10 - 15 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 – Tamworth

Walk primarily in north west Warwickshire, mostly on canal towpaths, from Water Orton Railway Station to Tamworth town centre. Continue reading Water Orton – Tamworth

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

Bromsgrove – Droitwich Spa

Walk in the centre of mid-Worcestershire from Bromsgrove to Droitwich Spa, mostly along canal towpaths. Droitwich is a town literally constructed on salt. Continue reading Bromsgrove – Droitwich Spa

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

Guy’s Cliffe

Short walk, partially along canal towpaths, in the suburbs of Leamington Spa and Warwick, to the atmospheric and deeply historic ruins of Guy’s Cliffe House. Continue reading Guy’s Cliffe

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

Matlock – Cromford

Walk from Matlock on the edge of the Peak District over the hills above the River Derwent to Cromford, birthplace of the factory system. Walk goes via the hulking Riber Castle. Continue reading Matlock – Cromford

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

Willington Power Station

Short circular walk starting and ending at Willington Railway Station heading out to the site of the former Willington Power Station with its five distinctive cooling towers. Continue reading Willington Power Station

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

Kidderminster – Bewdley

Varied walking route from Kidderminster Railway Station to Bewdley the historic River Severn side town in north Worcestershire famed for its grand 18th Century buildings. Continue reading Kidderminster – Bewdley

5 Miles or Less, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Severn Basin, Shropshire, Walks

Ironbridge – Much Wenlock

Relatively short but varied walk from Ironbridge, across the River Severn and through the mid-Shropshire countryside, to atmospheric Much Wenlock. Continue reading Ironbridge – Much Wenlock

5 - 10 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, National Landscapes (AONBs), Outwith, Severn Basin, Walks, Warwickshire

Moreton in Marsh – Shipston on Stour

Walk from Moreton-in-Marsh Railway Station on the northern edge of the Cotswold National Landscape (AONB), across the Vale of Red Horse, to Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire’s southernmost town. Continue reading Moreton in Marsh – Shipston on Stour

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Urban Wanders, Walks

Derby – Melbourne

Walk from central Derby, primarily along (current and former) towpaths and railway trails, across the River Trent to the south Derbyshire market town of Melbourne. Continue reading Derby – Melbourne

10 - 15 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Staffordshire, Suburban Strolls, Walks

Stoke on Trent – Leek

Walk from Stoke-on-Trent Railway Station along the Caldon Canal all the way to Leek, a market town on the edge of the Peak District known as “the Queen of the Moorlands”. Continue reading Stoke on Trent – Leek