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 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

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

10 - 15 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Midlands Contemporary, Trent Basin, Walks, Warwickshire, West Midlands

Dorridge – Corley Moor

Walk from Dorridge to Corley Moor, the source of the River Sherbourne, across the Meriden Gap more or less paralleling the Midlands Watershed, starting from Dorridge Railway Station. Continue reading Dorridge – Corley Moor

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

10 - 15 Miles, Birmingham, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire

Longbridge – Wood End

Railway-station-to-railway-station walk from Longbridge to Wood End tracing the line of the Midlands Watershed Ridge where it runs along the lip of the Birmingham Plateau. Continue reading Longbridge – Wood End

5 - 10 Miles, Birmingham, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks, West Midlands, Worcestershire

Frankley – Longbridge

Walk along the tallest part of the Midlands Watershed Ridge, the Waseley Hills and the north western end of the Lickey Hills, to Longbridge via the site of the Worcestershire part of the old Austin Rover factory. Continue reading Frankley – Longbridge

5 Miles or Less, Birmingham, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Walks, West Midlands, Worcestershire

Kitwell – Frankley

Walk along the first rural stretch of the southern part of the Midlands Watershed with panoramic views across north Worcestershire towards Clent, and the Shropshire hills, including The Wrekin; beyond. Continue reading Kitwell – Frankley

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Black Country, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Severn Basin, Staffordshire, Suburban Strolls, Walks, West Midlands

Wombourne – Sedgley

Walk across the south west Staffordshire countryside from Wombourne via the unusual survivial that is Penn Common, up the Midlands Watershed Ridge to the Black Country town of Sedgley. Continue reading Wombourne – Sedgley