For a while, I\u2019ve been wanting to try out the nearest walk to us in Jen and Sim Benson\u2019s book: 100 Great Walks to do with Kids<\/a>*. According to the book, it was a 5.5mile walk that passes through our local National Trust property Hanbury Hall, which they\u2019d given a difficulty rating of 3\/5 (I suspect for the length, it\u2019s not particularly tricky terrain, although I wouldn\u2019t recommend it for pushchairs). On a Saturday in the summer, when Jim was busy with his Arrow Valley Hog Roast<\/a> business, I spontaneously grabbed the opportunity to spend a day outside with my boy. And oh goodness, it was glorious.<\/p>\n The walk is more or less the same as the Hanbury Circular Walk as detailed in this Worcestershire County Council leaflet<\/a>, but done in reverse, starting in a different location, without the detour to the Jinney Ring and an additional loop by the canal. That makes it sound like it\u2019s SUPER different, doesn\u2019t it? But it\u2019s not, I promise. And you can mainly follow the signs for Hanbury Circular around the route. I\u2019ve plotted the exact route we took on OS Maps, which you are welcome to download the .gpx file for: Family Friendly Hanbury Circular Walk<\/a> although please note: the starting route over Piper\u2019s Hill is approximate as we went slightly off-piste there (but would recommend you do the same and it\u2019s an easy route to follow). As we\u2019re National Trust members, we stopped off at Hanbury Hall for a refreshment stop at the cafe and to check out the refurbished playground which added a little bit of distance on, and our whole route from start to finish came in at just under 6.5miles.<\/p>\n I ask you, is there anything better than a free car park at the start of a hike? This one ticks the box! There\u2019s a free car park available on the west side of the B4091, heading towards Stoke Heath from the Jinney Ring in Hanbury, it\u2019s on the left and there is a parking sign post. I don\u2019t have much experience of how busy this car park gets, but when we arrived at around midday to 1pm on a warm, sunny Saturday afternoon, there were plenty of parking spots available.<\/p>\n![\"Child](\"https:\/\/hollymadelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hanbury-2264.jpg\")
<\/figure>\nThe Hanbury Circular Walk Route<\/span><\/h2>\n
Where to Park<\/span><\/h2>\n