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

Moseley – Golden Lion

Short walk from Moseley centre via the River Rea Path to Cannon Hill Park location of the Golden Lion a wooden framed 16th Century pub, currently disused and derelict, but deeply historic. Continue reading Moseley – Golden Lion

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Suburban Strolls, Walks, West Midlands

Bromwich Hall

How to walk to Bromwich Hall, West Bromwich’s ancient manor house and one of the oldest (and supposedly most haunted) buildings in West Midlands from Tame Bridge Parkway Station.
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10 - 15 Miles, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Walks, Warwickshire, West Midlands

Warwick – Gibbet Hill

Retrace the 10 mile final journey of some condemed prisoners in Warwickshire to Gibbet Hill on the edge of Coventry from the centre of Warwick where they were put to death by hanging. Continue reading Warwick – Gibbet Hill

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

Old Hill – Tipton

Walk through the suburban towns and villages of the Black Country, mostly along canal towpaths, through Dudley to Tipton home of the famed 19th Century prize fighter William Perry aka the “Tipton Slasher”. Continue reading Old Hill – Tipton

5 - 10 Miles, Black Country, Canals and Rivers, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Urban Wanders, Walks, West Midlands

Stourbridge – Merry Hill

Canal towpath walk in the West Midlands between the two Black Country towns of Stourbridge and Dudley along the Stourbridge Canal Continue reading Stourbridge – Merry Hill

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Walks, Warwickshire, West Midlands

Dorridge – Henley-in-Arden

Countryside walk from Dorridge primarily along canal towpaths to historic Henley-in-Arden in south west Warwickshire. Continue reading Dorridge – Henley-in-Arden

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 – Bournville

Walk from central Birmingham to the Cadbury factory village of Bournville, mostly along the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. Walk goes to Cadbury World and Selly Manor. Continue reading Birmingham – Bournville

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

Barnt Green – Rubery

Walk right along the Lickey Hills ridge dividing Birmingham and the West Midlands from Worcestershire. Walk starts at Barnt Green Railway Station and ends on Rubery High Street. Continue reading Barnt Green – Rubery

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

Booth’s Farm Ruins

All about the Perry Barr coiners. A group of forgers and fraudsters in the Birmingham and Black Country area a little bit like David Hartley’s Cragg Vale coiners. They were led by William Booth a farmer from Perry Barr. Continue reading Booth’s Farm Ruins

5 - 10 Miles, Black Country, Canals and Rivers, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Staffordshire, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks, West Midlands

Walsall – Burntwood

Walk from the centre of Walsall into former mining country along the McClean Way greenway to just south of Chasewater and then along footpaths and through the village of Norton Canes to beside Chasewater and then the short distance into Burntwood. Continue reading Walsall – Burntwood