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
Category: 5 Miles or Less
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
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
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
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
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
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
New Mills – Bugsworth Basin
Towpath walk in the fringes of the Peak District. Follows the lower reaches of the Peak Forest Canal in Derbyshire from New Mills to its terminus at Bugsworth Basin. Continue reading New Mills – Bugsworth Basin
Kidderminster – Stourport on Severn
Walk from Kidderminster Railway Station, primarily along the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal towpath, to the 18th Century “inland port” of Stourbridge on Severn where the canal converges with the River Severn. Continue reading Kidderminster – Stourport on Severn
Duffield – Kedleston Hall
Walk in the mid-Derbyshire countryside from Duffield Railway Station to the National Trust’s Kedleston Hall. Continue reading Duffield – Kedleston Hall