START: From the car park at St. Peter's Church, walk up the churchyard, cross the B4204 and go up the signed track opposite. In the school grounds, veer left into the avenue of damson trees and the gap (1), thus exiting into a field. The route bears some degrees left across the field, watching out for the stile (2) in the far hedge, visible when the crest of the hill is reached. Angle left to the next stile in the roadside hedge (3). Turn right up the road (B4197), taking great care with the speeding traffic; go past the woodyard and into the lane on the left. Follow this around the right angle bend, passing on the left what remains of the mediaeval fishpond of "The Noake’, sadly now much overgrown and partially filled in. The remnants of the sluice gate lie beside it in the grass. Presumably the sluice was used to drain water from the pool to make netting the fish easier, when eating fish was compulsory on Fridays, a "fast" day in our Catholic past. Shortly you will see steps and a stile on the left. Climb the stile and cross the field diagonally to the far corner, keeping to the left of a venerable oak tree with its hollow trunk, a hiding place for rabbits. The small copse on the left has been fenced to allow primroses and a few violets to flourish, and later bluebells may appear. Over the stile and ditch crossing (8) in the corner, look for the stile far away across the field leading onto the Clifton road B4204. From the ditch crossing, the path, in reality, traverses somewhat into the field itself, but usually walkers go right, along the field edge the hedge corner. From there, diagonally left, across the field to the road. Cross the road to the signpost and gate/stile opposite. See outstanding views of the Teme Valley and take time to enjoy them! Follow the hedgeline to a left corner, continue around to a coppice of four oak trees and look for a waymark post down hill to the right. You should notice the outline of an old lane with a bank on the left as you look at it. Take this route downhill to a small stream, and lower down, to the right, spot a waymark post and bridge. Over the bridge follow the path to the left, climbing up steeply to the end of a track, known locally as Chimney Lane. There used to be many small houses and plots hereabouts and apparently a lone chimney stack remained for some time. Continue along this track to a stile. Due to land slippage, the area is very broken and for a while makes for quite difficult walking if you stick to the exact route of the right of way. Keep in the same direction, passing after a while an ancient tractor, almost buried in greenery, and a waymarked path to the left, until a stile onto the road is reached. At this point the route joins the Worcestershire Way (11). Turn left up the (Kingswood) lane. At the top of the hill a few steps in the right hand bank lead to a gap into a field. (An alternative route to Martley village via the Nubbins leads off from the left (12) as described in No. 1 of Walks in Martley Parish, following the route in reverse order from point 8). Keeping beside the field hedge continue to the signpost indicating the Worcestershire Way and the Martley Loop, and turn left back into the lane. Follow this to the junction with B4197 (13). Turn left and walk along the footpath, passing the Memorial Hall, Jury Lane and Mortlake Drive to a signpost and gate on the right leading into a field (14). Follow the path across the field through gates into Church Lane (15). Turn right down to the car park.
