5 - 10 Miles, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Midlands Contemporary, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks, West Midlands

Berkswell – Solihull

Rural and suburban walk west across the Meridan Gap from Berkswell to Solihull town centre in the eastern part of West Midlands county. Continue reading Berkswell – Solihull

5 - 10 Miles, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Urban Wanders, Walks, West Midlands

Coventry – Berkswell

Urban, suburban, then rural walk, skirting some of Coventry’s interesting historic common land and ending up at Berkswell and overtly picturesque village in Solihull’s Meridan Gap. Continue reading Coventry – Berkswell

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Black Country, Canals and Rivers, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Urban Wanders, Walks, West Midlands

Wednesbury – Wolverhampton

Urban walk, largely along paved paths, pavements and canal towpaths, in the heart of the Black Country from Wednesbury to Wolverhampton via Bilston town centre. Continue reading Wednesbury – Wolverhampton

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

Kingswood – Warwick

Walk across the Warwickshire countryside along the Grand Union Canal towpath, between Kingswood just inside Warwickshire’s county boundaries and the county town of Warwick with it’s famous castle. Continue reading Kingswood – Warwick

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Walks, Worcestershire

Bromsgrove – Droitwich Spa

Walk in the centre of mid-Worcestershire from Bromsgrove to Droitwich Spa, mostly along canal towpaths. Droitwich is a town literally constructed on salt. Continue reading Bromsgrove – Droitwich Spa

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

Kidderminster – Bewdley

Varied walking route from Kidderminster Railway Station to Bewdley the historic River Severn side town in north Worcestershire famed for its grand 18th Century buildings. Continue reading Kidderminster – Bewdley

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

Moreton in Marsh – Shipston on Stour

Walk from Moreton-in-Marsh Railway Station on the northern edge of the Cotswold National Landscape (AONB), across the Vale of Red Horse, to Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire’s southernmost town. Continue reading Moreton in Marsh – Shipston on Stour

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Urban Wanders, Walks

Derby – Melbourne

Walk from central Derby, primarily along (current and former) towpaths and railway trails, across the River Trent to the south Derbyshire market town of Melbourne. Continue reading Derby – Melbourne

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Leicestershire, Trent Basin, Walks

Bottesford – Belvoir

Walk from Bottesford in the far north east of Lincolnshire. Out to Belvoir, the site of Belvoir Castle. The two locations are connected through the story of the Belvoir Witches in the early 17th Century. Continue reading Bottesford – Belvoir

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Nottinghamshire, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks

Mansfield – Edwinstowe

Walk from Mansfield town centre out into the countryside of both the former Nottingham coalfield and Sherwood Forest. Ends up at the village of Edwinstowe with its connections to the Robin Hood legend including the Major Oak. Continue reading Mansfield – Edwinstowe