5 - 10 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Herefordshire, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, National Landscapes (AONBs), Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Walks, Welsh Marches, Worcestershire

Great Malvern – Colwall

Walk from Great Malvern to Colwall up and along the Malvern Hills Ridge via the the Gold Mine just north of Wyche Cutting below the Worcestershire Beacon. Continue reading Great Malvern – Colwall

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Severn Basin, Shropshire, Walks, Welsh Marches

Minsterley – Snailbeach

Walk across fields from the village of Minsterley to little Snailbeach nestled beneath Stiperstones, once Shropshire’s lead mining capital, and today, home to a brilliantly preserved set of mine ruins. Continue reading Minsterley – Snailbeach

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Staffordshire, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks

Newcastle under Lyme – Keele University

This walk from Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre, through the peri-urban fringe of the north Staffordshire Potteries conurbation, goes to little Keele University’s vast, parkland campus. Continue reading Newcastle under Lyme – Keele University

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

Middle Tysoe – Kineton

Walk in rural Warwickshire from Lower Tysoe up and along Edge Hill the northeastern most part of the Cotswold escarpment and down to Kineton across the site of October 1642’s Battle of Edgehill. Continue reading Middle Tysoe – Kineton

15 Miles or More, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Severn Basin, Walks, Welland Basin

Market Harborough – Naseby

Circular walk from Market Harborough Railway Station across and around the upland limestone plateau in Northamptonshire where the Battle of Naseby occured in June 1645, ending Charles I’s hopes of winning the 17th Century Civil Wars. Continue reading Market Harborough – Naseby

5 - 10 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Severn Basin, Shropshire, Walks, Welsh Marches

Minsterley – Stiperstones

Walk along the most dramatic part of the Stiperstone ridge in the western part of the Shropshire Hills from Minsterley north of the ridge, to Stiperstones village west of the ridge itself. Continue reading Minsterley – Stiperstones

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

Hope – Edale

Walk in the Peak District from Hope Railway Station along the famous Great Ridge via Lose Hill, Hollins Cross and Mam Tor. Then along Rushup Edge and down to Edale where the Pennine Way begins. Continue reading Hope – Edale

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

Honeybourne – Hidcote

Rural walk between the villages of Honeybourne to the National Trust’s Hidcote Manor famous for its arts and crafts gardens on the north western most fringes of the Cotswolds National Landscape. Continue reading Honeybourne – Hidcote

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

Barnt Green – Frankley

Walk from Barnt Green to Frankley taking in some of the most dramatic stretches of the Midlands Watershed escarpment, including the Lickey and Waseley Hills dividing the city of Birmingham from Worcestershire. Continue reading Barnt Green – Frankley

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