Chaddesley Chase
A 20-mile long-distance walk in Worcestershire. Places visited on the route include Harvington, Blakedown, Drayton, and Dodford. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: SO 892 736
Distance: 20 miles (32 km)
Time: 7–10 hours
Duration: 1–2 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Map (1:25,000):
219 Wolverhampton, Dudley, Stourbridge and Kidderminster
Summary
Chaddesley Chase is a walking route in Worcestershire which covers varied terrain in the Midlands countryside around Chaddesley Corbett. From the village, the walk heads east into Chaddesley Wood, from where it climbs Line Hill before continuing through Nutnells Wood, Big Wood, and High Wood to the village of Dodford. Next up is Alfred’s Well and Wormshill before the route swings from east to north to follow the Monarch’s Way through Pepper Wood to the village of Fairfield. The path then takes a course northwest through farmland and lanes to the village of Belbroughton. Chaddesley Chase continues west now via Drayton, Hillpool, and Barnett Hill to Blakedown, before heading south to Harvington, home to Harvington Hall, a moated medieval and Elizabethan manor house. After exploring the history of the hall, the walk continues back to the starting point in Chaddesley Corbett.