Baddesley Clinton canal walk
Enjoy this gentle circular walk along country lanes, field paths and the Grand Union Canal. The scenic route takes in Baddesley Clinton, Rowington Church, Kingwood Junction and the Heart of England Way.
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Baddesley ClintonStart point
Baddesley Clinton, at the start of Church Walk, grid ref: SP201715Trail information
*Uneven sections with some steps, kissing gates and stiles. For further details, please see Terrain section.
**There are steps and uneven terrain on this trail. Some areas accessed via a kissing gate.
***Dogs are welcome but please keep on leads on public footpaths. For further details, please see section marked Facilities.
Closed or disrupted routes
Severn Trent are laying a new section of pipework which passes through the Baddesley Clinton and Packwood estates. Work on National Trust land will take approximately 6 months from February - July 2025. Some routes are closed or disrupted during this time and we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Where possible, diversions will be put in place along the existing Rights of Way across the wider estate. Visitor walking routes across the parkland will be unaffected by this work and remain open as normal. If you have any further questions, please talk to the Welcome team on arrival. If you have any further questions, please talk to the Welcome team on arrival.
Total stages: 8
Total stages: 8
Start point
Baddesley Clinton, at the start of Church Walk, grid ref: SP201715
Stage 1
The walk starts along Church Walk, opposite the entrance to visitor reception. Follow the path through the churchyard, go through the kissing gate and then through the metal horse gate on the right into a field.
Stage 2
Walk along the edge of the field with the hedge on your left, through a gate into the next field and over a small wooden bridge. At a choice of two gates, take the left-hand one to walk up the field with the hedge on your right. Continue along this footpath until you reach the road. For the shorter walk turn right and follow this road past the cricket club and over a crossroads, until you reach a canal bridge. Join the canal towpath and turn right along it. Then pick up the directions from step 5.
Stage 3
For the longer walk, turn briefly right along the road, and then take the lane on the left signed Queens Drive. At a T-junction turn left and follow the road into Rowington.
Stage 4
At St Lawrence's church, take the lane on the right, signposted as a public footpath and bridleway, go over the canal bridge and join the towpath on the other side. With the canal on your right, walk back under the bridge and follow the towpath along the Grand Union Canal.
Stage 5
Pass under Turner's Green Bridge (number 63) and continue along the towpath, with the canal on your right, until you reach Kingswood Junction. Where the Grand Union and Stratford canals meet, continue straight on over the bridge, in the direction for Birmingham until you reach bridge 65.
Stage 6
Take the steps up to the road, turn right along the road, past the Navigation Inn, and take the footpath on the left signposted for the Heart of England Way.
Stage 7
Follow this along a drive, through a stable yard, to the right of the building and across the fields to meet the drive at Baddesley Clinton.
Stage 8
Turn right to make your way back to the car park and entrance to the property.
End point
Baddesley Clinton, at the start of Church Walk, grid ref: SP201715
Trail map
Map of Baddesley Clinton canal walk | © Crown copyright and database rights 2013 Ordnance Survey
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