Walk from Rugby to Lutterworth famed for its connections via St. Mary’s church to the 14th Century radical theologian John Wycliffe (father of Lollardism), and its rare, well preserved late medieval doom painting. Continue reading Rugby – Lutterworth
Walk from Matlock Railway Station along the Limestone Way long distance footpath, up onto the limestone plateau, to Youlgreave a large former lead mining village, now a popular daytripping destinition. Continue reading Matlock – Youlgreave
This walk from Middle Mayfield climbs up to the ridge which the Limestone Way runs along towards the Peak District National Park before crossing the River Dove to reach Thorpe and Thorpe Cloud. Continue reading Middle Mayfield – Thorpe
Walk across the northernmost part of the Peak District’s limestone country to Castleton home of the imposingly sited Peveril Castle which looks out into Derbyshire’s northern gritstone highlands. Continue reading Tideswell – Castleton
Walk from Kidsgrove to Biddulph via Mow Cop the village in two counties (Staffordshire and Cheshire) that stands high up on a gritstone ridge overlooked by the famed Mow Cop Castle folly. Continue reading Kidsgrove – Biddulph
Walk across the Warwickshire Cotswolds from Shipston-upon-Stour via Cherington and Whichford. Ends at Great Rollright in Oxfordshire famed for its proximity to the Rollright Stones. Continue reading Shipston on Stour – Great Rollright
Walk from Moreton in Marsh in northermost Gloucestershire, across the northwest Cotswolds to Broadway Hill in Worcestershire, which stands above the picturesque eponymous village of Broadway Continue reading Moreton in Marsh – Broadway
Walk from Matlock along the Derwent Valley Heritage Way to Rowsley on the edge of the Peak District National Park where The Level contemporary arts centre is tucked away celebrating the power of ‘difference’ in artmaking. Continue reading Matlock – Rowsley
Walk in south western Rutland from Oakham the county’s largest town to Uppingham its smallest, which is noted for its large concentration of contemporary commercial art galleries. Continue reading Oakham – Uppingham
Walk from the village of Stiperstones across the western Shropshire countryside to Chirbury near the Welsh border via Mitchell’s Fold the county’s best known Bronze Age stone circle. Continue reading Stiperstones – Chirbury
