5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Severn Basin, Trent Basin, Walks, Warwickshire, West Midlands

Wood End – Dorridge

Walk from Wood End near Tanworth-in-Arden in Warwickshire to Dorridge in West Midlands county, via the Umberslade estate. Continue reading Wood End – Dorridge

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Black Country, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Severn Basin, Staffordshire, Suburban Strolls, Walks, West Midlands

Wombourne – Sedgley

Walk across the south west Staffordshire countryside from Wombourne via the unusual survivial that is Penn Common, up the Midlands Watershed Ridge to the Black Country town of Sedgley. Continue reading Wombourne – Sedgley

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Staffordshire, Trent Basin, Walks

Stone – Stafford

Walk from Stone railway station south through the mid-Staffordshire countryside, and across the unusual surviving Stafford Common, a town common, to Stafford town centre. Continue reading Stone – Stafford

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Black Country, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks, West Midlands

Goldthorn Park – Sedgley

Walk in the Black Country from Goldthorn Park on the southwestern edge of Wolverahmpton up to the top of Sedgley Beacon (the tallest hill in West Midlands county outside the Rowley Hills) and down to Sedgley town centre. Continue reading Goldthorn Park – Sedgley

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Herefordshire, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Outwith, Uncategorized, Walks, Welsh Marches

Peterchurch – Hay-on-Wye

Walk from the Herefordshire village of Peterchurch in the Golden Valley, over uplands adjacent to the Black Mountains, and down to Hay-on-Wye in Powys, famed as the original “book town” and home of the annual Hay Festival. Continue reading Peterchurch – Hay-on-Wye

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

Craven Arms – Bishop’s Castle

Walk from Craven Arms Railway Station through the hilly south Shropshire countryside to Bishop’s Castle, a very remote, but lively and bustling historic market town. Continue reading Craven Arms – Bishop’s Castle

10 - 15 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, National Landscapes (AONBs), Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Walks, Welsh Marches, Worcestershire

Worcester – Great Malvern

Walk from the heart of Worcester across the River Severn and River Teme to Great Malvern, before crossing the rural Severn Vale. Continue reading Worcester – Great Malvern

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Shropshire, Walks

Chirbury – Montgomery

Walk from Chirbury in the far west of Shropshire, across the Vale of Montgomery, over the Offa’s Dyke National Trail and into Wales to Montgomery the former county town of Montgomeryshire. Continue reading Chirbury – Montgomery

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Outwith, Peak District, Staffordshire, Uncategorized, Walks

Rushton Spencer – Flash

Walk to Lud’s Church in the Staffordshire Peak District from Rushton Spencer to Flash, Britian’s highest village, along the River Dane valley. Continue reading Rushton Spencer – Flash

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Trent Basin, Walks, Warwickshire, West Midlands

Coleshill – Meriden

Walk from Coleshill, a north Warwickshire market town via Maxstoke, site of impressive unusually well preserved medieval priory remains, to Meriden starts from Coleshill Parkway Station. Continue reading Coleshill – Meriden