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Walking
route to Washlands:
Exit Glencoe House and go left down Anglesey Rd. At newsagents',
turn left onto All Saints’ Rd. At end of All Saints' Rd, cross
Branston Rd. to All Saints’ Church. (Take care! Branston Rd
is a VERY busy road.) Enter church grounds and walk down the path to left of the
church. Then turn right onto All Saints’ Croft; right again onto
Blackpool St; then almost immediately a left down a pot-holed dirt track
that takes you to the wonderful wide open Washlands.
If you wish to walk towards Branston:
To head to Branston, go right, past the grazing cattle (they're usually
out grazing), and then left
down the footpath that runs along the Leicester Line Railway Bridge. At
the river, go right, under the bridge, and just keep walking along the
river, on past
the golf course, till you reach the Riverside
Inn. You can go further, if you like, and even cross through to Branston
and through the subway to the Branston Water Park; I can show you the
way on a map.
If you wish to walk to Stapenhill:
To head to Stapenhill, go left down the path that's at the far left of
the gravel drive, and then turn right onto the
next path; this will lead you to the river. At the river, go left and walk to the Ferry Bridge. Cross the Ferry Bridge (stay to the left — cyclists are on right) and then go left into
Stapenhill Gardens.
You can carry on north along the Stapenhill
side of the river till you reach the rowing clubs, at which point the
path takes you up to the pavement along Stapenhill Road. Go left on
the pavement and at the road intersection, go left onto old Burton
Bridge (the traffic is noisy here); stay to the left as cyclists are on
the right. The
bridge takes you back to the Burton side of the river. You can
then rejoin the Washlands, or stop in at the Burton Bridge
Brewery. To rejoin the Washlands, descend the left-hand ramp
near the end of the bridge; or if you fancy a beer at the Burton Bridge
Brewery, carry on walking along the bridge and continue straight onto
Bridge St and you'll soon see the brewery
pub on your left. On the Burton side of the Washlands, follow the footpaths back along the river.
Head for the Ferry Bridge & Stapenhill Viaduct. From the
bridge/viaduct, you can either head left and walk along the river the
way you came, or for a nice wander through woods, head towards the
carpark which is off to the right. Behind this carpark is the
entrance to the Burton Mail Centenary Woodland, which I highly
recommend. Either way you
go, keep an eye out towards your right, for the spire of All Saints'
Church, and head for that to retrace your steps back to Anglesey Road.
To walk to Burton town centre along the river:
Walk as you did to go to Stapenhill but don't cross over the Ferry
Bridge, stay on the Burton side of the river. You can walk into
town along the Stapenhill Viaduct that extends from the Ferry Bridge to
Burton town centre. Alternatively, you can cross over the viaduct
(or under it, depending where you are) and follow any of the paths going
off towards the left and make your way to Andressey Bridge (it's a
similar design to the Ferry Bridge but on a much smaller scale).
Cross Andressey Bridge; the library is just off to your right and the Market
Square and St. Modwen's Church (C of E) are off to your left.
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