Coseley – Bradley
Short Black Country walk between Coseley and Bradley primarily along the Bradley Arm Canal, a green and often beautiful canal backwater. Continue reading Coseley – Bradley
Category: Black Country
Oldbury – Netherton
A walk between the characterful towns of Oldbury and Netherton via Turner’s Hill in the Rowley Hills, the highest point in West Midlands county Continue reading Oldbury – Netherton
Saltwells National Nature Reserve
Walk through green spaces in the Black Country to Saltwells National Nature Reserve, a rich woodland environment shaped by unique geology and centuries of mining Continue reading Saltwells National Nature Reserve
Wychbury Hill
Walk from Stourbridge to Hagley across the wild, mysterious and beautiful Wychbury Hill. A significant local landmark with connections to strange occurances. Continue reading Wychbury Hill
The Crooked House, Himley
Walk from the centre of the Black Country town of Dudley to the famously slanted Crooked House pub on the edge of Himley. Continue reading The Crooked House, Himley
Halesowen – Tipton
Walk through lots of green spaces, between the Black Country towns of Halesowen and Tipton, following the route of the Dudley No. 2 Canal. Continue reading Halesowen – Tipton
Stourbridge – Kinver
Walk from Stourbridge along canal towpaths and across fields to Kinver at the southern tip of Staffordshire known for Kinver Edge and rock houses. Continue reading Stourbridge – Kinver
Dowery Dell Viaduct
Walk from Birmingham into Worcestershire to the site of the former Dowery Dell Viaduct. Only ruins remain, but you can still get a sense of it’s scale and grandeur. Continue reading Dowery Dell Viaduct
The Lost Lapal Canal
A varried suburban and rural walk between Selly Oak in Birmingham and Halesowen in the Black Country along the route of the long closed Lapal Canal. Including the site of the ill-fated Lapal Canal Tunnel and the sites of the ruined Weoley Manor and Halesowen Abbey. Continue reading The Lost Lapal Canal