Cheswardine Walks – Walk 5 – Doley Farm, Lipley

Walk directions

1. Step 1

   Turn right at the Parish Hall into Podmore Road. At the end turn left onto Cheswardine High Street. Carry straight on towards the church and turn right into Church Lane.

2. Step 2

   After 350m, about half way down the lane, go over a stile on the right, and go through a gateway then straight ahead across 3 fields.

3. Step 3

   Turn right onto the lane and follow it round to the left and keep ahead for 1.35 km until Doley Farm is reached on the right.

4. Step 4

   Immediately after Doley Farm go through a farm gate on the left and follow the green lane, passing a pond on the right. It will eventually open out through a gate, into fields. Keep straight ahead going over a stile.

5. Step 5

   Cross over the lane leading to Lipley Hall Farm and go straight ahead over fields indicated with a small waymarker arrow, crossing stiles and through gates keeping the hedge and wooded area to the left.

6. Step 6

   Enter a driveway through gates by the house and turn left into Moss Lane.

7. Step 7

   After 350m turn left over a stile opposite the entrance to Lipley Farm. NB Sometimes there is livestock in these fields. Go straight across 2 fields heading towards the wooded area. Skirt the wooded area keeping it to the right. St Swithun's Church will come into view. Heading straight for the church, go across the fields through several gates. The last field is where the Old Cricket pitch was located. Along the route there are magnificent views of Cheswardine Hall which is now a Residential Home.

8. Step 8

   Turn right out of the field keeping the Gate House to the right and turn immediately left along Church Lane back into Cheswardine.

9. Step 9

   At the church turn left and walk through Cheswardine village to Podmore Road on the right. Turn right and the Parish Hall is located on the left.