Aston to Erdington along lakes and canals Saturday Short Walk on 14 March

P LEASE NOTE THAT THE DURATION OF THIS EVENT SHOWN ABOVE IS ONLY APPROXIMATE AND CANNOT BE GUARANTEED; IT WILL DEPEND ON FACTORS SUCH AS THE WEATHER AND THE WALKING PACE OF THE GROUP.

Join this leisurely ramble with a Birmingham Ramblers group leader and enjoy social walking with our friendly members.

It is very helpful for the walk leader to have prior knowledge of numbers that will be on this walk. We ask you to complete this very brief form to help with our planning of the walk to ensure that we can safely accommodate all who wish to join us. You will receive an automatic acknowledgement when you submit this form, and also a reminder of the details 2 days before the walk.

Walk leader: Brenda Cameron

Meeting arrangements:

By train: Meet at the exit of Aston station by 10.30 am. The 10.16 am train leaves Birmingham New Street station and arrives Aston station at 10.23 am. The train from New Street to Aston usually goes from Platform 8A, but check first. Return to Birmingham is from Erdington Station (same line as Aston) and the total fare for outward and return journeys is £3.70. West Midlands travel pass holders travel free both journeys.

By bus: Buses 65 and 67 to and from Birmingham city centre stop close to Aston station.

Walk Description:

A 4.75-mile walk starting at Aston Station and finishing at Erdington station (same train line). Starting from Aston station we cross the road to join the canal and head towards Spaghetti Junction. We walk underneath Spaghetti Junction seeing at first hand this part of the extensive canal network underneath the motorway structure - an interesting experience. After Spaghetti we continue a further short distance along the canal before heading off towards the Erdington parks and lakes. The first park is Brookvale Park with its large boating lake; we follow a very pleasant tree-lined path following the side of the lake. Next is Witton Lakes, two large lakes with plentiful birdlife separated by a causeway. Once again we have a pleasant path alongside the lakes and briefly detour onto the causeway where we pause to savour the scene and the birdlife. We then have to tear ourselves away from all this, cross a small stream and follow more parkland for most of the remainder of the walk to Erdington station. Just before we get to the station we have the option to stop by for a drink at the Red Lion, a Victorian pub – described as a “traditional street corner pub, built in 1899, that features on CAMRA's list of historically important pub interiors. Close to Erdington railway station, this pub features a beautiful original tiled bar, now sadly rare, and decorative bar-back”. The glazed ceramic tiles are indeed most impressive. Linear 4.75 miles.

Expressions of Interest for this walk will close at 06.00 on Thursday 12 March. After this, please email [email protected] to enquire about any late availability for the walk.

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If you later find that you are unable to join us it would be helpful if you let us know by sending an email to [email protected] - this will be passed on to the walk leader and will prevent any delay to the start of the walk should the leader be waiting for you. Please note that some walks have a waiting list so tickets are NOT TRANSFERABLE; if you are unable to join us then please cancel your place to free it up for someone who may be on the waiting list rather than passing it to someone else.

General Information

This is one of several walks and activities offered by the Birmingham Ramblers. If you have found this page through a web search or other means and would like to find out more about the group then please visit the Birmingham Ramblers web site; new members are always welcome.

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