5 Miles or Less, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Staffordshire, Trent Basin, Walks

Rocester – Alton

This Staffordshire walk from Rocester, home of JCB, to the village of Alton in the heart of the River Churnet Valley. Home to Alton Castle and Alton Towers alike. Continue reading Rocester – Alton

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, 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

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 - 10 Miles, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Trent Basin, Walks, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire

Alvechurch – Earlswood

Countryside walk from Alvechurch in Earlswood through the hilly north Worcestershire landscape. walk goes via the summit of Hob Hill and Forshaw Heath source of the River Blythe. Continue reading Alvechurch – Earlswood

5 - 10 Miles, Birmingham, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Midlands Contemporary, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks, West Midlands, Worcestershire

Wythall – Longbridge

This primarily rural walk from Wythall in north Worcestershire to Longbridge in south Birmingham goes via the Wast Hills and the source of the River Cole between the hamlets of Forhill and Red Hill. Continue reading Wythall – Longbridge

10 - 15 Miles, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Midlands Contemporary, Staffordshire, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Urban Wanders, Walks

Stoke on Trent – Biddulph Moor

Urban and rural walk from central Stoke-on-Trent to the southern edge of the village of Biddulph Moor where Britian’s third longest river the River Trent offically begins Continue reading Stoke on Trent – Biddulph Moor

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Birmingham, Black Country, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks, West Midlands, Worcestershire

Frankley – Halesowen

Mostly countryside walk from Frankley via the Waseley Hills and St. Kenlem’s Church near the Clent Hills which is the source of the River Stour into Halesowen. Continue reading Frankley – Halesowen

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Peak District, Suburban Strolls, Walks

New Mills – Bugsworth Basin

Towpath walk in the fringes of the Peak District. Follows the lower reaches of the Peak Forest Canal in Derbyshire from New Mills to its terminus at Bugsworth Basin. Continue reading New Mills – Bugsworth Basin