Tag: Access

Access for All Project

Lady in wheel chair
DEFRA and AONB Logo

Defra has kindly provided a grants programme to the Malvern Hills National Landscape to improve Access for All . Please contact David Armitage if you have ideas for Projects. Projects that have been completed, or are nearing completion are:

Visually impaired walker being guided by guide-person and guide-dog

Sense Adventures

Sense Adventures: provision of clothing to allow the visually impaired to take guided walks around the AONB.

Disabled Access Compost Loo in Colwall Village Garden

Disabled Access Compost Loo

At Colwall Village Garden: provision of a composting disabled access loo, and large mobility kissing gates.

Lady leaning on disabled access gate

Knapp & Papermill

At Knapp and Papermill Nature Reserve : path and gate improvements to improve access for all.

At the Malvern Hills Geocentre : improved facilities for hiring a Tramper disabled buggy to go up the Malverns, and wheelchair friendly picnic tables.

Mobility scooter in Eastnor Park

At Eastnor Park: provision of a new Tramper disabled-buggy for tours round the park, large mobility kissing gates and wheelchair friendly picnic tables.

Couple leaning on new access gate on MHT land

On Malvern Hills Trust land: provision of a variety of gates to allow easy access to newly acquired land.

Walking

Malvern has had a long connection with walking for health since the ‘Water Cure’ came to this area.

Malvern has a very popular walking festival and there are walking groups such as the Malvern Hills District Footpath Society and the Malvern Walking Group.

We have a range of walks around this National Landscape that you might like to try, illustrated below. We always welcome feed back on the routes: please contact David Armitage with comments.

For our outdoor activities, we partner with Outdooractive navigation app – as a visitor to Malvern Hills, you can get 4 weeks free PRO+ subscription on this link.

Other Walks

A Guide to the C17 Banks and Ditches on the Malvern Hills: The banks and ditches which mark land sold off by Charles 1st to fund the Civil War are still visible on the hills and this leaflet , or the walk app, takes you on a historical tour of them.

Less Able Access: we have a dedicated page to help the less able to enjoy this National Landscape.

Geopark Way

This 109 mile national trail crosses the Malvern Hills National Landscape. The Geopark Way has its own app to guide the traveller. It runs from Bridgnorth to Gloucester along the spine of the hills.

Visitor Map and Guide

This OS map based guide, has 77 places to visit in the Malvern Hills National Landscape, from pubs and cafes to heritage sites and nature reserves, and is available as a paper map or to download. If you have an attraction in the Malvern Hills National Landscape that you think should be in this guide, please do contact us.

Download the Map and Guide

Download the Malverns walking app  for several local walks.

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