Home to the pub. 1 rating. Launch OS Maps . At the bottom of the slope, continue along the one obvious track and again be aware of the possibility of muddy conditions underfoot. Stowmarket, Suffolk: Heart of Suffolk, Mendlesham via Mendlesham Green and Tan Office Farm. Walk Description: Rural and primarily off road; mostly public footpaths and some shared bridleways; a mix of undulating terrain but no demanding slopes. Discover maps for all of GB, discover local walking, running and cycling routes or create and share your own. It replaced the Mission Church. At this point the views become more open for a while, with Wychbury and The Clent Hills to the right. When the path leaves the metalled road Sweetpool Nature Reserve is on your left. Distance: 7.0 kms (4.4 miles) 9.4km - 1h 53m. Facilities: Cafe and toilets at start/finish; no facilities on the route; parking to be discreet and unobtrusive by arrangement, * * * * *. Turn left and walk to look at the cottages a little way up the lane. 3 ratings. It was the first shop in Hagley to make its own ice-cream after World War Two. The name of fields nearby was Summergall but the Council substituted vale as "nicer"! The A456, which needs to be crossed at the beginning and end of the walk, is a busy road and needs care. Return to Lodge Crescent, cross over the road and use the passage to Rooks Meadow. Region: Eastern 5.6km - 0h 30m. The route then heads through the countryside on public footpaths, returning to the town, via the site of the Norman Beaudesert Castle. Continue, passing Long Close and Spring Close, which recall two field names in the area, until you reach the T junction. Owned by the Co-op since 1993. Turn right, you have joined an old track which has existed for many centuries going across the Brake from Pedmore to the Spout. A Nursery belonging to the Vaughan's was on the left and this is recalled by the name Nursery Close, built in the 1970s. Hagley walk 1.5 miles Hagley walk 2 miles Hartlebury walk 1 mile Hartlebury walk 1.5 miles Hartlebury walk 2.5 miles Hopton Wafers walk 3 or 6 miles Hopton Wafers walk 4.5 miles Kingsford Forest Park walks 0.3 (wheel and push-chair friendly), 1.25, 1.5 or 2 miles Milson walk 2.25 or 3.5 miles Milson walk 5 miles Pound Green walk 3 miles It is worth looking above the shop fronts to estimate the age of the buildings. Download the free GetOutside app for more ideas on family-friendly things to do outside, near you or search a location of your choice. In a few hundred metres look for a house on the right bearing the name ‘Chimneys’, take the waymarked public footpath on the right and follow it gently downhill.