Welcombe Hills Country Park

Enjoy wonderful views over Stratford-Upon-Avon and the surrounding Warwickshire countryside in this elevated country park.
The park can be reached by following the Monarch's Way north from the Stratford-Upon-Avon (about 1 mile) or by parking at the provided car park.... The area is also a nature reserve with grassland, woodland and ponds. Look out for Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Green Woodpecker and Great Spotted Woodpecker. You may also see deer on the hills.
Postcode: CV37 0NR
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Follow the Monarch's Way south from the park and it will take you into Stratford Upon Avon. There's nice river walks, the famous Royal Shakespeare Theatre and easy trails along the Stratford Upon Avon Canal to enjoy here. Head north west along the canal and you could visit the Edstone Aqueduct, the longest cast iron aqueduct in England. There's great views from the top of this significant local structure.
Heading north will take you into the village of Snitterfield where there's the Snitterfield Bushes Nature Reserve and a nice local pub with a particularly lovely garden.
For more walking ideas in the area see the Warwickshire Walks page.

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Monarch's Way Stratford Upon Avon Stratford Upon Avon Canal Snitterfield Edstone Aqueduct Clifford Chambers and Preston on Stour Walk Stratford to Wilmcote Canal Walk

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Wood in Welcombe Hill Country Park

Monarch's Way passing Clopton Tower

Seat in Welcombe Hills Country Park

Obelisk to the Philips family. A fine 19th monument. Its future welfare may be compromised, however, by vigorous growth of elder at its foundations, and the fact that the lower part of the lightning conductor's earthing strap is missing.

Welcombe Hotel. Country house built for Mark Philips by Thomas Newby to designs by Henry Clutton 1866-80, a hotel since 1931. The obelisk in Welcombe Hills can be seen beyond. Mark Philips, 1800-73, was an important Manchester politician, one of the first members of Parliament for Manchester in 1832, who was much involved in reform and education; he retired to his Warwickshire estate in 1847.

Cottage in the Woods

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