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Grand Union Canal – The Bull's Head loop from Hampton-in-Arden

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Grand Union Canal – The Bull's Head loop from Hampton-in-Arden

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Grand Union Canal – The Bull's Head loop from Hampton-in-Arden

03:19

12.5km

130m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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636 m

No.6 Café

Highlight • Cafe

Food, cakes and coffee really nice...

Tip by

672 m

St Mary and St Bartholomew's Church, Hampton-in-Arden

Highlight • Historical Site

5.65 km

Grand Union Canal

Highlight • Cycleway

Great if you like narrow boats

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8.17 km

The Ford at Barston

Highlight • River

it's a nice walk you can do a small loop around a field and along the river, I've seen family's playing in the water

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8.51 km

In Saxon times Barston, sometimes known as ‘Bertanestone’ or ‘Bercestone’ included almost all of Berkswell. In the reign of Henry II and King John, portions were given to the Knights Templars and on their dissolution to the Hospitallers. The foundations of the former, including alms-houses and the Temple can still be found in nearby Temple Balsall. A tradition suggests an underground passage from the Temple to our Church, but this would run beneath the River Blythe, as in ancient times the land formed part of the forest of Arden. This seems improbable as there would have been no difficulty in moving discreetly between the two places.

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8.93 km

The Bull's Head

Highlight • Historical Site

Great pub, and very historical

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9.10 km

Red telephone box in Barston Village

Highlight • Monument

The village has many historic buildings, some of which are timber-framed. The Church of St. Swithin is a Church of England church which dates from 1721, and is built on the site of an earlier church. The village also possesses two pubs, The Bulls Head Archived 14 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine and The Malt Shovel, and about 50 residential properties. The Barston Memorial Institute, opposite the Bulls Head, hosts many village activities with a Friday night youth club and regular Art Classes as well as the Barston WI and U3A meetings. There is no bus service or any other form of public transport in the village, although an abandoned bus stop still exists at the end of the central road of Barston, Oak Lane, which is left over from an old-school service from the 1970s and 1980s. Next to the bus stop is an old-fashioned red phone box.

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12.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.26 km

2.14 km

1.99 km

123 m

Surfaces

5.84 km

4.02 km

2.06 km

593 m

Elevation

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Sunday 5 July

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Grand Union Canal – The Bull's Head loop from Hampton-in-Arden

No.6 Café

St Mary and St Bartholomew's Church, Hampton-in-Arden

Grand Union Canal

The Ford at Barston

Llamas in the Field

St Swithin's Church, Barston

The Bull's Head

Red telephone box in Barston Village

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