10 - 15 Miles, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Walks, Warwickshire, West Midlands

Warwick – Gibbet Hill

Retrace the 10 mile final journey of some condemed prisoners in Warwickshire to Gibbet Hill on the edge of Coventry from the centre of Warwick where they were put to death by hanging. Continue reading Warwick – Gibbet Hill

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Leicestershire, Trent Basin, Walks

Bottesford – Belvoir

Walk from Bottesford in the far north east of Lincolnshire. Out to Belvoir, the site of Belvoir Castle. The two locations are connected through the story of the Belvoir Witches in the early 17th Century. Continue reading Bottesford – Belvoir

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

Hope – Castleton

Short walk in the Peak District from Hope Railway Station to the rightly popular central Peak District village of Castleton and onwards to the Hope Valley’s famous showcaves and Winnats Pass. Continue reading Hope – Castleton

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Nottinghamshire, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks

Mansfield – Edwinstowe

Walk from Mansfield town centre out into the countryside of both the former Nottingham coalfield and Sherwood Forest. Ends up at the village of Edwinstowe with its connections to the Robin Hood legend including the Major Oak. Continue reading Mansfield – Edwinstowe

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

Church Stretton – Ratlinghope

Circular walk from Church Stretton Railway Station to Ratlinghope, site of the grave of Richard Munslow Britain’s last “sin-eater”. Continue reading Church Stretton – Ratlinghope

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Peak District, Trent Basin, Walks

Bakewell – Eyam

Walk from Bakewell across part of the central Peak District to Eyam Derbyshire’s famous plague village, site of the British Isles final outbreak of bubonic plague in 1665-66. Continue reading Bakewell – Eyam

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

Bakewell – Edensor

Short walk across the Peak District countryside from the market town of Bakewell to Edensor, the most well known of the 19th Century “model villages” serving the Chatsworth House and Parkland estate. Continue reading Bakewell – Edensor

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 – Henley-in-Arden

Countryside walk from Dorridge primarily along canal towpaths to historic Henley-in-Arden in south west Warwickshire. Continue reading Dorridge – Henley-in-Arden

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

Bromsgrove – Dodford

Circular walk from Bromsgrove Railway Station to Dodford the “Chartist village” founded in 1848 situated just the other side of the M5 home of the National Trust’s Rosedene preserved Chartist cottage. Continue reading Bromsgrove – Dodford

5 - 10 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Outwith, Staffordshire, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks

Congleton – Kidsgrove

Countryside ridge walk between the towns of Congleton and Kidsgrove via the village of Mow Cop (home to the Old Man of Mow and Mow Cop Castle) 335 metres above sea level. Continue reading Congleton – Kidsgrove