5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Suburban Strolls, Urban Wanders, Walks, West Midlands

Binley – Coventry

Walk from Coventry’s outer-suburbs, across a lot of green space, including the valley of the River Stour, into Coventry’s ancient urban heart. Continue reading Binley – Coventry

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 – Frankley

Walk from Barnt Green to Frankley taking in some of the most dramatic stretches of the Midlands Watershed escarpment, including the Lickey and Waseley Hills dividing the city of Birmingham from Worcestershire. Continue reading Barnt Green – Frankley

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Urban Wanders, Walks, Welsh Marches, Worcestershire

Worcester – Powick

Walk from the heart of Worcester across the River Severn and through fields beside the River Teme where 1651’s Battle of Worcester was fought to the village of Powick and its historic old bridge. Continue reading Worcester – Powick

5 Miles or Less, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Severn Basin, Walks, Worcestershire

Bewdley – Upper Arley

Walk along the River Severn in Worcestershire from the 18th Century inland port of Bewdley to Upper Arley an attractive riverside village Continue reading Bewdley – Upper Arley

5 Miles or Less, Canals and Rivers, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Nottinghamshire, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Urban Wanders, Walks

Nottingham – West Bridgford

Short urban waterways walk along the Nottingham and Beeston Canal from the edge of Nottingham city centre to the River Trent and the Trent Bridge to West Bridgford. Continue reading Nottingham – West Bridgford

5 Miles or Less, Black Country, Canals and Rivers, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks, West Midlands

Coseley – Wednesbury

Short walk between the Black Country towns of Coseley and Wednesbury primarily along the Bradley Arm Canal, an inland waterway which is partially preserved, partially subject to ongoing restoration efforts. Continue reading Coseley – Wednesbury

5 Miles or Less, Birmingham, Black Country, Canals and Rivers, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Urban Wanders, Walks, West Midlands

West Bromwich – Hamstead

Walk from West Bromwich to Hamstead across the strikingly bucolic Sandwell Valley Country Park via the site of the Jubilee Colliery, one of the final deep pits to operate in the Black Country. Continue reading West Bromwich – Hamstead

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Nottinghamshire, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks

Mansfield – Clipstone

Walk from Mansfield town centre out to the former Nottinghamshire coal mining village of Clipstone. Home to the listed Clipstone Headstocks, disused for 20 years but still the tallest mining headstocks in the world. Continue reading Mansfield – Clipstone

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Black Country, Canals and Rivers, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Urban Wanders, Walks, West Midlands

Old Hill – Parkhead

Suburban canal walk in the Black Country through lots of green spaces. Takes the Dudley No. 2 Canal towpath from Old Hill Railway Station in Rowley Regis to the Parkhead Basin near Dudley town centre. Continue reading Old Hill – Parkhead

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Leicestershire, Midlands Contemporary, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks

Long Eaton – Shardlow

Easy going walk mostly along the banks of the River Trent and the Trent and Mersey Canal, along the boundary between Derbyshire and Leicestershire, ending at the historic, well preserved, canal village of Shardlow. Continue reading Long Eaton – Shardlow