Cofton Hackett and Lickey Wednesday pub lunch walk on 25 March 2026

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.

Our Wednesday walks include a lunchtime pub stop. Requirements for meals from the pub menu are usually requested and ordered before the start of the walk by the leader. Walkers who prefer to take a picnic lunch are welcome to do so and the leader will have a place designated for this somewhere near the pub, in the village, or in the area where we are stopping for lunch.

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: Celia Howell-Jones

Meeting arrangements:

Meet at the Hare and Hounds to be ready to start the walk at 10.20am.

By car. The Old Hare and Hounds, 426 Lickey Road, Rednal, B45 8UU. The pub has a car park off the north bound carriage way on Lickey Road, B4120. From A38 Longbridge Island. Continue south on B4120 to the Cofton roundabout, take third exit and the pub will be ¼ mile, 500m from the roundabout. Please ensure you register your car at the bar before the walk.

By Bus. Catch the X20 bus, from Corporation Street at 9.05 am arriving at Leach Green Lane 9.58 am. This bus goes via, New Street Station, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Medical school and University station, and Northfield shopping centre. Please check the timetable for these stops. Alight opposite Leach Green Lane. Walk south 200m then cross the Lickey Road and the pub will be there. Alternatively catch bus 47 or 45 buses, which are frequent and terminate at the Longbridge Island. From there allow at least 30 minutes to walk for 1 mile along Lickey Road to the Old Hare and Hounds. The walk leader will meet walkers at the pub.

Walk description:

Morning: 5 mile walk circular route with a total ascent of 500 feet. Given the wet winter be prepared for mud in places. We will do a bit of gentle climbing in the Lickey Hills up to the visitor centre where there should be a mobile coffee outlet. After that we’ll visit the reservoirs and meander on tracks and lanes back to the pub.

Afternoon: 2.5-mile circular route The afternoon will be a short circuit of the golf course via the pond and club house.

Expressions of Interest for this walk will close at 06.00 on Wednesday 18 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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