Wombourne Walks & Route Maps

This first walk is a short walk from the Bratch Picnic site. Head clockwise on this route to get the short section of road walking out of the way first before turning onto the pretty Staffordshire Railway Path at the Cafe.

After a nice stretch of walking along the railway path, you'll reach a turning in the path that takes you alongside the Wom Brook for a while before emerging onto the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal.

The final stretch is then a pleasant stroll alongside the canal which has an optional little detour taking you to a nice waterside pub for refreshments. If you don't need the pub stop, just ignore the detour and follow the canal all the way back up to the start point.

This second option is another short walk from Bratch Locks that heads in the opposite direction to the first route. If you head clockwise, it follows the Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal again, but this time with with more open fields and woodland on either side.

The walk then takes you to Awbridge Bridge, where there is some quiet road walking surrounded by open countryside until you reach the railway bridge on Flash Lane which takes you onto the scenic South Staffs railway walk.

This old railway path will then take you on a peaceful stroll all the way back to Bratch Lane (a road without paths) near the start.

It's not an actual pub on the route as such, but there is a lovely licensed cafe for refreshments towards the end of the route.

The third route is basically an extension of the second walk option and it follows the Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal for a longer strtetch with open fields and woodland on either side.

If you head clockwise, the walk takes you on a lovely canal-side stroll past Penn substation and then crosses over the River Stour bringing you out onto a road near Lower Penn.

There are no footpaths on this short section of road as you pass over the bridge or on the lane further up, so please be careful.

You will then join the Staffordshire Railway Path that will take you on a scenic walk all the way back to Bratch Lane at the start. It's not an actual pub on this route as such, but there is a lovely licensed cafe for refreshments towards the end of the route.

This final route is basically one walk that combines all of the options above to create an epic canal-side and railway walk adventure.

One half of the walk is a majestic long stroll alongside the canalside itself, with a pitstop detour to a lovely pub, and the other half of the walk is a meander along the tree-lined Staffordshire Railway Path.

Head clockwise around the route if you want the pub to be towards the end of the walk.