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

Cheeks Hill

Walk from Buxton up into the Peak District hills and across the county boundary to Cheeks Hill the highest hill in Staffordshire at 520 metres above sea level. Continue reading Cheeks Hill

5 Miles or Less, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, Industrial Heritage, Leicestershire, Midlands Contemporary, National Forest, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks

Bardon Hill

Walk to the top of Bardon Hill the tallest hill in Leicestershire rightly famous for commanding views across the Midlands region. Continue reading Bardon Hill

5 - 10 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, Midlands Contemporary, Rutland, Suburban Strolls, Walks, Welland Basin

Oakham – Cold Overton Park Hill

Circular walk from Oakham Railway Station out into the countryside up to Cold Overton Park Hill, which at 197m above sea level is the tallest hill in Rutland England’s smallest county. Continue reading Oakham – Cold Overton Park Hill

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Herefordshire, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, National Landscapes (AONBs), Severn Basin, Walks, Welsh Marches

Ross on Wye – Goodrich Castle

Rural walk in the Wye Valley through the southern fringes of Herefordshire to to Goodrich Castle described by William Wordsworth as the county’s “nobleist ruin” Continue reading Ross on Wye – Goodrich Castle

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

Bakewell – Chatsworth House

Short walk across the Peak District countryside from the market town of Bakewell to Chatsworth House and parkland – the inspiration for Mr. Darcy’s country home Pemberley? Continue reading Bakewell – Chatsworth House

5 - 10 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Severn Basin, Walks, Worcestershire

Stourport on Severn – Abberley

Walk from the riverside town of Stourport-on-Severn, through the north Worcestershire countryside to Abberley, the village at the far end of the Abberley Hills Continue reading Stourport on Severn – Abberley

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

Carl Wark

Walk up onto Hathersage Moor to the dramatically sited and enigmatic Carl Wark Iron Age fort. Return to Grindleford Station via Padley Gorge. Continue reading Carl Wark

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

Wychbury Ring

Walk from Stourbridge to Hagley across the wild, mysterious and beautiful Wychbury Hill. A significant local landmark with connections to strange occurances. Continue reading Wychbury Ring

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

British Camp

Circular walk from Colwall Station up onto the Malvern Hills range to the prominant striking British Camp hillfort on top of the Herefordshire Beacon. Continue reading British Camp

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

Grindleford – Millthorpe

Walk from Grindleford to Millthorpe, once home to Edwards Carpenter “the gay godfather of the British left” via Froggatt, Curbar and Baslow Edges. Continue reading Grindleford – Millthorpe