5 - 10 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Outwith, Staffordshire, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks

Congleton – Kidsgrove

Countryside ridge walk between the towns of Congleton and Kidsgrove via the village of Mow Cop (home to the Old Man of Mow and Mow Cop Castle) 335 metres above sea level. Continue reading Congleton – Kidsgrove

5 Miles or Less, Birmingham, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks, West Midlands, Worcestershire

Barnt Green – Rubery

Walk right along the Lickey Hills ridge dividing Birmingham and the West Midlands from Worcestershire. Walk starts at Barnt Green Railway Station and ends on Rubery High Street. Continue reading Barnt Green – Rubery

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Birmingham, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks, West Midlands

Booth’s Farm Ruins

All about the Perry Barr coiners. A group of forgers and fraudsters in the Birmingham and Black Country area a little bit like David Hartley’s Cragg Vale coiners. They were led by William Booth a farmer from Perry Barr. Continue reading Booth’s Farm Ruins

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

Hemlock Stone

Suburban walk to see the enigmatic Hemlock Stone. A 8.5 metre tall, sandstone column which has been a local landmark and place of myth and ritual for millenia. Continue reading Hemlock Stone

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Walks, Worcestershire

Bromsgrove Railway Station – Avoncroft Museum

How to get to Avoncroft Museum on foot starting at Bromsgrove Railway Station. The walk takes a little over half an hour and is mostly along flat, paved paths. Continue reading Bromsgrove Railway Station – Avoncroft Museum

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Shropshire, Suburban Strolls, Urban Wanders, Walks, Welsh Marches

Telford – Blists Hill

Urban and suburban walk taking around ninety minuites to complete from central Telford to Blists Hill living history museum on the edge of the Ironbridge Gorge UNESCO World Heritage Site. Continue reading Telford – Blists Hill

5 - 10 Miles, Black Country, Canals and Rivers, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Staffordshire, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks, West Midlands

Walsall – Burntwood

Walk from the centre of Walsall into former mining country along the McClean Way greenway to just south of Chasewater and then along footpaths and through the village of Norton Canes to beside Chasewater and then the short distance into Burntwood. Continue reading Walsall – Burntwood

5 Miles or Less, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, Industrial Heritage, Leicestershire, Midlands Contemporary, National Forest, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks

Bardon Hill

Walk to the top of Bardon Hill the tallest hill in Leicestershire rightly famous for commanding views across the Midlands region. Continue reading Bardon Hill

5 - 10 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, Midlands Contemporary, Rutland, Suburban Strolls, Walks, Welland Basin

Oakham – Cold Overton Park Hill

Circular walk from Oakham Railway Station out into the countryside up to Cold Overton Park Hill, which at 197m above sea level is the tallest hill in Rutland England’s smallest county. Continue reading Oakham – Cold Overton Park Hill

5 - 10 Miles, Black Country, Canals and Rivers, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks, West Midlands

Turner’s Hill

A walk up and over Turner’s Hill in the Rowley Hills, the highest point in West Midlands county. Continue reading Turner’s Hill