Start: We begin our walk from Feli's Bar, which is not always open, Hawbridge, Nr Stoulton WR7 4RJ. Grid Ref: SP906 491
(S/E) Go along the road keeping Feli's Bar on your right and, after 100 yards, take the public bridleway right. Here you are on The Millennium Way and will see the distinctive green waymarker. Go over the stream and take a rough track left to field.
Go ahead over the field to the lone tree (sometimes the farmer fails to reinstate the footpath across this field - we are trying to rectify this situation, but in the meantime you have to do the best you can). At the lone tree go 1/4 right to find a footbridge over the ditch just to the right of a large oak tree at the corner. Go over the bridge and fence stile bearing left through the undergrowth to go with hedge left passing by several cross country horse jumps.
(1) On reaching the corner of the wood continue with the wood left for 100 yards to exit the field by a stile (or gate if open ) then ahead to exit the next field by a stile. Continue ahead in a large field with woods left to field corner, (do not exit field by corner stile) instead continue around field edge with hedge left to pass to rear of houses, to exit via large gated gap to road. Go right on road for 200 yards then take stile left into the field.
Go with the hedge left then over a stile and through what is marked as a "private wildlife garden" (on occasions you may encounter a number of electric fences in this section - please look carefully for the insulated handles with a hook that enables safe passage through this fencing - DO NOT attempt to climb over it). Eventually take stile to road.
(2) Go left on the road into Wadborough, passing the Mason's Arms on your right. Continue straight ahead past the road junction left (Mill Lane). Where the road makes a sharp right turn, leave the road and continue straight ahead down the bridleway.
Cross a small wooden bridge, and follow the bridleway through the wood ignoring the crossing path. At the sharp left turn (by the single way post) do not cross the plank bridge but swing left and continue on the woodland track, passing farm buildings right to reach the road.
(3) Cross the road and go 20 paces right to take the footpath left. Ignore the entrance to the wood and go ahead into the field. Go with wood left and after 200 paces find a hidden waymark left in the hedge ( sometimes difficult to find in the undergrowth.)
At the waymark go right directly across the field (You may need to look carefully to see where the farmer has defined the footpath) to find a footbridge. Cross the footbridge then continue ahead across the field passing close to a lone tree aiming for a hedge gap to find a road.
(4) Go left on the road for 1/3 mile until you reach Crabbe Lane on your left. (Here we leave the Millennium Way for a while). Turn left along Crabbe Lane and on the right-hand side, opposite the entrance to Crabbe Farm take the metal gate to a path going diagonally ½ right across the field to find and take the metal gate in the hedge.
Follow the angle of the yellow waymarker of the left hand path to cross the next field keeping wood on the far left. Exit the field just to right of the oak tree via the hedge gap and follow the waymarker into the next field to walk along the field edge with trees and scrub right.
(5) Cross the wooden footbridge over a stream and continue directly ahead over the next field ( sometimes heavily cropped with an indistinct footpath ) keeping to the left of the lone tree. On reaching the wide hedge gap, do not go forward through the gap but turn right along the edge of the field keeping the hedge left. At the field corner take the metal gate to the road.
(6) Turn left on the road which is Chevington Lane. Walk to the junction with Mill Lane and go right to the main road ( marked left to Worcester and right to Evesham and Pershore.) Cross road and go left towards Worcester. Go past the Plough & Harrow pub and carry on towards Worcester to a minor road junction on your right marked " No Entry " for vehicles.
(7) Turn right up this road to find the footpath sign on the right. Turn right and follow ahead with the hedge right to reach the edge of the woodland. Turn left here for approx 100 yards until you reach the corner of a tall hedge. Take a wide gap right to enter the next field, then turn immediately left down the edge of the field with trees and then hedge left and caravan site left.
At the field corner go over stile following the wooden fencing left to reach a track which leads into a caravan park on your left.
(8) Go right here on the track keeping wire fence left. On reaching the field corner go through the gap then continue ahead across the field heading towards the hedge corner in distance just to the right of the small white topped wooden post.
Continue in the same direction with the hedge left to reach the field corner. Go through the gap and turn immediately left through a wooden kissing gate into a large grassy area at the rear of houses then proceed diagonally 1/2 right to take a further wooden kissing gate in the far corner. (This small paddock may be a collection of enclosed fences so no access, but easy to walk around the right edge and pick up the walk). Go left after gate for a few yards to find corner stile to road.
(9) Turn right for 30 paces down the road then go left down Windmill Lane. Ignore the footpath left and continue ahead along the rough track on a bridleway passing the entrance to both Windmill Hill House and Windmill Hill Farm on right. ( Here you have re-joined The Millennium Way )
Stay forward to keep a low brick wall to your right and then pass between metal barns/stables and go through the gap ahead into the field. Stay forward keeping the hedge right and ignoring the gap. Pass a small pond on your right and continue ahead with the hedge right.
Go through the corner metal gate and follow the yellow waymarker forking slightly right then keeping ahead for a while with hedge right.
(10) After entering then emerging from a short area of woodland, cross the brick footbridge and continue through a metal kissing gate to take right hand footpath and go with trees right. Keep ahead eventually to pass under power lines to find a narrow gap and metal kissing gate in the far hedge.
Take the kissing gate and go left to continue up the field with the hedge left. At the field corner go left to walk between hedges and after about 130 paces look out for the metal gate right. Go through the gate to proceed through the walkway between fences.
(11) At the end of the walkway take the metal gate to the churchyard then ahead to exit via far ornamental metal gate to road. Here go left to pass in front of St. Edmund Church and continue along lane to reach the main road. Turn left at main road, cross over and after 200 yards continue down slip road to arrive back at your starting point at Feli's Bar. (S/E)
