South Staffordshire Railway Walk
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The South Staffordshire Railway Walk is located in Staffordshire, England. It runs for five and a half miles from Castlecroft to Wall Heath. It is a local nature reserve.
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The South Staffordshire Railway Walk is located in Staffordshire, England. It runs for five and a half miles from Castlecroft to Wall Heath. It is a local nature reserve.
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On the edge of the city of Wolverhampton in part this is a wealth of wildlife and opportunity for excercise, relaxation, stimulation, mental wellbeing. Over 50% of British roosting bat species, 70+ bird species, deer, badgers and more wildflowers than anyone could think might exist in an urban location including wild orchids. Stretching from Aldersley, past Tettenhall (Cupcake Lane café is excellent) Compton, Castlecroft and onwards to Womborne (café here also) this is a well maintained path that duly deserves it's position amongst a top 10 railway walks list. Free to access at multiple points, 24/7 for ambles, rambles dog walks or cycling.
John SilvesterJohn Silvester
10
the section from Wolverhampton down towards Himley is wonderful, it's wide sealed pathway with beautiful surrounding countryside and bird song and some interesting graffiti murals. There's a little café in Wombourne (platform) although it's got limited opening times - I didn't go in myself but it did look pretty good. there are a number of benches and litter bins spread out along this route and it's flat and suitable for regular shoes. a regular road bike would be able to cope but there are one or two little bits and mud but nothing that you stops you. The reason for just 3 stars is because the section from Himley south to Pensnett is pretty awful - the surrounding area is horrible and consists of mainly heavy industry quarries or scrap yards. There is also a travellers site there in which you've got to be careful of some noisy dogs and there's lots of fly tipping. the path itself is in terrible condition with lots of standing water and mud even on a warm sunny day in May - you can't get through this area without good walking boots and it would be impossible to cycle unless you had a really good mountain bike. so overall I've only given the walk 3 out of 5 stars but that's because it's an aggregation of the brilliant Wolverhampton to Wombourne section and the terrible Pensnett to Himley section.
TutorNickTutorNick
20
I walk the Wombourne part of the walk daily. I also walk other railway walks around the country and this is the worst cared for walk: low hanging branches, very narrow sections that are hard to pass others and a portion by Ounsdale Road that is usually difficult and hardly passible after rain, especially for those like myself who have knee issues, etc. It would be nice if they would care for this walk more.
MarciaMarcia
10
Nice bike ride with two station cafes which was closed. We started in Wolverhampton and cycled the 12 miles or so to Fey Pool. The start was very good terrain, but nearing the end it turned into rubble and mud, it was obviously being used as a scramble track by the locals. Not bad but the last 2 miles need sorted big time.
Stephen L (Irishlad70)Stephen L (Irishlad70)
80
Like a small channel of the countryside cut through the suburbs. Greenery, birdsong and the occasional bit of wildlife holding the hum of traffic at arms length. Stay on it long enough and it transports you to green fields and blue skies between the urban sprawl and farmers fields nearby...
Terry SankeyTerry Sankey
10
It's a nice peaceful place for walking/jogging or cycling. The path is hard standing from the bridge over the canal but once you get so far down the trail roughly where my two pictures show it can get very muddy if the weather has not been dry.
Simon WhitehouseSimon Whitehouse
10
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The Mermaid
Canalside Bar & Grill
The Firs

The Mermaid
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Canalside Bar & Grill
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The Firs
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