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

Solihull – Birmingham

Primarily towpath walk along the Birmingham branch of the Grand Union Canal from Solihull to Digbeth on the edge of Birmingham city centre. Continue reading Solihull – Birmingham

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

Alvechurch – Kings Norton

Towpath walk from Alvechurch in northern Worcestershire to Kings Norton canal junction in south west Birmingham. Continue reading Alvechurch – Kings Norton

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

Birmingham – Smethwick

Walk primarily along the Birmingham Canal Navigation Main Line from central Birmingham to vibrant, multicultural and deeply historically important Smethwick. Continue reading Birmingham – Smethwick

5 Miles or Less, Birmingham, Canals and Rivers, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Trent Basin, Urban Wanders, Walks, West Midlands

Spaghetti Junction

Walk from New Street Railway Station in Birmingham city centre, to the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, and on towards the Gravelley Hill Interchange aka Spaghetti Junction. Continue reading Spaghetti Junction

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Birmingham, Canals and Rivers, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Urban Wanders, Walks, West Midlands, Worcestershire

Whitlock’s End – Digbeth

Walk from Whitlock’s End Railway Station along 4 very different waterways, into Digbeth right in the heart of central Birmingham Continue reading Whitlock’s End – Digbeth

10 - 15 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Birmingham, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Staffordshire, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks, West Midlands

Sutton Coldfield – Lichfield

Varied suburban, exurban and rural walk from Sutton Coldfield in north Birmingham, to the little historic cathedral city of Lichfield. Continue reading Sutton Coldfield – Lichfield

10 - 15 Miles, Birmingham, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks, West Midlands, Worcestershire

Bromsgrove – King’s Norton

A walk, mostly along the Worcester and Birmingham Canal from Bromsgrove to King’s Norton Junction in Birmingham Continue reading Bromsgrove – King’s Norton

5 Miles or Less, Birmingham, Black Country, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Walks, West Midlands, Worcestershire

Dowery Dell Viaduct

Walk from Birmingham into Worcestershire to the site of the former Dowery Dell Viaduct. Only ruins remain, but you can still get a sense of it’s scale and grandeur. Continue reading Dowery Dell Viaduct

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