RoutesHiking trails & RoutesUnited KingdomEnglandWest Midlands RegionWorcestershire
Diglis Bridge – Powick Bridge loop from Worcester
RoutesHiking trails & RoutesUnited KingdomEnglandWest Midlands RegionWorcestershire
Diglis Bridge – Powick Bridge loop from Worcester
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Diglis Bridge – Powick Bridge loop from Worcester
01:38
6.42km
20m
Hiking
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 17, 2026
Waypoints
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Start point
Bus stop
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872 m
Diglis Bridge
Highlight • Bridge
Diglis Bridge is 66 metres in length and links the marina area with Lower Wick.
As part of a £5 million riverside regeneration project aimed at revitalising the Diglis Basin and Marina, Diglis Bridge was opened on the 20th of July 2010 as a new link in the National Cycle Network. It also creates a completely elliptical cycle path between Worcester’s main Sabrina Bridge and the Diglis Locks. At the time of writing, it is the most recent bridge to be built across Britains longest river – The Severn.
Designated as a pedestrian and bicycle bridge it was architecturally designed by YEE Associates and installed by Alun Griffiths Ltd as part of the ‘Sustrans Connect2’ (sustainable Transport) Initiative. The completed bridge is believed to have cost 1.8 million pound to develop and install.
The suspension bridge a-frame pylon tower is 28m in height and is inclined towards the river at a 22.5° angle. It’s believed to be only one of two Bridges worldwide where the cable-stayed tower inclines towards the span of the river – the other one being located in Tasmania.
Diglis Bridge is 66 metres in length and links the marina area with Lower Wick. The decking is made from aluminium planks and the parapets are designed as post-and-wire railings. The width is a minimum of 3.5 metres to allow for cyclists traveling in opposite directs to pass each other with ease. Overall, the bridge weighs about 70 tonnes and clears the river surface by an average of 8.3 metres.
Given its unusual design and scenic setting it has become something of a tourist attraction in its own right. It is particularly popular with photographers as the sun angles directly behind the main pylon during sunset.
As part of a £5 million riverside regeneration project aimed at revitalising the Diglis Basin and Marina, Diglis Bridge was opened on the 20th of July 2010 as a new link in the National Cycle Network. It also creates a completely elliptical cycle path between Worcester’s main Sabrina Bridge and the Diglis Locks. At the time of writing, it is the most recent bridge to be built across Britains longest river – The Severn.
Designated as a pedestrian and bicycle bridge it was architecturally designed by YEE Associates and installed by Alun Griffiths Ltd as part of the ‘Sustrans Connect2’ (sustainable Transport) Initiative. The completed bridge is believed to have cost 1.8 million pound to develop and install.
The suspension bridge a-frame pylon tower is 28m in height and is inclined towards the river at a 22.5° angle. It’s believed to be only one of two Bridges worldwide where the cable-stayed tower inclines towards the span of the river – the other one being located in Tasmania.
Diglis Bridge is 66 metres in length and links the marina area with Lower Wick. The decking is made from aluminium planks and the parapets are designed as post-and-wire railings. The width is a minimum of 3.5 metres to allow for cyclists traveling in opposite directs to pass each other with ease. Overall, the bridge weighs about 70 tonnes and clears the river surface by an average of 8.3 metres.
Given its unusual design and scenic setting it has become something of a tourist attraction in its own right. It is particularly popular with photographers as the sun angles directly behind the main pylon during sunset.
Tip by
2
3.14 km
St. Cuthbert's Barn
Highlight • Monument
Farm building embodying remains of medieval chapel. Origins to chapel c1165, otherwise C17 with later additions and alterations including c1860-80 grain store. Coursed sandstone with timber-framing and brick nogging, and reddish brick at left part in alternating header and stretcher bond; brick and stone buttresses; old tile roof, hipped to left.
PLAN: L-shaped; remains of chapel to lower right (west) part with timber-framing over and grain store at left. Two storeys plus loft, five bays with windows on three levels, and with 2-storey grain store to left. Grain store has three elliptically-arched openings, that to lower stage with hinged plank cover, otherwise with casement windows; blocked, elliptically-arched entrance; gabled pitching door to roof; turret to apex.
MAIN RANGE: lower stage has three openings with plank covers and one timber-mullion window with flat arch and keystone. Entrance at right, renewed plank door. Middle stage has elliptically-arched opening and two timber-mullion windows with stone lintels, one chamfered and one with keystone. Upper stage has two levels of square framing with arch braces and five openings. Glazed turret and vent to ridge. Pitching door to right gable end. Range to rear has timber framing to lower stage and plank boarding to upper stage. INTERIOR: retains C19 stables with hay racks and stalls; jowled posts to first floor and queen-post roof. Hop tray. HISTORICAL NOTE: the former St Cuthbert's Chapel was last used for worship in 1371.
PLAN: L-shaped; remains of chapel to lower right (west) part with timber-framing over and grain store at left. Two storeys plus loft, five bays with windows on three levels, and with 2-storey grain store to left. Grain store has three elliptically-arched openings, that to lower stage with hinged plank cover, otherwise with casement windows; blocked, elliptically-arched entrance; gabled pitching door to roof; turret to apex.
MAIN RANGE: lower stage has three openings with plank covers and one timber-mullion window with flat arch and keystone. Entrance at right, renewed plank door. Middle stage has elliptically-arched opening and two timber-mullion windows with stone lintels, one chamfered and one with keystone. Upper stage has two levels of square framing with arch braces and five openings. Glazed turret and vent to ridge. Pitching door to right gable end. Range to rear has timber framing to lower stage and plank boarding to upper stage. INTERIOR: retains C19 stables with hay racks and stalls; jowled posts to first floor and queen-post roof. Hop tray. HISTORICAL NOTE: the former St Cuthbert's Chapel was last used for worship in 1371.
Tip by
3
3.80 km
Powick Bridge
Highlight • Bridge
This historic bridge witnessed the first and last battles of the English Civil War. The Battle of Powick Bridge, fought on 23rd September, 1642, was the first skirmish between the Royalists and the Parliamentarians. The Battle of Worcester, fought on 3rd September, 1651, marked the end of the war and also took place in and around Powick Bridge. The Monarch's Way long-distance hike begins from this spot and traces King Charles II's escape route after his defeat at the Battle of Worcester.
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4
4.94 km
Guilt Trip Coffee and Donuts
Highlight • Cafe
5
6.36 km
Diglis Basin Marina
Highlight • Rest Area
Diglis Basin Marina is a minor waterways place at the end of the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Basin Marina Arm); past Diglis Basin (Tow-path goes around the first basin) (½ furlongs to the northwest).
It is part of Worcester.
The nearest place in the direction of Diglis Basin is Diglis Basin Swing Footbridge; ¼ furlongs away.
It is part of Worcester.
The nearest place in the direction of Diglis Basin is Diglis Basin Swing Footbridge; ¼ furlongs away.
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6.42 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
2.82 km
1.55 km
1.06 km
996 m
Surfaces
2.82 km
1.81 km
1.78 km
< 100 m
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