5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Birmingham, Canals and Rivers, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Urban Wanders, Walks, West Midlands

Birmingham – Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Walk from central Birmingham to the historic, much visited, Birmingham Botanical Gardens mostly along the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. Continue reading Birmingham – Birmingham Botanical Gardens

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Outwith, Severn Basin, Staffordshire, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks

Kidsgrove – Biddulph Grange

Walk from Kidsgrove to the unique Grade One listed Biddulph Grange garden and country park via Mow Cop and Biddulph town centre. Continue reading Kidsgrove – Biddulph Grange

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Birmingham, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks, West Midlands

Boldmere – Four Oaks

Walk in Sutton Coldfield north Birmingham from Boldmere in the south to Four Oaks in the north of the town across Sutton Park, a vast public park that is also a deeply historic National Nature Reserve. Continue reading Boldmere – Four Oaks

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, History and Heritage, Suburban Strolls, Urban Wanders, Walks, West Midlands

Coventry – London Road Cemetery

Walk from Coventry Railway Station the short distance to the Grade II*, park like, Coventry Road Cemetery designed by Joseph Paxton famed for later being the architect of the Crystal Palace. Continue reading Coventry – London Road Cemetery

10 - 15 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, National Landscapes (AONBs), Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Walks, Welsh Marches, Worcestershire

Worcester – Madresfield

Walk from the heart of Worcester across the River Severn and River Teme and through the grounds of Madresfield Court a house with connections to both Evelyn Waugh and Charles Dickens, ending in Great Malvern. Continue reading Worcester – Madresfield

Birmingham – Selly Manor

Walk from central Birmingham to the historic Selly Manor and Minworth Greaves with medieval origins in Bournville, mostly along the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. Continue reading Birmingham – Selly Manor

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Peak District, Staffordshire, Trent Basin, Walks

Waterhouses – Hulme End

Walk along the Manifold Way, a highly significant former light railway route along the River Hamps and River Manifold limestone gorges in the Staffordshire Peak District, from Waterhouses to Hulme End. Continue reading Waterhouses – Hulme End

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Peak District, Trent Basin, Walks

Matlock – Winster

Circular walk from Matlock Railway Station to Winster, home of Winster Market House an early National Trust acquisition, high up on the Peak District limestone plateau. Continue reading Matlock – Winster

5 - 10 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Severn Basin, Walks, Welsh Marches, Worcestershire

Abberley – Martley

Walk through the hilly countryside between the west Worcestershire villages of Abberley and Martley, around the edge of Woodbury Hill famed for its ancient ramparts and along a short stretch of the River Teme. Continue reading Abberley – Martley

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Severn Basin, Trent Basin, Walks, Warwickshire, West Midlands

Wood End – Dorridge

Walk from Wood End near Tanworth-in-Arden in Warwickshire to Dorridge in West Midlands county, via the Umberslade estate. Continue reading Wood End – Dorridge