Alvechurch 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.

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Walk leader: Celia Howell-Jones

This is a 4.5-mile circular walk from Alvechurch Station. Easy walking total ascent 280ft. Footpaths, towpaths, lanes and roads. 2 stiles.

The walk starts at 11am from the car park at Alvechurch Station, Station Road, B48 7SE. Please note the leader will meet the group at Alvechurch Station.

The walk starts at 11am from the car park at Alvechurch Station, Station Road, B48 7SE. Please note the leader will meet the group at Alvechurch Station. 

Joining By train: catch 10.15 am train from New Street Station to Alvechurch (Redditch Line). Arrives at 10.48 am. Off peak return £5.90. Travel pass holders will need a ticket from Longbridge to Alvechurch return. Return trains are at .06 and.36 past the hour. 

Joining by Car; park at Alvechurch Station car park (free) B48 7SE entrance off Station Road. Or park on roads in Alvechurch. 

The route sets out east to walk through Alvechurch via St Lawrence Church yard and the local park. It then goes north under the M42 to join the Old Birmingham Road and continues to join the canal tow path. Turning right the route goes along the canal to Lower Bittell Reservoir where we can stop for a snack and admire canal life. Turning back south we leave the canal and continue through fields, tracks and lanes then over the motorway before joining the canal. The route continues on the canal back to Alvechurch with a diversion to the Weighbridge Inn for light refreshments. From there it is ½ mile to the station.

Expressions of interest for this walk will close at 06.00 on Tuesday 10 September 2024. After this, 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.

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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-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.

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.