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

Honeybourne – Mickleton

Walk between the villages of Honeybourne and Mickleton on the north western most fringes of the Cotswolds National Landscape. The walk is mostly rural and passes through two counties (Worcestershire and Gloucestershire). Continue reading Honeybourne – Mickleton

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

Water Orton – Fazeley

Walk primarily in north west Warwickshire, mostly on canal towpaths, from Water Orton Railway Station to Fazeley where the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal converges with the Coventry Canal. Continue reading Water Orton – Fazeley

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Staffordshire, Suburban Strolls, Walks

Penkridge – Stafford

Walk across the Staffordshire countryside from Penkridge to Stafford town centre via the site of the ruined neo-gothic manor on the site of Stafford’s medieval castle. Continue reading Penkridge – Stafford

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

Great Malvern – Colwall

Walk from Great Malvern to Colwall up and along the Malvern Hills Ridge via the the Gold Mine just north of Wyche Cutting below the Worcestershire Beacon. Continue reading Great Malvern – Colwall

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

Middle Tysoe – Kineton

Walk in rural Warwickshire from Lower Tysoe up and along Edge Hill the northeastern most part of the Cotswold escarpment and down to Kineton across the site of October 1642’s Battle of Edgehill. Continue reading Middle Tysoe – Kineton

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 – Kings Norton

Walk from central Birmingham to the historic suburb of Kings Norton, whose village green was the site of the Battle of Kings Norton in October 1642. Walk is mostly along the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. Continue reading Birmingham – Kings Norton

5 - 10 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Severn Basin, Shropshire, Walks, Welsh Marches

Minsterley – Stiperstones

Walk along the most dramatic part of the Stiperstone ridge in the western part of the Shropshire Hills from Minsterley north of the ridge, to Stiperstones village west of the ridge itself. Continue reading Minsterley – Stiperstones

5 - 10 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, Peak District, Trent Basin, Walks

Hope – Edale

Walk in the Peak District from Hope Railway Station along the famous Great Ridge via Lose Hill, Hollins Cross and Mam Tor. Then along Rushup Edge and down to Edale where the Pennine Way begins. Continue reading Hope – Edale

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, National Landscapes (AONBs), Outwith, Severn Basin, Walks, Warwickshire

Honeybourne – Hidcote

Rural walk between the villages of Honeybourne to the National Trust’s Hidcote Manor famous for its arts and crafts gardens on the north western most fringes of the Cotswolds National Landscape. Continue reading Honeybourne – Hidcote

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

Stratford upon Avon – Bidford on Avon

Walk through rural south west Warwickshire along the course of the River Avon from Stratford-upon-Avon to Bidford-on-Avon a deeply historic little town and crossing place over the river. Continue reading Stratford upon Avon – Bidford on Avon