Sutton Park 5km Walk Route

ROUTE

• This is a circular walk and you could join it at one of three starting points, each with a car park, and follow the route in a circular direction, ending back at your original start point. These are:
  
  
  1. Palace Hill, access via Town Gate
  2. Flying Field, access via Boldmere Gate
  3. Jamboree, access via Streetly Gate.
  
  
• With the Visitor Centre on the left, starting at Palace Hill (1), take the left hand fork. Ahead, keep on the right hand path.
  
  
• See the ford and Wyndley Pool on your left and continue straight ahead through Hollyhurst.
  
  
• At the fork, take the sharp right hand path.
  
  
• At the junction, take the left hand path upwards.
  
  
• And at the next junction, take the left hand path upwards.
  
  
• At the next junction, at 2 Flying Field, turn right and follow the path. Here you can see Gorse and Heather.
  
  
• Continue along the path and it will gently climb uphill towards 3 Jamboree Memorial stone.
  
  
• From the stone, take the left fork and continue along the path as it descends gently downhill.
  
  Look out for the pyramid-shaped site markers – part of three archaeological routes through the park. The marker reads ‘Deer Park, subdivision 2.2’.
  
  At right angles to the road are the remains of a bank and ditch dating from AD 1120, subdividing the park for management of the deer and associated hunting.
  
  
• Continue along the path, passing Keepers Well and Keepers Pool on your left, pass the dam wall of the pool on your left.
  
  A further pyramid marker ‘2.1’ can be seen beyond the pool.
  
  
• Pass through a metal gate and follow the curve of the path and continue back towards the Visitor Centre.