Harborne Walkway Thursday Short Walk on 5 February 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.

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: Chafika Gutknecht

A 4-mile mainy flat walk from Harborne to the Edgbaston Reservoir

Meeting arrangements:

Meet outside Harborne Leisure Centre, B17 9QS ready to start at 10.30 am. (the Leisure centre has toilets which you can use if you ask at reception).

Bus Nos. 23 or 24 are every 25 minutes from Bus Stop MS8, on Moor Street Queensway, alight at Lordswood Road/War Lane stop which is 30 metres from the Leisure Centre. The bus takes about 30 minutes.

Bus No. 11 outer circle, alight at Lordswood Road/War Lane stop.

Walk Description:

This walk is about 4 miles, mostly flat but also includes some steps. Starting at Harborne Leisure Centre, we walk to the Moor Pool Estate. This social housing development was initiated by John Nettleford who was chairman of Birmingham Housing Committee in1901 – he built and lived in Winterbourne house. His strong beliefs in providing plenty of green space around houses and updating existing housing stock were implemented in this project. After exploring this estate and its facilities, we will make our way to the Harborne Walkway towards Edgbaston Reservoir and the Red Shed Café where we can buy refreshments and enjoy the peace of the surroundings. Buses into town or back to Harborne are nearby.

Expressions of Interest for this walk will close at 06.00 on Tuesday 3 February 2026. 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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