Circular from Meriden via Kenilworth, Brinklow and Bedworth
64km/40 miles
West Midlands
This route goes around Coventry rather than through it, following footpaths through the Warwickshire countryside with much of landscape, wildlife, historic and architectural interest.
The Way was first devised by local orienteers in the early 1970s as a route for challenge walkers and now hosts an annual one day challenge event. However it is also promoted as a leisure route which, since it is never more than 8km/5 miles from the city centre, can easily be walked in sections using public transport. It can also be reached from the city centre along the Coventry Canal.
Accessibility
Parts of the Way have been made accessible to walkers of all abilities. Contact the local authorities for details.
Public Transport
Numerous buses radiating out from Coventry serve points along the route: contact Centro for bus information and their Coventry timetable booklet, and see also Birmingham and the Black Country. The only station near the Way is at Tile Hill, with services to Birmingham and Coventry, both of which have excellent onward connections: see West Midlands.
Maps
Publications
- A Coventry Way: A 40-mile circular walk. Booklet £1 + 50p p&p from Coventry Way Association (below).
Route description and sketch maps. - A Coventry Way: 21 circular walks, ISBN 0 9526631 1 2 . Booklet £5 from local information centres and other outlets.
Series of walks linked to the Way, 4km/2.5 miles to 19km/12 miles, with bus details.
Connecting routes
Parks and countryside
Contacts
- A Coventry Way Association 133 Beanfield Avenue, Green Lane, Coventry CV3 6NY, tel 024 7641 9854
www.acoventryway.org.uk
Regions
Local authorities
Visitor Information
Accommodation
