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, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Walks, Worcestershire

Bromsgrove Railway Station – Avoncroft Museum

How to get to Avoncroft Museum on foot starting at Bromsgrove Railway Station. The walk takes a little over half an hour and is mostly along flat, paved paths. Continue reading Bromsgrove Railway Station – Avoncroft Museum

5 - 10 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Midlands Contemporary, National Landscapes (AONBs), Outwith, Severn Basin, Walks, Warwickshire, Worcestershire

Honeybourne – Ilmington

Walk between the villages of Honeybourne and Ilmington on the north western most fringes of the Cotswolds. The walk is mostly rural and passes through three counties, going up and over Ebrington Hill the highest peak in Warwickshire. Continue reading Honeybourne – Ilmington

5 - 10 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Severn Basin, Walks, Worcestershire

Stourport on Severn – Abberley

Walk from the riverside town of Stourport-on-Severn, through the north Worcestershire countryside to Abberley, the village at the far end of the Abberley Hills Continue reading Stourport on Severn – Abberley

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

Wychbury Ring

Walk from Stourbridge to Hagley across the wild, mysterious and beautiful Wychbury Hill. A significant local landmark with connections to strange occurances. Continue reading Wychbury Ring

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

British Camp

Circular walk from Colwall Station up onto the Malvern Hills range to the prominant striking British Camp hillfort on top of the Herefordshire Beacon. Continue reading British Camp

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

Alvechurch – Kings Norton

Towpath walk from Alvechurch in northern Worcestershire to Kings Norton canal junction in south west Birmingham. Continue reading Alvechurch – Kings Norton

5 - 10 Miles, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Urban Wanders, Walks, Worcestershire

Droitwich Spa – Worcester

Walk along the Droitwich Canal to where it joins the River Severn, then along the banks of the River Severn into the cathedral city of Worcester. Continue reading Droitwich Spa – Worcester

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Severn Basin, Walks, Warwickshire, Worcestershire

Honeybourne – Stratford upon Avon

Walk mostly on the trackbed of an old railway line from Honeybourne near the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty to Stratford-upon-Avon. Continue reading Honeybourne – Stratford upon Avon

5 - 10 Miles, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Severn Basin, Shropshire, Walks, Worcestershire

Bewdley – Alveley

Walk along the River Severn from the 18th Century inland port of Bewdley to Alveley a pit-village home to Shropshire’s final rural coal mine shut in 1969 Continue reading Bewdley – Alveley