Event Description
A walk through the area of Malvern known through history as ‘Barnards Green’. This includes the present day Barnards Green and down to Guarlford. It is an area full of history covering over 2000 years. It includes:
The current shopping area of Barnards Green
Pound Bank
Saxon and early Medieval Malvern
Guarlford Church
Wood Street – the prehistoric trackway
A WWII listening station
Victorian Mill
Bluebell Inn
The real location of Barnards Green.
The circular walk is about 5 miles and mostly flat. There are no stiles to climb but there are a couple of upward slopes along Wood Street. If it has been raining, it can be muddy.
The walk will take about 2½-3 hours, depending on how much time we spend investigating the various locations.
£5.00
Distance: 5 miles
Duration: 3 hours
Difficulty: Easy
Date: 25 May
Start time: 2:00 pm
Walk leader: Catherine Banks
Start location: Barnards Green Bus Shelter, next to the roundabout
WR14 3BY
Grid reference: SO 78713 45626
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Further details:
Car park in Geraldine Road (pay and display) or on-street parking. The nearest station is Great Malvern, about 1/4 mile away.
