I am writing a book about walking across West Midlands county, from Binley Woods on the eastern edge of Coventry, to Moseley Old Hall on the north western fringe of Wolverhampton. Continue reading Walk Across West Midlands Book
Here are the most viewed walks published in 2023 on the Walk Midlands website. As ever all are doable without a car. Continue reading Walk Midlands 10 Most Viewed Walks Published in 2023
2023 has been another wildly successful year for Walk Midlands. Here are the most viewed walks this year doable without a car in the English Midlands. Continue reading Walk Midlands 10 Most Viewed Walks in 2023
Christmas and the wider festive season is a time for visting cosy picturesque towns. Preferably with a market and carols. Luckily the Midlands has them in spades. Continue reading Walks to “Christmas Card” Towns in the English Midlands
Stretching from the heart of the Potteries out into the hilly, wooded part of north east Staffordshire bisected by the River Churnet, lying between Leek and Uttoxeter, known as the “Staffordshire Rhineland”, the Caldon Canal is a waterways system as much singular channel. Continue reading Caldon Canal
Kindly hosted by Walkspace West Midlands “No car required: Understanding the Midlands one step at a time” a set of reflections upon two years of working on Walk Midlands. Continue reading No car required: Understanding the Midlands one step at a time
A selection of walks up and along a wide plethora of ridges situated right across the English Midlands Continue reading Real Mythical and Legendary People of the English Midlands
Review of Joel Lane’s errie rock music novel set in early 1990s Birmingham and the Black Country “From Blue to Black” published by Influx Press. Continue reading Review: Joel Lane – “From Blue to Black”
All about a week long walk along the Malerweg Trail in Germany’s Saxon Switerland National Park in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains. Continue reading Malerweg: Walk German Midlands
Now reduced to a pile of rubble, for reasons which have been subjected to much speculation, The Crooked House pub in Himley was a true Midlands legend. Continue reading The Crooked House, Himley, in Memorandum
