5 - 10 Miles, Black Country, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Walks, West Midlands, Worcestershire

Halesowen – Hagley

Walk from Halesowen to Hagley via the Clent Hills, St. Kenelm’s Pass and Clent village begining from the Mucklow Hill bus stop beside the entrance to Leasowes Park. Continue reading Halesowen – Hagley

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

Wolverhampton – Bushbury Hill

Walk from central Wolverhampton, passing through Wolverhampton’s northeastern suburbs, up and over Bushbury Hill with its views into Shropshire to near the city’s northern boundary with Staffordshire. Continue reading Wolverhampton – Bushbury Hill

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

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, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Peak District, Staffordshire, Trent Basin, Walks

Ashbourne – Ilam Park

Walk from the Derbyshire market town of Ashbourne to the picturesque, deeply gothic, Ilam Park in the Staffordshire Peak District situated on the River Manifold near where it joins the River Dove. Continue reading Ashbourne – Ilam Park

10 - 15 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Peak District, Trent Basin, Walks

Bakewell – Miller’s Dale

Walk in the heart of Derbyshire’s White Peak from Bakewell to Miller’s Dale, taking a long route avoiding the River Wye via Laithkill Dale, Monyash and Flagg. Continue reading Bakewell – Miller’s Dale

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

Middle Mayfield – Thorpe

This walk from Middle Mayfield climbs up to the ridge which the Limestone Way runs along towards the Peak District National Park before crossing the River Dove to reach Thorpe and Thorpe Cloud. Continue reading Middle Mayfield – Thorpe

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

Tideswell – Castleton

Walk across the northernmost part of the Peak District’s limestone country to Castleton home of the imposingly sited Peveril Castle which looks out into Derbyshire’s northern gritstone highlands. Continue reading Tideswell – Castleton

10 - 15 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, Outwith, Peak District, Trent Basin, Walks

Bamford – Upper Padley

Walk from Bamford to Upper Padley in the Derbyshire Peak District along the gritstone edges, including Stanage Edge and Burbage Edge marking the boundary between Derbyshire and South Yorkshire. Continue reading Bamford – Upper Padley

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Outwith, Severn Basin, Staffordshire, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks

Kidsgrove – Biddulph

Walk from Kidsgrove to Biddulph via Mow Cop the village in two counties (Staffordshire and Cheshire) that stands high up on a gritstone ridge overlooked by the famed Mow Cop Castle folly. Continue reading Kidsgrove – Biddulph