Abbots Bromley

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"A colourful and ancient tradition is alive and well in one of the county’s most charming villages."
Walk directions

From the wooden Buttercross, by The Goats Head, cross the road and go up Schoolhouse Lane. At the top of the hill turn right along Swan Lane, and when you get to the end head right along a path to a gate. Head diagonally left across the field to a gap in the hedge. Go through this gap and continue across the next field to a footbridge. After the footbridge keep following the faint grassy trail to a stile near the top right-hand corner of the field.

Bear slightly left across the middle of the field to another stile. Carry on straight up the next field, keeping a hedge just to your left, across a series of stiles and fields, until you get to a road. Head straight across the road, following a footpath sign and, just as the track heads hard right, go straight on over a concrete stile and across the next field.

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  Terrain  - Roads, grass trails and gravel tracks, many stiles
  Landscape  - Farmland and village
  Dog friendliness  - Keep on lead at all times
  Parking  - On street parking in Abbots Bromley
  Toilets en route  - None on route
About the walk
The existence of Abbots Bromley can be traced back to long before the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, through a number of references in charters and wills dating from that time. The first market charter was granted in 1221 for a weekly market and an annual two-day fair to be held in the...
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Staffordshire features lofty moors, deep dales and tremendous views of both. Further south are the six sprawling towns that make up Stoke-on-Trent, which historically have had such an impact on Staffordshire’s fortunes, not to mention its culture and countryside.
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Abbots Bromley

Recommended by
Our view
"A colourful and ancient tradition is alive and well in one of the county’s most charming villages."
Location
Nearest postcode:
Additional information
  Terrain - Roads, grass trails and gravel tracks, many stiles
  Landscape - Farmland and village
  Dog friendliness - Keep on lead at all times
  Parking - On street parking in Abbots Bromley
  Toilets en route - None on route
About the walk
The existence of Abbots Bromley can be traced back to long before the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, through a number of references in charters and wills dating from that time. The first market charter was granted in 1221 for a weekly market and an annual two-day fair to be held in the...
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About the area
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Staffordshire
Staffordshire features lofty moors, deep dales and tremendous views of both. Further south are the six sprawling towns that make up Stoke-on-Trent, which historically have had such an impact on Staffordshire’s fortunes, not to mention its culture and countryside.