Kidderminster – Bewdley
Varied walking route from Kidderminster Railway Station to Bewdley the historic River Severn side town in north Worcestershire famed for its grand 18th Century buildings. Continue reading Kidderminster – Bewdley
Category: Suburban Strolls
Derby – Melbourne
Walk from central Derby, primarily along (current and former) towpaths and railway trails, across the River Trent to the south Derbyshire market town of Melbourne. Continue reading Derby – Melbourne
Stoke on Trent – Leek
Walk from Stoke-on-Trent Railway Station along the Caldon Canal all the way to Leek, a market town on the edge of the Peak District known as “the Queen of the Moorlands”. Continue reading Stoke on Trent – Leek
Bromwich Hall
How to walk to Bromwich Hall, West Bromwich’s ancient manor house and one of the oldest (and supposedly most haunted) buildings in West Midlands from Tame Bridge Parkway Station.
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Warwick – Gibbet Hill
Retrace the 10 mile final journey of some condemed prisoners in Warwickshire to Gibbet Hill on the edge of Coventry from the centre of Warwick where they were put to death by hanging. Continue reading Warwick – Gibbet Hill
Mansfield – Edwinstowe
Walk from Mansfield town centre out into the countryside of both the former Nottingham coalfield and Sherwood Forest. Ends up at the village of Edwinstowe with its connections to the Robin Hood legend including the Major Oak. Continue reading Mansfield – Edwinstowe
Old Hill – Tipton
Walk through the suburban towns and villages of the Black Country, mostly along canal towpaths, through Dudley to Tipton home of the famed 19th Century prize fighter William Perry aka the “Tipton Slasher”. Continue reading Old Hill – Tipton
Stourbridge – Merry Hill
Canal towpath walk in the West Midlands between the two Black Country towns of Stourbridge and Dudley along the Stourbridge Canal Continue reading Stourbridge – Merry Hill
Birmingham – Bournville
Walk from central Birmingham to the Cadbury factory village of Bournville, mostly along the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. Walk goes to Cadbury World and Selly Manor. Continue reading Birmingham – Bournville
Bromsgrove – Dodford
Circular walk from Bromsgrove Railway Station to Dodford the “Chartist village” founded in 1848 situated just the other side of the M5 home of the National Trust’s Rosedene preserved Chartist cottage. Continue reading Bromsgrove – Dodford