Warwick Railway Station, Rail Trails

Start : Warwick Railway Station (A) (CV34 4LA) Grid ref. SP 286 654

(S/E) Exit station onto Station Road. Turn left onto Coventry Road (A429) then right passing The Railway onto Guy's Cliffe Terrace and ahead into Broad Street. At the junction, cross into Emscote Road.

(1) Ahead down the paved, then tarmac path onto the winding path towards the river bridge (Charter Bridge).

(2) At the boathouse on the right, bear left across the grass/ tarmac path until reaching a path close to River Avon (river on your right). Keep ahead on the path under the railway bridge and canal bridge (aqueduct).

(3) Keep ahead on the path to cross the footbridge. Continue ahead and then bear left up the path/ steps after Flats. Turn right, ahead through a gap to the pavement and river bridge.

(4) Cross the bridge, turn right down concrete steps and right under the road bridge, the river now on the left. Walk ahead on the path under the next road bridge.

(5) Immediately turn right on the path and then left through the gate. Continue ahead to the signpost Saxon Mill Walk.

(6) Turn left up the path between gardens. Emerge into an open area. Ahead on the path between bushes to the concrete path.

(7) Turn left to cross the footbridge. Bear left up steps to the field and ahead with the river on the left. In 250m, turn left downhill to the river.

(8) At the bottom, turn right, passing the pylon. In 200m go left through the kissing gate.

(9) Cross footbridges to Saxon Mill (B). Turn left through the gate. Turn right through the tables. See the working water wheel on the right. Ahead go through bollards to the main road (A429). Cross the road and turn left on the pavement for 450m. Turn right into Woodloes Lane. Walk ahead for 1 Km, crossing A46 bridge, then fork left towards Woodloes Farm.

(10) In 175m (waymark post), bear left across the field. At the far side, turn right through the gateway. In 50m, turn left through the kissing gate. Walk ahead under A46 bridge and through the old gateway. Immediately turn right across the road to Twycross Walk sign.

(11) Go ahead on the tarmac path through the green with blocks of flats on the left. Where the path bends left, walk ahead onto Stanton Walk.

(12) Where the path bends left, bear right across the grass, up steps to Grand Union Canal. Turn right on the towpath past The Cape of Good Hope pub. Immediately before the bridge, walk right up the ramp to cross the road (A425).

(13) Turn left, over the canal bridge, and right into Budbrooke Road. Cross the canal bridge and ahead crossing the road to the Public Footpath. Walk ahead on path and cross the railway bridge.

(14) On reaching Jubilee Wood, turn left on the main path through the wood.

(15) At the end of the wood turn right uphill. Through kissing gate into St Mary's Lands. Ahead cross the racecourse and take the path through golf course.

(16) In 300m, at the track the crossing, turn left on the track, passing the club house. Walk ahead at the crossing path and racecourse to the car park. Continue ahead on the tarmac path, to the end of the road.

(17) At the junction (Linen Street), turn left then right across the road to the arch (Warwick Market Place). Walk ahead up steps to Randolph Turpin sculpture and Market Hall Museum (C). From the Museum, go up the pedestrian area towards the new Shire Hall and Warwick Library.

(18) Turn right into Old Square and ahead to St Mary's Church. Turn right down Church Street and ahead into Castle Street. Pass the Tourist Info Centre on the left and left into Castle Lane. At the junction, turn right downhill to the roundabout. Passing the main entrance to Warwick Castle, cross Mill Street. Turn right and cross the access road to St Nicholas Park.

(19) Turn left through a gap in the fence. Bear right across the grass and paths to River Avon.

(20) Turn left across the bridge over the brook. Walk ahead on the path, with the river on your right, for 550m. Pass the boathouse on the left and up steps.

(2) Turn left on the winding tarmac path. Walk ahead to cross Emscote Road.

(1) Turn left and ahead to turn right up Coventry Road (A429), then left into Station Road to the station. (S/E)

Start : Warwick Railway Station (CV34 4LA) Grid ref. SP 286 654

Transport : Warwick is on the mainline between Birmingham Snow Hill and London Marylebone as well as to Stratford- Upon-Avon, Leamington and Kidderminster.
Trains run hourly to all stations on the Stratford branch as well as more frequently to stations between Warwick Parkway and Birmingham via Solihull.
There are limited facilities available at this station, but Warwick is only a short stroll away...

Facilities : Warwick has a great choice of eateries (you’ll want to spend some time exploring around Old Square and Market Place). Don’t miss Smith Street, Warwick’s oldest shopping street with many interesting shops such as the Smithery and the Golden Tea Monkey.

Pasteleria Portuguesa : Stock up near the start of your walk with Portuguese treats. The best coffee and highest quality Portuguese cakes and pastries, made daily on site by expert bakers. Delicioso!

Guy’s Cliffe Estate : Dating back over a thousand years, the historic estate includes Guy’s Well, the Walled Garden (open to public on certain days), Gaveston’s Cross and the Saxon Mill pub (perfect for a halfway pint).

Discover the Heart of England by rail at Heart Community Rail Trail here.

(A) On this trail you’ll pass some of Warwick’s key sites. As well as the Castle you’ll see the Collegiate Church of St. Mary’s; the timber-framed buildings of the Lord Leycester Hospital; the Market Hall Museum and the Guy’s Cliffe Estate. You’ll also follow part of the River Avon and the Grand Union Canal - the longest canal in England.
Warwick is one of England’s smaller county towns. This is because it was hardly touched by the industrial revolution, although its population has more than doubled since the 1960s.
J. R. R. Tolkien seems to have been very influenced by Warwick and may have modelled both Edoras and Minas Tirith on the town! Interestingly some aspects of the plot of The Lord of the Rings are also paralleled in the romance known as
"Guy of Warwick"

Colegiate Church of St Mary : Hard to miss as its one of the largest churches in Britain! People have worshipped on this site for over 1,000 years. If open, make sure to climb the 134 foot tower for stunning views of the town, the castle and beyond.

Warwick Castle : Just about the perfect fantasy medieval castle! Warwick is the ancestral home of the Earls of Warwick and covers 64 acres of battlements, towers, dungeons, stately rooms and gardens

(B) Mill Garden : For that instagrammable moment don’t miss the Mill Garden, renowned for the quality of its planting and breathtaking position on the banks of the River Avon, lying beneath the walls of Warwick Castle.

(C) Market Hall Museum : Wondering about the history of Warwickshire? Well wonder no more, just step into the Market Hall, a 17th-century landmark in the heart of Warwick. Here you’ll find displays on the geology, natural history and early history of the county.