5 Miles or Less, Black Country, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Staffordshire, Suburban Strolls, Urban Wanders, Walks, West Midlands

The Crooked House, Himley

Walk from the centre of the Black Country town of Dudley to the famously slanted Crooked House pub on the edge of Himley. Continue reading The Crooked House, Himley

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

Wollaton Deer Park and Hall

Walk from the heart of Nottingham to Wollaton Deer Park and Hall on the city’s outskirts. Continue reading Wollaton Deer Park and Hall

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

Halesowen – Tipton

Walk through lots of green spaces, between the Black Country towns of Halesowen and Tipton, following the route of the Dudley No. 2 Canal. Continue reading Halesowen – Tipton

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, 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

10 - 15 Miles, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Nene Basin, Northamptonshire, Urban Wanders, Walks

Northampton – Earls Barton

Walk from centrsl Northampton following the Nene Path to the small hilltop town of Earls Barton with its Anglo-Saxon church tower. Continue reading Northampton – Earls Barton