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Areley Lane, STOURPORT-ON-SEVERN, DY13 0TA

A private road giving access to various properties. There is a public bridleway running along it which gives access to the River Severn, near Stourport Bridge.

Cedar Close is a supported housing development consisting of forty nine flats and bungalows, with resident management staff. It is managed by Wyre Forest Sheltered Housing, which is an Industrial and Provident Society with charitable status and registered with the Housing Corporation.

A private road, over which a public bridleway starting at the riverbank of the River Severn runs. On the right is the start of an access drive to Areley Hall, a timber-framed and brick house dating from the late 16th century. There is no public access over the drive.

A private road, off Areley Lane, over which a public bridleway runs down to the riverbank. On the left is the start of an access drive to Areley Hall, a timber-framed and brick house dating from the late 16th century. There is no public access over the drive. Image

The gate marks the point where a public footpath to Areley Lane commences. The area in the foreground is the Arboretum, a small collection of various trees. The fence on the left encloses Severn Trent Water's Sewage Pumping Station.

The company offer tourist trips on the River Severn but not at this time of year.

This is the end of a private road from Areley Lane, over which there is a public bridleway. People and horses can go around the gate, which is presumably here to ensure that only authorised vehicles can get to the riverside, which is in the background. Once past the gate, walkers can go in either direction along a public footpath, which runs alongside the River Severn. Strangely the bridleway ends at the river bank, so theoretically horse riders can only turn around and come back the way they came. Certainly there are obstacles to horses at various points on the riverside footpath, which would make it unsuitable for horse riding. Most likely the bridlepath dates from the days of horse-drawn boats, when the navigation went a great deal further upstream than Stourport-on-Severn. This might perhaps have been a point where horses were changed?

Stourport Arboretum on the South bank of the River Severn. July 28th 2014. This area now looks rather sad compared to its former well-kept appearance.

Stourport Arboretum on the South bank of the River Severn. July 28th 2014. This area now looks rather sad compared to its former well-kept appearance.