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Walk from the Bell to the Camp 6.5 miles (long route)

Start at the Bell inn cross over the main road and walk between the stores and the old police station. After a few yards, go through a gate pass by the scout hut, pass through a kissing gate, then walk along an old track, pass a path leading to your right turn to your left until you reach a new metal pedestrian gate on the right, cross over and when you reach a fallen tree bear left through a gate, and walk towards a bungalow and farm gate.
Cross Hallow Lane through another farm gate and follow the hedge towards Little Peachley Farm, pass through another new metal pedestrian gate and bear right reaching a farm gate into a pony paddock. Turn left walk walk along side of hedgerow and through two wooden pedestrian gates until you meet Peachley Lane, turn right then walk along the lane for a few yards reaching a waymarked path through a farm gate and follow the path crossing two fields until you reach some oak trees, cross over a stile on your right to climb over a short steep hill. When you reach Laughern Brook go through two metal farm gates cross a tractor bridge and follow the path through yet another farm gate up to Shoulton Lane. (The waymark path at this point goes through a garden).
Turn right and walk along the lane, passing a wildlife park, for about five hundred yards until reaching a entrance/gateway on the left, walk past a electric pylon until reaching a metalled track, turn right on to track, (the local name for this is "The Brum", perhaps because it leads into Moseley Road). Go through a gateway at end of track, turn left on main road for a few yards to a wooden gate on the right have a break and admire the view then following the field edge until reaching a bridge crossing a stream on your left. Walk through a group of tree's into a field.
Follow path on right hand side, passing a chicken production unit at the rear of "Thorngrove " a (large country mansion,) cross four stiles and pony paddock and to reach an enclosed path until you reach Walton Lane, Sinton Green. Turn right and walk along the lane until you reach the main A443. Carefully cross into lane
Reaching the "Old Worcester road."

Join a path through a wooden pedestrian gate crossing a field to a metal bridge over a disused conveyor track, cross a field to an old metal pedestrian gate until you reach Grimley Church and village, turn left passing The Wagon Wheel Pub.

The road joins a track that leads to the River, where you cross a wooden bridge and metal gate to follow riverside path downstream, through more pedestrian gates passing Bevere Lock, until reaching the Camp House Inn, have a lunch stop here, perhaps a pint and try the rabbit pie a speciality. The meals are very competitively priced and always serve generous portions. The pub is well known for its large collection of birds and peacocks, duck, geese and hens walk freely about.

Return walk:

Walk from the Camp to the Bell 3.5 miles (easy route)

Leaving the Camp feeling refreshed walk along entrance drive to road junction and turn left along a waymarked paved path, leading to ornamental gates at the entrance to an arboretum. The gates are decorated with poems and it is well worth pausing to read.
Bear slightly to right and walk along enclosed path, reaching more ornamental gates and verse at the other end. Carry on up hill, still on paved track, passing old cottage until reaching Bridles Head House. The waymarked path passes through entrance, over the drive, and alongside garden, to a stile at the rear, cross and keep close to field edge, crossing a further stile and through two pedestrian gates to reach Church Lane Hallow.
Turn right for a few yards and find a very old metal kissing gate and enclosed path leading to Hallow church, walk through the churchyard on the right, and through a gateway to cross over the main Worcester road to a long tarmac track leading to the local Sewage works. Cross wooden bridge over Laugherne brook and follow the path uphill to Lovington Farm.
Turn right through wooden gate on to farm drive until reaching a waymarked enclosed path on the left, walk along crossing a small stream, up a bank across a field to a farm track that leads to Eastbury Manor.
Turn right on to drive until reaching waymarked bridle path proceed until gates crossing over Lovington Lane, walk across top of the knoll to yet another gate that leads to main road. Turn right and the Bell Inn is a few yards away on the left. Excellent competitively priced meals are served here.

A Circular Walk in Lower Broadheath 2.5 miles

Start your walk from the post office, walk past the nurseries to the knoll, look for a waymarker on the left, outside Hopton cottage, cross over to Sandbank Cottage and walk a few yards up a driveway to Birchenwood. The correct footpath is blocked but to the right is a gate with a space at the side to walk through and bear left.
Carry straight on alongside Birchen Grove (an ancient wood). Walk to the corner and then turn left over a small plank bridge. Head for the factory in the distance, pass by a mobile phone mast, over a stile and turn right between factory buildings, then turn left on to waymarked path at the rear of The Factory car park.
Follow this path, then over a stile on to a farm track, when you come to a pumping station, turn left on to a enclosed path which leads to middle temple laughern, through a farm gate on to a bridleway that leads on to the main road.
Cross over with care turn left for a few yards along main road footpath then right in to waymarked Eastbury Manor drive, walk up the drive, until you see the waymarker signpost pointing to a bridle path on your left, walk along the bridleway, until you meet Lovington Lane.
Pass through two gates to the knoll, halfway across the knoll turn right make your way to a stile at the bottom of the bank, carry on over the stile up a slope and straight on to the far corner through a new pedestrian gate, turn left to the final kissing gate, pass the scout hut and through a opening next to allotment gate back to the stores.