongst the oldest occupied in the parish. It is termed a “gentleman's residence” from 1650 and a farmhouse in 19th Century and is now listed on the National Heritage List for England. It’s a very pleasing property to walk alongside. Soon after the next attractive feature is Bayton church which is located on a hill with extensive views of the countryside around. We follow more farmland a mixture of sheep and arable towards the small village of Neen Sollers and the Live and Let Live pub, an out of the way country pub apparently “awash with elaborate woodwork features reclaimed from local churches and stately homes.” Sounds interesting! We have our picnic lunch outside and hopefully time for a drink. We cross the River Teme and turn north following farm tracks and paths across rolling fields, mostly sheep farming, nice views, and arrive back at Cleobury Mortimer to end the walk.

- C walk: The walk starts at Far Forest drop down to Dowles brook and follows this waterway to the River Severn. Then follow the Severn through Bewdley to Blackstone picnic area (near the roundabout junction A459 - B195.). The C party will drop off at Far Forest on the way and picking the other walks up on the return journey from Cleobury Mortimer. 

There are a limited number of total places for the walks, which is set by the capacity of the coach. Whilst we hope that everyone will be able to be accommodated on their walk of choice, the allocation of places for each walk will have to be done on the day. No-one will be expected to walk at a higher grade than they prefer - thus, for example, if you prefer the B walk you will not be asked to join the A walk but may be asked to join the C walk. The booking form allows you to specify your preferred walk

It will only be possible to join the walk by coach, which will be picking up at 09.00 at the layby at the side of St. Chad’s Cathedral, Queensway, Birmingham B4 6EU. The coach fare will be £5 with 3 options for payment:

- Cash on the day in an envelope with your name and the date of the walk. We are unable to give change for cash payments

- Cheque on the day, made payable to COBRA, in an envelope with your name and the date of the walk.

- Bank transfer in advance of the walk

For payment by bank transfer the walk coordinator will contact you about a week in advance of the walk with bank details. For payments on the day, please put the exact fare in an envelope with your name and date of the walk on it, which will be collected on the coach - unfortunately we are unable to give change for the coach fare.

Note that you cannot pay the coach fare through our Eventcube account. Your booking for the walk will still show £0.00 but you do have to pay the £5 coach fare on or before the day of the walk.

The Birmingham Ramblers recently bid for, and won, a grant from the Inclusive Communities Fund which is part of the legacy of the Commonwealth Games. This grant is specifically to assist with coach transport to encourage new people to join the Sunday walks and start walking in country areas.

We will be using this fund to subsidise coach-based walks, such as this one, in areas which offer opportunities to new inexperienced walkers as well as challenges to regular walkers under the banner Keep Fit for a Fiver. As this suggests, we are reducing the coach fare for this and some other selected walks to £5 for all, be they regular walkers or new faces. Anyone who has already paid the usual £20 fare by Bank Transfer will have the £15 balance refunded to their bank account. Please will regular walkers note this and, if paying by Bank Transfer, please pay this subsidised fare of £5.

If you are joining us for the first time, please take note of the warning above that our walks are often on rough tracks and rights of way through fields, woodland and hills. Walkers should preferably wear walking boots and other clothing suitable for the weather. For the safety of the walker and the whole group, the walk leaders reserve the right not to take anyone who, in the opinion of the walk leaders, are not suitably fit or equipped for the walk.

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If you find that you are unable to join us after booking a ticket it would be helpful if you let us know by sending an email tobhamramblersenquiries@gmail.com or let us know though our contact form at https://cobra.eventcube.io/support-hub/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. Please note that some walks have a waiting list so tickets are NOT TRANSFERABLE; if you are unable to join us then please cancel your place to free it up for someone who may be on the waiting list rather than transferring it to someone else.

Bookings for this walk will close at 06.00 on Monday 12 August 2024. Shortly after bookings have closed the walk coordinator will contact you by email to confirm that you will still be joining us on this walk; this is needed since there are limited seats on the coach and we like to release any unused places to others who may be on a waiting list. The coordinator will also give you our bank details if you have chosen to pay the coach fare by bank transfer. Please check your email, including Spam and/or Junk folders, shortly after bookings have closed for this walk and reply to let us know whether or not you will be still joining the walk.

If you would like to join this walk after the bookings have closed please email bhamramblersenquiries@gmail.com or contact us through our contact form at https://cobra.eventcube.io/support-hub/contact to enquire about any late availability for the walk.

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.