HS2 Select Committee Site Visit Itinerary, 7th & 8th
October 2014
Day 1 - Tuesday, 7th October 2014
10.45am
Location
Waste Lane stop. [10 mins]
Then continue down Hob Lane
11am - Start visit in Burton Green
Location
Drive in via Hob Lane
Burton Green School[5 mins]
Continue over junction to Cromwell Lane
Drive over Cromwell Lane Bridge
Immediately over bridge, park at 402 Cromwell Lane (property of HS2 from 1.10.14) [20 mins]
Get back on bus and drive left along Hodgetts Lane to village hall car park
[25 minutes, including short presentation – residents association and Parish Council]
Short Comfort Break
Back on bus and drive back to Red Lane and down towards Kenilworth.
Leaving Burton Green travel south to Crackley via Red Lane, Kenilworth Castle and High Street.
Total visit time in Burton Green: 1 hour
12pm – Lunch Stop
Location
Kenilworth - Lunch (1 hour)
1pm - Kenilworth, Crackley and Stoneleigh
Location
Turn off A429 onto Crackley Lane
Then back to A429 (Coventry Rd) Stop Birches Wood Farm / Crackley Wood [10 mins]
Stop on A429 (Coventry Rd) at Green Bridge – pull over just before the green bridge and walk up
access to Greenway and onto the bridge (alternatively, park in Laneham Place and walk back 50m to
the bridge). [15 mins]
Continue along A429 (Coventry Road) and through the Crackley Gap (where HS2 crosses).
Travel towards University of Warwick, along the A429 (Coventry Road). Turn right at Gibbet Hill onto
Stoneleigh Road towards A46 and Stoneleigh.
Turn Right at roundabout before A46 into Dalehouse Lane. [15 min]
Turn left into Knowle Hill and then left into Crew Lane. South down Crew Lane continue another 500
metres past Kenilworth Golf Club clubhouse and stop in the Car park for the practice ground, which is
on the left hand side, immediately before the bridge under the A46. [3 min]
Under Crew Lane A46 underpass
To junction of Crew Lane/B4115 turn left via Gate 3 Stoneleigh Park and route crossing. Continue to
crossroads turn left (north).
200m to Dalehouse Roundabout, back south to Stoneleigh Crossroads to B4115. Gate 3 Stoneleigh
Park crossing point parking area.
Take B4115 via Stoneleigh Village to Stoneleigh Park Main Entrance for parking. [30 min]
Short Comfort Break
Return to main gate. Visit the Grade II* listed Stare Bridge adjoining the route
Travel on to Cubbington
Total visit time for Crackley, Kenilworth & Stoneleigh: 2 hours
3pm – Cubbington
Location
Past Abbey Park, turn right into A445 Leicester Lane and stop to view Furzen Hill Cottages.
Then continue along Leicester Lane to turn left at the first roundabout into Kenilworth Road. Then
turn left at the mini-roundabout on to B4453 Rugby Road to head towards Weston Hall Farm.
View South Cubbington Wood
Total visit time: 1 hour
4pm – Offchurch
Location
Travel down Welsh Road to Offchurch village.
Turn left onto Hunningham Road.
Stop at village hall car park on School Lane.
Short Comfort Break
Proceed up hill, turn left and join the Leamington/Long Itchington Rd. Proceed along Long
Itchington Road to The Fosse.
Turn right and proceed along The Fosse, turn left onto Welsh Road, pause at Moreton’s lay-by
on The Fosse.
Total visit time: 1 hour
5pm - Bascote Heath / Southam
Location
Travel along Welsh Road from Moretons farm for 0.7 of a mile towards Bascote Heath. On the
bend, turn sharp left up the drive to Print Farm. Large concrete area for parking and turning.
Proceed along Welsh Road, turn right towards Bascote Heath. Pass the Fox and Hen pub and past
the houses to the cemetery and stop at Bascote Wood in the Lay-by on the left, 100 yards after the
war memorial.
Turn left at Harbury Junction onto A425 towards Southam. Park at Codemasters
Proceed along A425 and turn right at the roundabout onto B4451 (Kineton Road). Take the second
right into the parking space in front of ALKO.
Total visit time: 1 hour
6pm End Day 1
Day 2 - Wednesday, 8th October 2014
8:30am - Start visit in Ladbroke
Location
Travel to Greenleaf Nursery on the Banbury Road (A423) in Southam
Stop at Greenleaf Plant Nursery
View Windmill Hill cutting, A423 road crossing
Proceed south towards Ladbroke.
View planned compound site, Windmill Lane and Radbourne Lane access points for construction
traffic.
A423 take second (southerly) entrance to village. Stop at Bell pub car park.
Walk to village Hall, opposite Bell pub.
Short Comfort Break
Back on bus, travel south on A423 and left towards Wormleighton.
Total visit time: 1 hour 15 mins
9.45am - Wormleighton and Priors Hardwick
Location
Turn left towards Wormleighton (opposite The Wharf Inn) up the C35 road (1 mile) to Village
Hall by a Grass Triangle and Stone Bus Shelter. Alight and view Wormleighton Village
Proceed to Bridleway SM116 by 4 x 4 vehicles as available.
Return to Coach and proceed to the T Junction of the C35 (Boddington/Priors Hardwick Roads)
Proceed to Hill Farm Priors Hardwick Village on Bus
Total visit time: 1 hour 15 mins.
11am – Depart Warwickshire travelling to Oxfordshire
11.40am – Mixbury & Newton Purcell Parish Councils
Location
Stop in the vicinity of Tibbetts Farm, see where the line crosses Fulwell Lane.
Approach Mixbury from Fulwell, turn into Church Lane (having just crossed the line of HS2) and
then turn immediately right into the yard at Tibbetts Farm to park
Enter the village via Church Lane and short stop at the Church.
Then drive through the village to the A421, turn left, and travel on to Warren Farm.
Return back to the A421 and head towards Finmere again, turning right onto the A4421 and
down to Newton Purcell. [12.10am]
Stop at the junction between the A4421 and the lane to Barton Hartshorn and down that lane
just north of the proposed line.
Stop at the turnoff to the dental practice/layby on the A421 south of the line where the proposed
road diversion re-joins the existing route of the A421.
Depart 12.40pm
12.40 – End Day 2
Advise for local residents:
Due to constraints on timing it has not been possible to arrange visits to every interested resident or
group in the area. However, the Committee will be stopping to meet residents at various locations.
The indicative timings for these stops are below:
Day 1
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Burton Green Village Hall – Approximately 11.30am
In the vicinity of Dalehouse Lane and Kenilworth Golf Course - Approximately 1.45pm
A445 Leicester Lane in the vicinity of Furzen Hill Cottages. – Approximately 3.00pm
Offchurch Village Hall – Approximately 4.15pm
ALKO business car park – Approximately 5.45pm
Day 2
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Ladbroke Village Hall – Approximately 9am
Mixbury Village – Approximately 11.50am
Residents with concerns are welcome to join at these meeting points where it has not been possible
to programme in the specific stops requested.
Please bear in mind the tour will do it’s best to keep to strict timings in order to cover all the sites
listed in the itinerary above. However, we would ask for a degree of understanding from residents
for any late running.