5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, National Landscapes (AONBs), Outwith, Walks, Worcestershire

Chipping Campden – Broadway

Walk from Chipping Campden along the Cotswolds Way, up onto the Cotswolds escarpment, and along to Worcestershire’s Broadway Hill site of Broadway Tower before descending to Broadway village. Continue reading Chipping Campden – Broadway

10 - 15 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, Midlands Contemporary, Outwith, Peak District, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks

Buxton – Macclesfield

Walk from Buxton in Derbyshire, across Goyt’s Moss in the western Peak District, up to Shining Tor Cheshire’s highest hill, and then steadily down to Macclesfield on the edge of the Cheshire Plain. Continue reading Buxton – Macclesfield

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Herefordshire, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, National Landscapes (AONBs), Outwith, Severn Basin, Walks, Welsh Marches

Goodrich – Monmouth

Walk along the Upper River Wye Valley Gorge from Goodrich famed for its castle, via Symonds Yat East and The Biblins, to the historic Welsh market town of Monmouth. Continue reading Goodrich – Monmouth

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Outwith, Walks, Worcestershire

Upton-upon-Severn – Tewkesbury

Walk following the route of the Severn Way from Upton-upon-Severn in Worcestershire to Tewkesbury just inside, famed for the limestone Tewkesbury Abbey, ancient buildings and being where the Avon joins the Severn. Continue reading Upton-upon-Severn – Tewkesbury

10 - 15 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, National Landscapes (AONBs), Outwith, Severn Basin, Walks, Warwickshire

Shipston on Stour – Hook Norton

Walk to Hook Norton in Oxfordshire famed for its eponymous old school brewery. It involves crossing the Cotswolds escarpment and begins from Shipston-on-Stour in Warwickshire. Continue reading Shipston on Stour – Hook Norton

5 - 10 Miles, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, National Landscapes (AONBs), Outwith, Shropshire, Walks, Welsh Marches

Gobowen – Llangollen

Walk from Gobowen Railway Station to Llangollen on the River Dee. The walking route crosses the Welsh border, passes Chirk Castle and descends the foothills of the Clwydian Range. Continue reading Gobowen – Llangollen

15 Miles or More, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Peak District, Staffordshire, Trent Basin, Walks

Ashbourne – Hartington

Walk from the Derbyshire market town of Ashbourne to the pictureaque Peak District of Hartington following the River Dove north along the spectacularly beautiful sometimes sublime Dovedale gorges. Continue reading Ashbourne – Hartington

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks

Creswell – Creswell Crags

Walk from Creswell in north eastern Derbyshire to the nearby Creswell Crags. An impressive little limestone ravine known for its prehistoric remains that tell the story of the Ice Age. Continue reading Creswell – Creswell Crags

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Herefordshire, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, National Landscapes (AONBs), Severn Basin, Walks, Welsh Marches

Ross on Wye – Symonds Yat East

Rural walk in the Wye Valley through the southern fringes of Herefordshire to the spectacular Symonds Yat gorge in the Wye Valley, site of the village of Symonds Yat East, below Symonds Yat Rock. Continue reading Ross on Wye – Symonds Yat East

10 - 15 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Leicestershire, Midlands Contemporary, National Forest, Staffordshire, Trent Basin, Walks

Tamworth – Netherseal

Walk through the West and East Midlands borderlands between the Staffordshire town of Tamworth and Netherseal perportedly Derbyshire’s most southerly village. Takes in 3 (nearly 4…) and much surprisingly hilly countryside. Continue reading Tamworth – Netherseal