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Cookshill Nunnery

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Cookshill Nunnery is a nunnery in Worcestershire. It is the only nunnery the Albion Guide maps in the county. Nearby monastic sites include Alcester Abbey and Bordesley Abbey. For arrivals by rail, Redditch Station is 10.4 km to the north.

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Photo along the Monarch's Way, a 625-mile long-distance path running from Worcester to Shoreham-by-Sea, England.Highlight

Monarch's Way

Long-distance path

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Photo along the Heart of England Way, a 104-mile long-distance path running from Cannock Chase to Bourton-on-the-Water, England.

Heart of England Way

Long-distance path

The Midlands' green spine, from Cannock Chase through the old Forest of Arden to Bourton-on-the-Water in the Cotswolds.

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Photo along the Wychavon Way, a 40-mile long-distance path running from Droitwich Spa to Broadway, central England.

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Long-distance path

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Photo of the River Avon (Warwickshire), a 47-mile river navigation running from Stratford-upon-Avon to Tewkesbury, England.

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River navigation

Shakespeare's Avon, restored to navigation by volunteers — from Stratford through Evesham's orchard country to the Severn at Tewkesbury.

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Photo of Arrow Country Park, a country park near Feckenham, Worcestershire, central England.

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Country park near Feckenham

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Photo of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal, a 26-mile canal running from King's Norton Junction to Stratford-upon-Avon, central England.Iconic

Stratford-upon-Avon Canal

Canal

Through the old Forest of Arden to Shakespeare's town, saved by volunteers in the 1960s restoration that changed canal history.

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