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

5 - 10 Miles, Birmingham, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Staffordshire, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks, Warwickshire, West Midlands

Water Orton – Fazeley

Walk primarily in north west Warwickshire, mostly on canal towpaths, from Water Orton Railway Station to Fazeley where the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal converges with the Coventry Canal. Continue reading Water Orton – Fazeley

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, National Landscapes (AONBs), Severn Basin, Shropshire, Suburban Strolls, Walks, Welsh Marches

Craven Arms – Stokesay

Walk from Craven Arms Railway Station to Stokesay just south of the town where the famous, fairytale Stokesay Castle is situated Continue reading Craven Arms – Stokesay

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Staffordshire, Suburban Strolls, Walks

Penkridge – Stafford

Walk across the Staffordshire countryside from Penkridge to Stafford town centre via the site of the ruined neo-gothic manor on the site of Stafford’s medieval castle. Continue reading Penkridge – Stafford

10 - 15 Miles, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Nottinghamshire, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks

Ambergate – Butterley

Walk across western central Derbyshire, partly rural, partly urban, it traverses one of the world’s oldest industrial regions, following the route of the old Cromford Canal closed in 1944. Continue reading Ambergate – Butterley

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

Birmingham – Weoley Castle

Very varied urban, suburban and rural walk from Birmingham city centre to the heart of Halesowen town. Along the Birmingham and Worcester Canal towpath and the route of the infamous Lost Lapal Canal. Continue reading Birmingham – Weoley Castle

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 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, History and Heritage, Leicestershire, Midlands Contemporary, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Urban Wanders, Walks

Leicester – University of Leicester

Walk from central Leicester through the city’s inner suburbs via the New Walk and Victoria Park to the University of Leicester home to Jame Stirling’s Engineering Building and the Attenborough Arts Centre. Continue reading Leicester – University of Leicester