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

Wightwick Manor

Walk from central Wolverhampton to the National Trust’s Wightwick Manor, primarily along the towpaths of the Birmingham Canal Navigation Main Line and the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Continue reading Wightwick Manor

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, Outwith, Peak District, Trent Basin, Walks

Carl Wark

Walk up onto Hathersage Moor to the dramatically sited and enigmatic Carl Wark Iron Age fort. Return to Grindleford Station via Padley Gorge. Continue reading Carl Wark

5 Miles or Less, Black Country, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Walks, West Midlands, Worcestershire

Wychbury Ring

Walk from Stourbridge to Hagley across the wild, mysterious and beautiful Wychbury Hill. A significant local landmark with connections to strange occurances. Continue reading Wychbury Ring

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

Birmingham – Smethwick

Walk primarily along the Birmingham Canal Navigation Main Line from central Birmingham to vibrant, multicultural and deeply historically important Smethwick. Continue reading Birmingham – Smethwick

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

Coseley – Bradley

Short Black Country walk between Coseley and Bradley primarily along the Bradley Arm Canal, a green and often beautiful canal backwater. Continue reading Coseley – Bradley

5 Miles or Less, Canals and Rivers, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Walks, Warwickshire

Earlswood Lakes

Walk along the shore of the impressive and famously beautiful Earlswood Lakes canal feeder reservoirs on the border between West Midlands county and Warwickshire. Continue reading Earlswood Lakes

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Walks, Warwickshire, West Midlands

Kenilworth – University of Warwick

Walk from Kenilworth along greenways and across fields to the University of Warwick’s campus on the edge of Coventry. Continue reading Kenilworth – University of Warwick

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

Spaghetti Junction

Walk from New Street Railway Station in Birmingham city centre, to the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, and on towards the Gravelley Hill Interchange aka Spaghetti Junction. Continue reading Spaghetti Junction

5 Miles or Less, Black Country, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Walks, West Midlands

Saltwells National Nature Reserve

Walk through green spaces in the Black Country to Saltwells National Nature Reserve, a rich woodland environment shaped by unique geology and centuries of mining Continue reading Saltwells National Nature Reserve

5 Miles or Less, Black Country, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Walks, West Midlands, Worcestershire

Wychbury Hill

Walk from Stourbridge to Hagley across the wild, mysterious and beautiful Wychbury Hill. A significant local landmark with connections to strange occurances. Continue reading Wychbury Hill