Getting There
Southbound route only
Leave the M69 at Junction 2 and take the 2nd exit onto the B4669 signed Hinckley, Burbage.
Turn right opposite the brown sign to Burbage Common and Woods (Smithy Lane).
Car parking is on the lane in several parking bays.
Return to M69 Southbound
Turn round and return down the lane. At the T-junction turn right. Enter Burbage. At the junction turn left onto Hinckley Road (B578).
Pass the Cross Keys public house on the right. Turn right onto Workhouse Lane, and follow the road to the right onto Britannia Road.
At the T-junction with Windsor Street turn left.
At the next T-junction turn right onto Rugby Road signed M69. Continue along this road to return to the M69.
NB if you miss the right turn onto Workhouse Lane, continue ahead on the B578. Drive over the motorway. At the T-junction, turn right onto the A5.
Remain on the A5 to return to the M69.
Burbage Common
Enter woods through kissing gate and follow the clearly marked path. This leads over a wooden footbridge and bears round to the right.
There are several well maintained paths in the wood, and on a hot day it’s worth tarrying in the woods to let dogs take in the cooling air.
Whichever path you take, keep heading away from the road and this will bring you to the edge of the wood and next to fields. On reaching the boundary, turn right to walk with the wood to the right and fields to the left. There are signed footpaths on either the woodland (no stiles) or the muddier parallel field side (with stiles).
Continue to the far corner of the wood, where several paths meet, and then follow the direction of the footpath sign to pass some picnic tables and Woodhouse Farm.
Go under the railway bridge and follow the blue footpath signs onto Burbage Common.
The blue signs apparently lead to a visitor centre, which we somehow missed, even though the road leading to it can be seen on the far side of the common.
Burbage Common is a large open space with plenty of space for dogs to let off steam. It can also be very wet underfoot, so wellies are a very good idea after heavy rain.
Facilities
None. Partial disabled access in woodland in dry weather. Dog poo bins by entrances to woodland.
This is OUR favourite walk
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