Dudmaston
Circular walk
The six-mile Captain Geoffrey’s Woodland Walk takes you through a working estate that dates from Norman times. Captain Geoffrey Wolryche-Whitmore took over the estate in the early 20th century and saved it from ruin.
Downloadable map available here.
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Useful Information
How to get there: Follow the A442 from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth. If driving from Kidderminster, go through Alveley and look out for the National Trust sign for Hampton Loade car park. Turn left at this sign and follow the road into Hampton Loade. Follow the signs for the car park.
Grid Reference: SO 747 865
Nearest Postcode: WV15 6HD
Parking: Hampton Loade car park.
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The Walk
A walk through a historic working estate.
Map with thanks to Ordnance Survey.
Walk
1 From the car park, leave from the north end and follow the riverside path northward. Continue on the track as it veers a little to the right and into the trees. Remain on the path heading north, up to Dudmaston Big Pool.
2 Pass by Rookery Cottage and head north on the path to Lodge Farm. Turn right here and head up to the A442 and continue on the path.
3 Turn right here to head along the upper side of first Seggy Pool, then Wall Pool. Take a right not long after these, then right again. Follow the road a little way before turning left to head down the track. When you reach the end of the track, turn right onto the road to head back across to the other side of the A442.
4 Head through the kissing gate to enter the field and follow the path heading south west toward the lane and start point of the walk.
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