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 – 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 Culture, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Fascinating Places, Nene Basin, Northamptonshire, Stories from History, Suburban Strolls, Walks

Northampton – Hunsbury Hill

Circular walk in the suburbs of Northampton starting from the town’s railway station and heading to Hunsbury Hill Country Park, a deeply historic site, where a significant Iron Age hillfort at the heart of a Victorian controversy, lies. Continue reading Northampton – Hunsbury Hill

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

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 - 10 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Leicestershire, Midlands Contemporary, National Forest, Trent Basin, Walks

Markfield – Ratby

Walk through the National Forest in Leicestershire, from Markfield to Ratby, through open access woodland, via Thornton Reservoir. Continue reading Markfield – Ratby

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Staffordshire, Trent Basin, Walks

Stone – Stafford

Walk from Stone railway station south through the mid-Staffordshire countryside, and across the unusual surviving Stafford Common, a town common, to Stafford town centre. Continue reading Stone – Stafford

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

Walsall – Cannock

Walk from the centre of Walsall into former mining country along the McClean Way greenway, and across the remarkable surivivals that are Pelsall and Pelsall North Common, before crossing the Staffordshire countryside to reach Cannock. Continue reading Walsall – Cannock