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West Midlands Region

Shell Ford Packhorse Bridge and Picnic Area

West Midlands Region

Shell Ford Packhorse Bridge and Picnic Area

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Shell Ford Packhorse Bridge and Picnic Area

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Location: Himbleton, Wychavon, Worcestershire, West Midlands Region, England, United Kingdom

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February 18, 2021

Hiking

No, it's nothing to do with garages or cars. Shell Ford is infact a beautiful picnic site by the babbling Shell Brook. Green mosses cling to the charming, double-arched ancient packhorse bridge and birds sing in the trees. There are wheelchair accessible picnic tables and a small car park near the site.

September 15, 2025

Hiking

This is a lovely old bridge that is only just wide enough for a horse, and of course there are no walls or railings, so watch where you are going! The bridge is there as the ford it is next to is deep and quite notorious for motorists getting caught out and swept away by deep and fast flowing water.

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Elevation 40 m

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Friday 11 September

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9°C

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Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Location: Himbleton, Wychavon, Worcestershire, West Midlands Region, England, United Kingdom

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