Getting There
Northbound only - leave the M5 at Junction 5 and take the A38 signed The South West M5, Bromsgrove (4th exit)
North and southbound – at the roundabout, take the 1st exit to follow the A38, signed Bromsgrove.
Enter Wychbold and take the 2nd right to drive along Chequers Lane.
At the T-junction, turn left (Stoke Lane). Follow the road as it bears to the right, and turn right up Astwood Lane.
Follow the road as it bears to the left (Sharpway Gate).
At the T-junction by the Country Girl, turn right onto Hanbury Road and just before the road bends round to the right, the entrance to the car park is on the right, and rather easy to miss.
Return to M5 Junction 5
Turn left out of the car park.
Take the next left turn, just after The Country Girl.
At the T-junction to Shore Lane turn left, signed Wychbold.
The M5 is signed here.
Southbound traffic – turn left at the T-junction, signed South Wales.
Northbound traffic – turn right and re-join the motorway as signed.
Piper's Hill
Leave the car park and follow the path into the trees and down a downhill leading track. Pass a large pond to the left, and continue to walk past Knotts Farm on the right to enter the woodland.
Continue ahead on the clear path through glades of majestic trees. Upon reaching the waymarker post go straight on. This path will emerge onto a track, to follow the route indicated by the waymarker, straight ahead. Keep a large oak tree and a portacabin to the right and carry straight on into a field, through the wooden kissing gate.
The clearly marked public footpath leads up to the church. Be prepared to use a lead if livestock is grazing in the fields here.
After the church, retrace your steps through the wood, and past Knotts Farm to return up the small hill to the car park.
Facilities
Free car park
The Country Girl (B60 4AY) – well-behaved dogs welcome outside. Water provided. Please clean up dog poo.
Useful Links
Piper's Hill
Visit website
This is OUR favourite walk
Flora
Eaton, a retired guidedog for the blind