Beckbury

Distance: Three miles. 

1. Start at Beckbury church, and walk down hill and around the bend at bottom, passing Seven Stars pub. Continue downhill out of the village.

2. After crossing River Worfe, turn left on to signposted bridleway and follow obvious route which eventually bears right to a pair of gates.

3. Follow winding right-hand boundary of long field, and in far corner turn right along track through wood, on to a lane.

4. Turn left, and left again at T-junction, passing Cotsbrook Hall on left, before bearing left downhill after passing a postbox.

5. Where lane ends, continue ahead through gate and cross bridge, then walk along the Worfe to another bridge.

6.

Cross this, bear left at a junction of paths and continue through woods, eventually passing along a sunken sandy track into a large open field. Go ahead to small pond and turn left along broad farm track as far as second cottage on left.

7. Turn right and walk up left-hand field boundary to the top corner, then climb some steps and pass through the gate ahead.

Continue up field, to top left-hand corner, turn right then left down narrow path, between houses, on to lane.

8. Turn left past school then right at junction as far as a bridleway sign on the left.

9. Turn left along left-hand boundary as far as path on left between hedgerows. Follow this to junction at hilltop, and on to church.

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