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

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, 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 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, 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

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

Colwall – Great Malvern

Walk from Colwall Railway Station up and along the Malvern Hills range to the Worcestershire Beacon and down via St. Anne’s Well to central Great Malvern. Continue reading Colwall – Great Malvern

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

Ashbourne – Tissington

Walk north along the Tissington Trail from Ashbourne, the gateway to the southern Peak District, to the village of Tissington, supposedly the original home of the White Peak’s well dressing tradition. Continue reading Ashbourne – Tissington

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

Church Stretton – Acton Scott

Walk in the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty from Church Stretton Railway Station to Acton Scott site of the Acton Scott living farming history museum, which it is hoped will reopen in spring 2024 under new management. Continue reading Church Stretton – Acton Scott

15 Miles or More, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Peak District, Trent Basin, Walks

Cromford – Chelmorton

Walk right across the Peak District National Park from the historic little industrial towns of Cromford, Wirksworth and Middleton near the River Derwent to the picturesque village of Chelmorton near Buxton. Most of the walk is on the High Peak Trail, formerly the Cromford and High Peak Railway. Continue reading Cromford – Chelmorton

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

Honeybourne – Ilmington

Walk between the villages of Honeybourne and Ilmington on the north western most fringes of the Cotswolds. The walk is mostly rural and passes through three counties, going up and over Ebrington Hill the highest peak in Warwickshire. Continue reading Honeybourne – Ilmington