A walk to Hatton Locks

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Walk directions

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.

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  Terrain  - Field paths and tracks, pavement, towpath
  Landscape  - Farmland and the Grand Union Canal
  Dog friendliness  - On lead on open farmland and in the vicinity of The Hatton Arms and the car park at the start and finish of the walk
  Parking  - Car park off Old Budbrooke Road, near Warwick Parkway station
  Toilets en route  - None on route
About the walk
Midway round this fascinating walk to the west of Warwick is one of the area’s best-known landmarks, a series of 21 locks known as the ‘Stairway to Heaven.’ When Hatton Locks were in constant demand in the great days of the Industrial Revolution, the working boatmen who plied Britain’s inland...
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The sparkle of sunlight on a gentle river as it meanders through beautiful countryside; the reflections of sailing boats on a lake; relaxing with a pint in the garden of an old English pub in a picturesque village; brightly coloured narrow boats making their way through a flight of lock gates; the imposing silhouette of an historic castle. These are the scenes that make Warwickshire a delight.
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A walk to Hatton Locks

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Additional information
  Terrain - Field paths and tracks, pavement, towpath
  Landscape - Farmland and the Grand Union Canal
  Dog friendliness - On lead on open farmland and in the vicinity of The Hatton Arms and the car park at the start and finish of the walk
  Parking - Car park off Old Budbrooke Road, near Warwick Parkway station
  Toilets en route - None on route
About the walk
Midway round this fascinating walk to the west of Warwick is one of the area’s best-known landmarks, a series of 21 locks known as the ‘Stairway to Heaven.’ When Hatton Locks were in constant demand in the great days of the Industrial Revolution, the working boatmen who plied Britain’s inland...
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Warwickshire
The sparkle of sunlight on a gentle river as it meanders through beautiful countryside; the reflections of sailing boats on a lake; relaxing with a pint in the garden of an old English pub in a picturesque village; brightly coloured narrow boats making their way through a flight of lock gates; the imposing silhouette of an historic castle. These are the scenes that make Warwickshire a delight.