10 - 15 Miles, Birmingham, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks, West Midlands, Worcestershire

Bromsgrove – King’s Norton

A walk, mostly along the Worcester and Birmingham Canal from Bromsgrove to King’s Norton Junction in Birmingham Continue reading Bromsgrove – King’s Norton

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Shropshire, Suburban Strolls, Urban Wanders, Walks, Welsh Marches

Wroxeter

Walk from the centre of Shrewsbury to Wroxeter Roman City, primarily along the River Severn Path. Continue reading Wroxeter

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Walks, Warwickshire, West Midlands

Baddesley Clinton

Walk from Dorridge Railway Station to Baddesley Clinton. Walk is primarily across countryside and ends at Lapworth Railway Station. Continue reading Baddesley Clinton

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Nene Basin, Northamptonshire, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks, Warwickshire

Rugby – Braunston

Countryside walk from Rugby to the canal village of Braunston in Northamptonshire, home to the so called “Cathedral of the Canals”. Continue reading Rugby – Braunston

5 - 10 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, National Landscapes (AONBs), Staffordshire, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks

Hednesford – Rugeley

Walk across Cannock Chase between the two historic and distinctive southern Staffordshire coal mining town’s of Hednesford and Rugeley. Continue reading Hednesford – Rugeley

10 - 15 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Walks, Warwickshire

Henley in Arden – Stratford upon Avon

Countryside walk from the small town of Henley-in-Arden along the towpath of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal to Stratford-upon-Avon Continue reading Henley in Arden – Stratford upon Avon

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

Kenilworth Castle

Walk across the Warwickshire countryside to the spectacular and famous ruins of Kenilworth Castle. Once home to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester a “favourite” of Elizabeth I. Continue reading Kenilworth Castle

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

Dowery Dell Viaduct

Walk from Birmingham into Worcestershire to the site of the former Dowery Dell Viaduct. Only ruins remain, but you can still get a sense of it’s scale and grandeur. Continue reading Dowery Dell Viaduct

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Staffordshire, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Urban Wanders, Walks

Chatterley Whitfield

Walk to the derelict Chatterley Whitfield Colliery on the edge of Stoke-on-Trent. It is boarded up and crumbling but remains almost entirely intact. Continue reading Chatterley Whitfield

5 - 10 Miles, Birmingham, Black Country, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Urban Wanders, Walks, West Midlands

The Lost Lapal Canal

A varried suburban and rural walk between Selly Oak in Birmingham and Halesowen in the Black Country along the route of the long closed Lapal Canal. Including the site of the ill-fated Lapal Canal Tunnel and the sites of the ruined Weoley Manor and Halesowen Abbey. Continue reading The Lost Lapal Canal