| Hatton Bank 2
Written by Scott Borthwick - 15 Jan 2005
last update by
Mark Bearton -
11 Mar 2009
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From the A46 (Warwick Bypass) take the A4177 towards Solihull. After passing a new housing development on the right you start to gently climb uphill. After passing the pub on the left there is a left hand turning, take this and then your first left (signposted Hatton Country World). This lane will take you across a narrow canal bridge and then onto the railway bridge.
Park the car at either end of the bridge on the verge.
Hatton station is approximately a 5-20 minute walk along the canal from the locations and is well served by trains from Marylebone, Birmingham and Stratford upon Avon.
There is a pub nearby at the top of the hill, otherwise none.
Both northbound and southbound shots are available at various times of the day, however, the northbound late afternoon/evening shot is the shot of choice. Shadows from the bridge and bushes on the embankment do creep across the line, and by about 20:00 on a summers evening the location is pretty much finished. The location is not much use in Winter as the sun will not get far enough round.
This location can get very busy when there is a special
