Whixall Walks – 1. Bull & Dog Circular

Walk directions

1. Start

   Cross road, through kissing gate, walk right along the hedgerow to the next stile on your right. Go straight across field to roadside stile - care needed as you cross this busy road.

2. Step 2

   Go straight ahead and take first turning on the left into Gilberts Lane, Coton and then turn right opposite Park Villas into Gilberts Lane, Whixall. Follow this lane to the T-junction at Braynes Hall Farm.

3. Step 3

   Turn right and at next T-junction go right and then left past the Social Centre. Follow the road round past Church Farm, then St Mary's Church and keep going until you reach Oak Cottage on the left. Just before the cottage cross the stile on your left, through the paddock to the next stile. Follow the hedgerow to next stile, climb over this and immediately on your right cross the footbridge.

4. Step 4

   Walk straight across the field to a little wooded area with a small pond. Cross the stile and head towards the houses and tall fir tree keeping the pond in the field on your left. Go through the gate and follow the tarmac lane to the T-junction, turn left and continue along the lane until you pass a left turn.

5. Step 5

   Take the footpath on the right after a few metres. Go through the field gate and cross the field to a stile. In the next field cross to stile opposite and then diagonally to next stile on your left and then diagonally again to next stile. Go through the field gate and turn left onto the lane.

6. Step 6

   Ignore the right turn into Cumberland Lane and at T-junction (Hollinwood Green) go right. Follow the road out of Hollinwood and take second footpath on the right. Go straight across the field past the pylon and when you reach the hedge line turn left following the Whixall Walks signs to a footbridge. Cross the bridge and then, keeping the hedgerow on your left, follow the footpath through two fields to the lane.

7. Step 7

   Turn right onto the lane and at the cross roads turn right. Continue on this road for some time. Opposite Home Farm observe the cottage dated 1667 and particularly its chimneys.

8. Step 8

   Shortly after this take the turning on the right opposite the driveway to Coton Hall and then next left.

9. Step 9

   Before the junction with White Lion Farm take the footpath on the left through two fields and out to the very busy main Whitchurch to Wem road. Turn right and taking great care walk along the grass verge to the Bull & Dog pub. Go through a gate on your left just past White Lion Farm and walk across the field to the pub. Please be guided by the Whixall Walks signs.