We are the Worcester Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
Shan S.
This is an easy walk of 9 miles with just a few modest climbs and just 4 stiles. Some muddy sections are likely to be encountered on some of the woodland tracks.
From the centre of Bewdley where the car park is situated there are toilet facilities available before we start the walk. The first three quarters of a mile of this walk are along the banks of the river Severn. We walk along a pleasant broad and well constructed riverside path (which is part of the Worcestershire Way), before crossing a bridge over Dowles Book, and into the Dowles Brook valley. A very attractive aspect of the Wyre Forest. Along the way we pass Knowles Mill one of a number of watermills that once occupied the valley. From the highest points there are grand views over the Severn Valley and neighbouring hills.
Bewdley is described as very much a Georgian town with a number of 17th and 18th century houses, with a mostly 18th Century Church and an elegant bridge over the River Severn, built by Telford. The fine Georgian quayside reflects the times which was an important inland port before the river trade dwindled. The first three quarters of a mile of this walk is along the banks of the river Severn but most of the remainder is in the lovely woodlands of the Wyre Forest (one of the forests of the Midlands that has managed to survive centuries of felling).
Lower Load Street car park, Bewdley (meet outside toilet block) DY12 2AW
