5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Black Country, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Severn Basin, Staffordshire, Walks, West Midlands

Stourbridge – Kinver

Walk from Stourbridge along canal towpaths and across fields to Kinver at the southern tip of Staffordshire known for Kinver Edge and rock houses. Continue reading Stourbridge – Kinver

5 Miles or Less, Birmingham, Black Country, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Walks, West Midlands, Worcestershire

Dowery Dell Viaduct

Walk from Birmingham into Worcestershire to the site of the former Dowery Dell Viaduct. Only ruins remain, but you can still get a sense of it’s scale and grandeur. Continue reading Dowery Dell Viaduct

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

The Lost Lapal Canal

A varried suburban and rural walk between Selly Oak in Birmingham and Halesowen in the Black Country along the route of the long closed Lapal Canal. Including the site of the ill-fated Lapal Canal Tunnel and the sites of the ruined Weoley Manor and Halesowen Abbey. Continue reading The Lost Lapal Canal