Hereford – Perton
Walk from Hereford to Perton at the northernmost point of the Wye Valley National Landscape, via Checkely, home of the Canwood Gallery contemporary arts gallery and sculpture park. Continue reading Hereford – Perton
Category: Hills and Uplands
Hook Norton – Long Compton
Walk from Hook Norton in Oxfordshire to Long Compton in Warwickshire’s north Cotswolds. The route takes you on foot via the rightly celebrated prehistoric megaliths collectively called the Rollright Stones. Continue reading Hook Norton – Long Compton
Matlock – Nine Ladies Stone Circle
This circular walk to the Nine Ladies Stone Circle on Stanton Moor just inside the Peak District National Park starts from Matlock Railway Station, and roughly follows the course of the River Derwent as far as Rowsley. Continue reading Matlock – Nine Ladies Stone Circle
Hadfield – Marsden
Walk primarily along the Pennine Way from Hadfield in Derbyshire at the foot of Longdendale up and over the Black Hill, West Yorkshire’s highest point, to Marsden just across the northern boundary of the Peak District National Park. Continue reading Hadfield – Marsden
Buxton – Macclesfield
Walk from Buxton in Derbyshire, across Goyt’s Moss in the western Peak District, up to Shining Tor Cheshire’s highest hill, and then steadily down to Macclesfield on the edge of the Cheshire Plain. Continue reading Buxton – Macclesfield
Goodrich – Monmouth
Walk along the Upper River Wye Valley Gorge from Goodrich famed for its castle, via Symonds Yat East and The Biblins, to the historic Welsh market town of Monmouth. Continue reading Goodrich – Monmouth
Shipston on Stour – Hook Norton
Walk to Hook Norton in Oxfordshire famed for its eponymous old school brewery. It involves crossing the Cotswolds escarpment and begins from Shipston-on-Stour in Warwickshire. Continue reading Shipston on Stour – Hook Norton
Gobowen – Llangollen
Walk from Gobowen Railway Station to Llangollen on the River Dee. The walking route crosses the Welsh border, passes Chirk Castle and descends the foothills of the Clwydian Range. Continue reading Gobowen – Llangollen
Coseley – Dudley
Walk from Coseley Railway Station via the Wren’s Nest National Nature Reserve, famed for its Wenlock Limestone, rich fossil record, mining heritage and spectacular views, to Dudley town centre. Continue reading Coseley – Dudley
Ashbourne – Hartington
Walk from the Derbyshire market town of Ashbourne to the pictureaque Peak District of Hartington following the River Dove north along the spectacularly beautiful sometimes sublime Dovedale gorges. Continue reading Ashbourne – Hartington