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"B" Walk Sun 15th March
2009
(On Explorer 219 Map.)
Leader
Allan Wells.
This was a new
area for our walking being south of Birmingham and a good 50 miles away, but
using the motorway it was only 50 mins. drive. We left the motorway at
junction 4 and parked at the Lickey Hills car park, it was a glorious day we
began to think spring had sprung and it lasted all day. 9 members
attended only Marion represented the ladies with 8 men.
We set off west down the feeder road to enter a field
containing an obelisk a memorial
to the Duke of Plymouth who must have owned the land in the past.
Going north along Monument Lane across the field to Beacon Lane and
into Beacon Wood, (we didn't go to Beacon Hill until the return journey),
across the A38 and through the Chadwich Manor Estate to cross the M5 and
into the field where morning break was taken. After break we climbed
the field to join "North Worcestershire Path" and climbing north to the
viewing point on Walton Hill in the Clent Hills. After the obligatory
photograph we descended SW. to Clent village and over Adam's Hill to Clent
Hills Country Park and The Hill Tavern for lunch. (7 miles).
After sandwiches on the hillside we moved to the pub
for drinks on the patio in the warm sunshine. We spent most of the
time setting up Johns GPS. to give our Map Reference Number. Ken finally
sorting it out for us.
Following lunch we set off north up Four Stones Hill at
the top we spent time picking out many hill groups with the aid of the
pointer stone. We moved off east to enter Ramsley village and leaving
to go south skirting Ell Wood down to cross the M5 to Windmill Hill Visitors
Centre where we had afternoon break. After break we set off up to the
top of Windmill Hill and another viewing stone, then south down to skirt
Rubery village and cross the A38 to climb Beacon Hill where there was a
viewing platform in the shape of a small castle, this was built as a
memorial to the Cadbury family who donated the land to the city of
Birmingham in 1907. It was strange to see the mass of Birmingham just a mile
or so away from such a nice country setting. We continued through the
Lickey Hills back to the cars to end a most enjoyable walk made better by
the marvellous weather. (14.5 miles).
Our thanks to Allan for introducing us to this
area with a well planned walk.
Norman.
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