The proposed Southam Visitor Information Point at the Tithe Place
Community Hub will carry a wide range of guides, maps and local attraction
leaflets. In the meantime, most of these leaflets are currently available
from Southam Library.
Downloadable Maps
- Southam
Visitor Guide & Map – Funded by Warwickshire County Council,
and produced with lots of practicalsupport
from Stratford-on-Avon District Council, this new leaflet has a town
centre map showing places to park, eat & drink, and lots of useful
suggestions for things you might like to see and do in the Southam area. - Southam
Holy Well Walk – This circular walk takes you through the
picturesque Stowe Valley to the Holy Well, then continues over the
river, through the Stoneythorpe estate along ancient paths and back to
the town. Note that at the moment the path to the Well is not
wheelchair friendly. - Southam
Town Trail – The town is full of history and this Trail takes you
to visit some of the most interesting places, but look out for what else
there is to see along the way. - Southam
Heritage Trail – A gentle walk around Southam to see places of
historical and modern interest. - Walk
the Trina Trail – This walk is dedicated to Southam dart player,
Trina Gulliver, and marks her achievements in World Darts. Benches along
the route record Trina’s championship victories. The walk starts at the
Bowling Green Pub. - Feldon
& Ironstone Villages Cycle Route – A Cycle Way between the two
Market Towns of Shipston-on-Stour and Southam following National Cycle
Network Route 48 - Harry
Green Way – a twenty-mile circular walk linking eight villages
around Southam, produced by Southam Ramblers and dedicated to the memory
of a previous Chairman. It can be walked in shorter stages.
Blue Lias Rings
PLEASE NOTE: RECENT NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS IN AND AROUND SOUTHAM
(2016/2017) HAVE MADE MANY OF THE BLUE LIAS RINGS ROUTES IMPASSABLE.
WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL’S RIGHTS OF WAY TEAM ADVISE ALL WALKERS TO USE
ORDNANCE SURVEY EXPLORER MAPS RATHER THAN RELYING UPON WALKS LEAFLETS
Taking their name from a prominent aspect of the local geology, these nine
circular walks are between five and thirteen miles (eight and twenty
kilometres) long.
- Blue
Lias Rings: Main Walk & Outer Loop - Blue
Lias Rings: Inner Loop - Blue
Lias Rings: Walk 1 Stockton, Broadwell, Leamington Hastings - Blue
Lias Rings: Walk 2 Napton, Southam, Stockton - Blue
Lias Rings: Walk 3 Ladbroke, Napton, Southam – the Lost Villages - Blue
Lias Rings: Walk 3a Two Shorter Walks from Ladbroke - Blue
Lias Rings: Walk 4 Harbury, Bishops Itchington, Ladbroke, Southam - Blue
Lias Rings: Walk 5 Ufton, Southam, Harbury - Blue
Lias Rings: Walk 6 Birdingbury, Long Itchington, Leamington Hastings
On other Web Sites
- Audio Walking
Tour of Southam – Play on the web site or download
the MP3 file to use as you walk. - Church2Church
Walks in South Warwickshire – A Series of 53 consecutive
Church2Church Walks that will take you on a 156 mile journey all the way
around South Warwickshire and to some of the most beautiful areas of the
county. - Long Itchington Walks
– A collection of walks around the village.