A walk to Hatton Locks
From the car park, take the access road to Old Budbrooke Road, turn right to cross the Grand Union Canal and walk up to the A4177. Cross over at the pedestrian lights, turn right towards the roundabout for a few paces, then turn left at the sign for Wedgenock Park Farm, following the bridleway. Soon the farm road bends left; continue on it with fields on the left and a hedge on the right. Pass several cottages and when the track sweeps right to farm outbuildings, turn left to follow the waymarked path around the left edge of the field.
Continue by track in the next pasture and on reaching a junction in front of trees, turn right for a few paces and then left at the corner of the wood. Follow the bridleway and pass through the gap in the field corner, keeping along the left boundary in the next pasture. Continue ahead across farmland, following the obvious path. Ascend a gentle slope towards houses and at a T-junction with a path, turn right.
Away to the right, in the far distance, is the tower of Warwick church. Pass a footpath on the left and continue to the top of the rise. Turn left at the bridleway sign towards Turkey Farm. Pass a pond on the right and the farm outbuildings on the left, go through double gates and follow the track to the road. Turn right, then left at the next footpath. Go through a galvanized kissing gate and walk ahead towards a spinney and a curtain of trees to the right. Keep to the right of the spinney, follow the track and bend left at the waymark towards Home Farm.
Just before reaching it, look for a kissing gate on the left and follow the woodland path, bypassing the farm outbuildings. Go through two more gates and follow the farm access road to the A4177. Turn left, follow the pavement beside The Hatton Arms pub and continue for about 200yds (183m) to a turning on the right for Hatton Locks.
On reaching the canal you have a choice. To visit the Hatton Locks Café, cross the waterway at the bridge and turn right. There is a pleasant view of The Hatton Arms over to the right. The route of the walk does not cross the canal. Instead, it turns left to follow the towpath of the Grand Union all the way to the bridge (51c) carrying Old Budbrooke Road. Leave the towpath at this point, cross the bridge and turn left for the car park where the walk began.
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