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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, cross over a stile, then walk along an old track, turn to your left until you reach another stile on the right, cross over and when you reach a fallen tree bear left through a gate, and walk towards a bungalow next to Peachley Manor.
Cross Hallow Lane through another gate and follow the hedge towards Little Peachley Farm, cross stile and bear right reaching a pony paddock. Turn left until you meet Peachley Lane, then walk along the lane for a few yards go through a gate and follow the path until you reach some oak trees cross over a stile and a short steep hill. When you reach Laughern Brook cross a tractor bridge and follow the path up to Shoulton Lane. (The path at this point goes through a garden).
Walk along the lane, passing a wildlife park, until reaching a gateway on the left, walk past a electric pylon until reaching a metalled track, the local name for this is "The Brum", perhaps because it leads into Moseley Road. Cross the main road and go through a gateway, have a break and admire the view then following the field edge until reaching a bridge crossing a stream.
Follow path on right hand side, passing a chicken production unit at the rear of "Thorngrove " a (large country mansion,) until reaching a stile, cross and walk along an enclosed path until you reach Dark Lane, Sinton Green. Walk along the lane until you reach the main A443. Carefully cross and turn left for a few yards, to find a stile hidden in the hedge, on the right.
cross the old gravel workings, passing by the old vicarage until reaching the "Old Worcester road." Join a path opposite crossing a metal bridge over a conveyor carrying sand, until you reach Grimley village, turn left passing the School, Church and The Wagon Wheel Pub
until the road joins a track that leads to the River, where you cross a stile, to follow path downstream, passing Bevere Lock, until reaching the Camp House Inn, have a lunch stop here, perhaps a pint and try the rabbit pie a speciality.

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

Leaving the Camp feeling refreshed walk along entrance drive and turn left along a 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 to right and walk along enclosed path, reaching more gates and more verse at the other end. Carry on up hill, still on paved track, passing cottage until reaching Bridles Head House. The 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 three stiles to reach Church Lane Hallow.
Turn right for a few yards and find a metal gate and a 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 tarmac track leading to the local Sewage works. Cross over a bridge and follow the path uphill to Lovington Farm.
Turn right on to farm drive until reaching an enclosed path on the left, walk along crossing a small stream, up a bank to a farm track that leads to Eastbury Manor.
Turn right on to drive until reaching 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.

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.
Carry straight on alongside Birchen Grove (an ancient wood). Walk to the corner and then turn left over a small 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 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, on to a bridleway that leads on to the main road
Cross over with care turn left for a few yards then right in to Eastbury Manor drive, walk up the drive, until you see the waymarker 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 and straight on to the far corner over another stile, turn left to the final stile, pass the scout hut and through a gate back to the stores.