Heart of England Way
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The Heart of England Way is a long-distance walk of around Template:Convert through the Midlands of England.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The walk starts from Milford Common on Cannock Chase and ends at Bourton on the Water in the Cotswolds linking south Staffordshire through Warwickshire to east Gloucestershire (or vice versa).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
It crosses seven others: the Beacon Way, Staffordshire Way, Two Saints Way, Arden Way, Cotswold Way, Oxfordshire Way, and Thames Path. It is maintained by the Heart of England Way Association.
On 3 April 2021, Richard Antrobus set a new record, north to south, nonstop of 19 hours 47 minutes. Food and water was provided at prearranged places to comply with Covid restrictions in place at the time. Diversions due to construction of HS2 were followed with the final distance covered being 104 miles. This was confirmed by two separate trackers carried for the entire route.
Places on the wayEdit
- Milford
- Cannock Chase
- Castle Ring
- Lichfield
- Drayton Bassett
- Shustoke
- Meriden
- Berkswell
- Balsall Common
- Rowington
- Henley-in-Arden
- Alcester
- Bidford-on-Avon
- Upper Quinton
- Mickleton
- Chipping Campden
- Longborough
- Bourton-on-the-Water
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