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

Dorridge – Warwick

Countryside walk from Dorridge primarily along the Grand Union Canal towpath to historic Warwick, Warwickshire’s county town. Continue reading Dorridge – Warwick

5 - 10 Miles, Birmingham, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Staffordshire, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks, Warwickshire, West Midlands

Water Orton – Fazeley

Walk primarily in north west Warwickshire, mostly on canal towpaths, from Water Orton Railway Station to Fazeley where the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal converges with the Coventry Canal. Continue reading Water Orton – Fazeley

10 - 15 Miles, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Nottinghamshire, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks

Ambergate – Butterley

Walk across western central Derbyshire, partly rural, partly urban, it traverses one of the world’s oldest industrial regions, following the route of the old Cromford Canal closed in 1944. Continue reading Ambergate – Butterley

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

Birmingham – Weoley Castle

Very varied urban, suburban and rural walk from Birmingham city centre to the heart of Halesowen town. Along the Birmingham and Worcester Canal towpath and the route of the infamous Lost Lapal Canal. Continue reading Birmingham – Weoley Castle

5 Miles or Less, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Staffordshire, Trent Basin, Walks

Rocester – Alton

This Staffordshire walk from Rocester, home of JCB, to the village of Alton in the heart of the River Churnet Valley. Home to Alton Castle and Alton Towers alike. Continue reading Rocester – Alton

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

Birmingham – University of Birmingham

Walk from central Birmingham to the University of Birmingham in Edgbaston, mostly along the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. Walk goes to the Barber Institute. Continue reading Birmingham – University of Birmingham

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

Nottingham – University of Nottingham

Short urban walk from the heart of Nottingham to the University of Nottingham’s University Park campus on the city’s outskirts, home of Lakeside Arts. The route is mostly along the Nottingham Canal. Continue reading Nottingham – University of Nottingham

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

Birmingham – Kings Norton

Walk from central Birmingham to the historic suburb of Kings Norton, whose village green was the site of the Battle of Kings Norton in October 1642. Walk is mostly along the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. Continue reading Birmingham – Kings Norton

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

Birmingham – Camp Hill

Walk from Birmingham city centre, along the Digbeth section of the Grand Union Canal, to the Camp Hill traffic island. The site of the earthwork where Birmingham townspeople defended their town from a Royalist Army during the Civil Wars in April 1643. Continue reading Birmingham – Camp Hill

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