5 Miles or Less, Black Country, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Staffordshire, Suburban Strolls, Urban Wanders, Walks, West Midlands

Dudley – Gornal

Highly varied mixed urban, suburban and exurban walk from the centre of the Black Country town of Dudley to Barrow Hill lying between the edges of the suburban villages of Pensnett and Gornal. Continue reading Dudley – Gornal

5 Miles or Less, Black Country, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Urban Wanders, Walks, West Midlands

Wolverhampton – Bushbury Hill

Walk from central Wolverhampton, passing through Wolverhampton’s northeastern suburbs, up and over Bushbury Hill with its views into Shropshire to near the city’s northern boundary with Staffordshire. Continue reading Wolverhampton – Bushbury Hill

10 - 15 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, National Landscapes (AONBs), Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Walks, Welsh Marches, Worcestershire

Worcester – Great Malvern

Walk from the heart of Worcester across the River Severn and River Teme to Great Malvern, before crossing the rural Severn Vale. Continue reading Worcester – Great Malvern

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Leicestershire, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Walks, Warwickshire

Rugby – Lutterworth

Walk from Rugby to Lutterworth famed for its connections via St. Mary’s church to the 14th Century radical theologian John Wycliffe (father of Lollardism), and its rare, well preserved late medieval doom painting. Continue reading Rugby – Lutterworth

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Outwith, Severn Basin, Staffordshire, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks

Kidsgrove – Biddulph

Walk from Kidsgrove to Biddulph via Mow Cop the village in two counties (Staffordshire and Cheshire) that stands high up on a gritstone ridge overlooked by the famed Mow Cop Castle folly. Continue reading Kidsgrove – Biddulph

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

Cheddleton – Leek

Walk from Cheddleton along the Caldon Canal to Leek, a market town on the edge of the Peak District known as “the Queen of the Moorlands”. Continue reading Cheddleton – Leek

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Nottinghamshire, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks

Creswell – Welbeck Estate

Walk from Creswell in north eastern Derbyshire to the nearby Welbeck Estate just over the county boundary in Nottinghamshire. The walk from Creswell station ends at the part of the Welbeck estate where the Harley and Portland Galleries are situated. Continue reading Creswell – Welbeck Estate

10 - 15 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, Midlands Contemporary, Outwith, Peak District, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks

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

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Black Country, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks, West Midlands

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

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

Creswell – Creswell Crags

Walk from Creswell in north eastern Derbyshire to the nearby Creswell Crags. An impressive little limestone ravine known for its prehistoric remains that tell the story of the Ice Age. Continue reading Creswell – Creswell Crags