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Solihull Group

We are the Solihull Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Overview

STOP PRESS
This walk has been AMENDED to avoid flooded fields.
It will still cover all the Millenium Way sections required - but will NOT go to Barston Church.  There will be more lane walking instead.  Still muddy.  Still under 5 miles.

A circular walk from Balsall Common to Barston and back again.

Millenium Circular Walk 4.
(Starting at Balsall Common rather than Barston as bigger Car Park)

Cross your fingers for daffodils and other signs of spring. 

Tiny bit of main road walking to get to start.
Fields - bound to be muddy, a section by the River Blythe - also bound to be muddy, a few quiet minor roads.  And, of course, stretches of Millenium Way.

Banana Break at Barston Church - CANCELLED - banana break now by a grassy gate on a section of Heart of England Way.

Just one stile

Saturday, 21 February 2026
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
12:30 pm
Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
7.6km / 4.7mi
Ascent:
N/A
Type:
circular

Park at Ye Olde Saracen's Head, Balsall Street, CV7 7AS

Features

  • Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
  • Car parking available

Starting point

Grid reference:
SP 22338 77058
Nearest postcode:
CV7 7AS
what3words:
beats.squeaking.conveys
Start time:
10:00 am

Ye Old Saracen's Head, Balsall Street, CV7 7AS

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking