Birmingham Ramblers Sunday Coach walk on 25 September 2022

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: 12.25 miles, Total ascent: approximately 1,500 feet (500 metres) with excellant tracks throughout
• B Walk: Details of distance and ascent will be added when available
• C Walk: The morning walk is three and a quarter miles, with four miles in the afternoon. There is a hill of about 300 yards at the end of the walk but the path is tarmacked.

Walk leaders:

• A Walk: Brenda Cameron
• B Walk: Michael Bird
• C Walk: Bob Pedlingham

Walk details:

• A Walk: A circular walk from the village of Swalcliffe across rural Oxfordshire countryside and taking in some very attractive villages. From Swalcliffe the route proceeds easterly towards the landscaped Broughton Park with good views of the medieval fortified manor house. The route then turns towards North Newington and Wroxton with its Jacobean abbey and extensive lake and grounds which we will loop around. Westerly now along Padsdon Bottom, north to Balscote then south again to Shutford and back to Swalcliffe and the end of the walk. Picnic lunch and a mid-afternoon pub stop.
• B Walk: Details will be added when available
• C Walk: This is an easy walk through open and pleasant countryside with good paths. We head north east from the village to Swalcliffe Lea, then east to Fulling Mill Farm. Just past the farm we encounter one of the few stiles on this walk and continue east to Broughton Park. The lunch break is at the Sale and Sele Arms, associated with the Fiennes family. There is also a tea room next to the nearby Castle. Sir Nathaniel Fiennes, aged 100 is the owner of the Castle. He is a cousin of Sir Ranulph Fiennes, the hero of all us Ramblers as the 'ultimate endurance walker'. In the afternoon we take another route west through Broughton Park before heading south and then west to arrive at Tadmarton, where we head north west for a few hundred yards along the village high street before taking a path back to Swalcliffe Lea and the village.

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 £15 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
• 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 ensure that these are placed in the payment box on the coach before the departure; this means that there will be no close personal contact nor any handling of the money when making the payment.

Note that you cannot pay the coach fare through our Eventbrite account. Your booking for the walk will still show £0.00 but you do have to pay the coach £15 fare on or before the day of the walk.

Bookings for this walk will close at 06.00 on Monday 19 September 2022

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.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Swalcliffe, Banbury, Coach pickup at the layby at the side of St. Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham, United Kingdom