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Category: Industrial Heritage

West Bromwich – Walsall
5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Black Country, Canals and Rivers, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Urban Wanders, Walks, West Midlands

West Bromwich – Walsall

Black Country canal towpath walk from Black Lake Midlands Metro stop on the edge of West Bromwich town centre to the New Art Gallery beside the Walsall Canal wharf in Walsall town centre. Continue reading West Bromwich – Walsall

Stourbridge – Dudley
5 - 10 Miles, Black Country, Canals and Rivers, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Urban Wanders, Walks, West Midlands

Stourbridge – Dudley

Canal towpath walk in the West Midlands between the two Black Country towns of Stourbridge and Dudley along the Stourbridge Canal Continue reading Stourbridge – Dudley

Leicester – Anstey
5 - 10 Miles, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Leicestershire, Midlands Contemporary, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Urban Wanders, Walks

Leicester – Anstey

Mostly urban and suburban walk from central Leicester out to Anstey where the legendary Ned Ludd reputedly broke a spinning machine in the late 18th Century. Continue reading Leicester – Anstey

Ambergate – Alfreton
5 - 10 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Trent Basin, Walks

Ambergate – Alfreton

Walk east from Ambergate to Alfreton. Taking in parts of the course of the former Cromford Canal and the village of Pentrich where the doomed Pentrich Revolution of June 1817 began. Continue reading Ambergate – Alfreton

Alvechurch – Kings Norton
5 - 10 Miles, Birmingham, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks, West Midlands, Worcestershire

Alvechurch – Kings Norton

Towpath walk from Alvechurch in northern Worcestershire to Kings Norton canal junction in south west Birmingham. Continue reading Alvechurch – Kings Norton

Birmingham – Smethwick
5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Birmingham, Black Country, Canals and Rivers, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Urban Wanders, Walks, West Midlands

Birmingham – Smethwick

Walk primarily along the Birmingham Canal Navigation Main Line from central Birmingham to vibrant, multicultural and deeply historically important Smethwick. Continue reading Birmingham – Smethwick

Droitwich Spa – Worcester
5 - 10 Miles, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Urban Wanders, Walks, Worcestershire

Droitwich Spa – Worcester

Walk along the Droitwich Canal to where it joins the River Severn, then along the banks of the River Severn into the cathedral city of Worcester. Continue reading Droitwich Spa – Worcester

New Mills – Chapel en le Frith
5 - 10 Miles, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Peak District, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks

New Mills – Chapel en le Frith

Valley floor walk in the fringes of the Peak District. Initially along the famously beautiful Peak Forest Canal, then tracing the route of the pioneering Peak Forest Tramway. Continue reading New Mills – Chapel en le Frith

Coseley – Bradley
5 Miles or Less, Black Country, Canals and Rivers, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks, West Midlands

Coseley – Bradley

Short Black Country walk between Coseley and Bradley primarily along the Bradley Arm Canal, a green and often beautiful canal backwater. Continue reading Coseley – Bradley

Honeybourne – Stratford upon Avon
5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Severn Basin, Walks, Warwickshire, Worcestershire

Honeybourne – Stratford upon Avon

Walk mostly on the trackbed of an old railway line from Honeybourne near the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty to Stratford-upon-Avon. Continue reading Honeybourne – Stratford upon Avon

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