Seven brave walkers met on a fresh spring Sunday morning to
brave the elements and to take on the seventh Redditch and Bromsgrove CAMRA
RambAle! Even though it was March, the sun was out shining over the Worcester
& Birmingham Canal.
As we started our cruise at a steady 3mph, we weren’t the
only ones out that morning. The Hopwood Heron was up and hunting and we spotted
him several times circling the canal looking for something to eat. As we
approached Bridge 66 it was time to change our route and headed west to our
first pub. After passing over Lower Bittell Reservoir we followed a footpath
over farmland to reach the Barnt Green Inn, our first port of call. This large
merchant house has an excellent patio area, where we all enjoyed Purity UBU,
while Wye Valley HPA was also available.
Our next bearing was
south-east; where we climbed Cherry Hill Drive towards the start of the Lickey
Hills then followed a footpath down to Barnt Green rail station. It was about
this time that the heavens opened and gave us all a good drenching; but
fortunately an eagle-eyed member spotted a nice shiny cask in a gazebo in Barnt
Green Park. Upon further investigation, it was a local fun run to raise money
for Sports Relief; so we did our bit for charity by sampling the Weatheroak
Hill IPA on offer while making full use of their shelter!
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