Binley – Coventry
Walk from Coventry’s outer-suburbs, across a lot of green space, including the valley of the River Stour, into Coventry’s ancient urban heart. Continue reading Binley – Coventry
Category: Urban Wanders
Worcester – Powick
Walk from the heart of Worcester across the River Severn and through fields beside the River Teme where 1651’s Battle of Worcester was fought to the village of Powick and its historic old bridge. Continue reading Worcester – Powick
Nottingham – West Bridgford
Short urban waterways walk along the Nottingham and Beeston Canal from the edge of Nottingham city centre to the River Trent and the Trent Bridge to West Bridgford. Continue reading Nottingham – West Bridgford
Telford – Ironbridge
Varied urban, suburban and rural walk from central Telford to Ironbridge home of 1781’s iconic pathbreaking Iron Bridge right at the heart of the Ironbridge Gorge UNESCO World Heritage Site. Continue reading Telford – Ironbridge
West Bromwich – Hamstead
Walk from West Bromwich to Hamstead across the strikingly bucolic Sandwell Valley Country Park via the site of the Jubilee Colliery, one of the final deep pits to operate in the Black Country. Continue reading West Bromwich – Hamstead
Stoke on Trent – Biddulph Moor
Urban and rural walk from central Stoke-on-Trent to the southern edge of the village of Biddulph Moor where Britian’s third longest river the River Trent offically begins Continue reading Stoke on Trent – Biddulph Moor
Old Hill – Parkhead
Suburban canal walk in the Black Country through lots of green spaces. Takes the Dudley No. 2 Canal towpath from Old Hill Railway Station in Rowley Regis to the Parkhead Basin near Dudley town centre. Continue reading Old Hill – Parkhead
Wolverhampton – Moseley Old Hall
Walk from central Wolverhampton to the National Trust’s Moseley Old Hall, passing through Wolverhampton’s northeastern suburbs, crossing Bushbury Hill, and heading out into the countryside. Continue reading Wolverhampton – Moseley Old Hall
Coventry – Berkswell
Urban, suburban, then rural walk, skirting some of Coventry’s interesting historic common land and ending up at Berkswell and overtly picturesque village in Solihull’s Meridan Gap. Continue reading Coventry – Berkswell
Wednesbury – Wolverhampton
Urban walk, largely along paved paths, pavements and canal towpaths, in the heart of the Black Country from Wednesbury to Wolverhampton via Bilston town centre. Continue reading Wednesbury – Wolverhampton