Finding Alne Wood Park Burial Ground
Alne Wood Park benefits from its peaceful, rural location, the site does not have a formal address but can be located using the following information.
The site address is: Spernal Lane, Great Alne, Alcester B49 6JG. Unfortunately, some Sat Nav's will not accept this postcode as there is no numerical address. As an alternative you can navigate to the Mother Huf Cap Pub at B49 6HQ. Then from there drive north on Spernal Lane and Alne Wood Park is about 1.3 miles up on the right.
The following link will open the precise location of the gate in Google Maps: Alne Wood Park Gate Location - Google Maps
Alternatively if you use the What3Words in a browser on a Smart Phone, the following reference will get you to the gate: https://what3words.com/joints.gown.goes or if using the App the 3 Words are Joints, Gown and Goes.
If it's your first visit, you may want to download and print the "Directions" document below.
Driving directions
From M42
Exit at junction 3 heading south towards Redditch – Follow the A435 for 7.5 miles then after you come through Studley look for Spernal Lane on the Left. Follow this for 2.2 miles – go past the Purity Brewery sign and then Alne Wood Park is on the left.
From the M40
Exit at junction 15 (Longbridge Roundabout) heading west towards Stratford-upon-Avon/A46. Follow the A46 past Stratford for about 8 miles, turn right signposted towards Billesley Manor/Great Alne. Follow the road for 3.5 miles then turn right onto Spernal Lane at the junction with the Mother Huffcap Pub. Follow Spernal Lane for 1.3 miles and Alne Wood Park is on the right.
From the M5 (South)
Exit at junction 9 (Ashchurch) heading towards Evesham – Follow the A46 for around 31 miles, past Evesham, towards Alcester. At the Oversley Mill roundabout (Travelodge, McDonalds and BP Garage) turn right continuing to follow the A46. After 2.3 miles turn left onto Croft Lane – for about a mile follow this through the village of Haselor then go straight across the junction onto Pelham Lane for another mile. At the junction turn left and you will see the Mother Huf Cap pub. Turn right at the pub onto Spernal Lane and follow this for 1.3 miles, Alne Wood Park is on the right.
From the M5 (North)
Exit at junction 4A (Catshill Interchange) onto the M42 then follow instructions for driving from the M42.
From the West (Worcester/Wales)
Pick up the A422 (from the A44) in Worcester – follow this for 13 miles (after 11 there is a short section on the Evesham road). At the roundabout take the 3rd exit then after 0.3 miles at the Oversley Mill roundabout (Travelodge, McDonalds and BP Garage) turn left continuing to follow the A46. After 2.3 miles turn left onto Croft Lane – for about a mile follow this through the village of Haselor then go straight across the junction onto Pelham Lane for another mile. At the junction turn left and you will see the Mother Huf Cap pub. Turn right at the pub onto Spernal Lane and follow this for 1.3 miles, Alne Wood Park is on the right.
Public Transport
There is no public transport routes which stop outside the burial ground. The closest bus-stops are in Great Alne, these are around a 1.5 mile walk from the burial ground along Spernal Lane, please note this section of road does not have a pavement.
