All about Middleton Top, a working steam engine that once powered an incine plane in Derbyshire. An incredible survival form the earliest days of railways which worked until 1963 with amazing views across the white peak landscape. Continue reading Middleton Top
All about the Wyrely and Essington Canal. A famously meandering former industrial waterway north east of Walsall and Wolverhmpton nicknamed the curly whirly. Continue reading Wyrley and Essington Canal
12 walks across the English Midlands celebrating the first year of the website Walk Midlands a guide to day walks in the English Midlands accessible without a car, for walkers interested in all aspects of the region’s people, landscape and history being published. Continue reading 12 Months of Walk Midlands
West Midlands Combined Authority are thinking about creating a West Midlands Walking Trail. They want members of the public to have a say in shaping it. Find details of the survey and consultation groups here. Continue reading Help Shape the Proposed West Midlands County Walking Trail
“The Art Schools of the West Midlands” is a historical research inspired exhibition by John Beck and Matthew Cornford on at the New Art Gallery Walsall until 2nd July 2023 which maps and explores the lives and afterlives of the western Midlands civic art schools. Continue reading Review: The Art Schools of the West Midlands
Compton Verney’s Old Town Meadow. A gently hilly field in Warwickshire with a fascinating past, an enaging present and a bright future Continue reading Compton Verney’s Old Town Meadow
Walks from the Walk Midlands collection that show how to reach days out and attractions across the Midlands on public and transport and foot without a car. Continue reading Days Out Without A Car in the English Midlands
“Making Mischief – Folk Costume in Britain” at Compton Verney until 11th June 2023, explores the ongoing resonance of folk culture old and new in contemporary Britain. Continue reading Review: Making Mischief – Folk Costume in Britain
England’s two pound single bus fares policy is being extended for another three months until 30th June 2023. Most Midlands bus routes are to cost two pounds regardless of distance or location. Continue reading England’s £2 Single Bus Fares Extended Until 30th June 2023
An exploration of Matlock Bath, a fascinating little resort town in a limestone dale on the edge of the Peak District, that is the perfect traditional seaside resort just 60 miles from the sea… Continue reading Matlock Bath
