5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Peak District, Trent Basin, Walks

Matlock – Winster

Circular walk from Matlock Railway Station to Winster, home of Winster Market House an early National Trust acquisition, high up on the Peak District limestone plateau. Continue reading Matlock – Winster

10 - 15 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, National Landscapes (AONBs), Severn Basin, Walks, Welsh Marches, Worcestershire

Knightwick – Great Malvern

Walk in the west Worcestershire countryside from Knightwick in the River Teme valley, up and over the Suckley Hills via Blackhouse Wood, to the Malvern Hills and around North Hill to reach Great Malvern. Continue reading Knightwick – Great Malvern

5 Miles or Less, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Severn Basin, Walks, Welsh Marches, Worcestershire

Martley – Knightwick

Walk between the west Worcestershire villages of Martley and Knightwick crossing meadows with views towards the Malvern Hills, through the wooded Ankerdine Common, and down Ankerdine Hill. Continue reading Martley – Knightwick

5 - 10 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Severn Basin, Walks, Welsh Marches, Worcestershire

Abberley – Martley

Walk through the hilly countryside between the west Worcestershire villages of Abberley and Martley, around the edge of Woodbury Hill famed for its ancient ramparts and along a short stretch of the River Teme. Continue reading Abberley – Martley

10 - 15 Miles, Birmingham, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire

Longbridge – Wood End

Railway-station-to-railway-station walk from Longbridge to Wood End tracing the line of the Midlands Watershed Ridge where it runs along the lip of the Birmingham Plateau. Continue reading Longbridge – Wood End

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

Frankley – Longbridge

Walk along the tallest part of the Midlands Watershed Ridge, the Waseley Hills and the north western end of the Lickey Hills, to Longbridge via the site of the Worcestershire part of the old Austin Rover factory. Continue reading Frankley – Longbridge

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

Kitwell – Frankley

Walk along the first rural stretch of the southern part of the Midlands Watershed with panoramic views across north Worcestershire towards Clent, and the Shropshire hills, including The Wrekin; beyond. Continue reading Kitwell – Frankley

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Black Country, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Severn Basin, Staffordshire, Suburban Strolls, Walks, West Midlands

Wombourne – Sedgley

Walk across the south west Staffordshire countryside from Wombourne via the unusual survivial that is Penn Common, up the Midlands Watershed Ridge to the Black Country town of Sedgley. Continue reading Wombourne – Sedgley

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

Oldbury – Kitswell

Walk from Oldbury, following the Midlands Watershed Ridge (the most visible expression of the divide between the Severn and Trent catchment areas) through the Black Country and Woodgate Valley to the Kit’s Well the only river flowing into the Severn rising inside Birmingham. Continue reading Oldbury – Kitswell

5 Miles or Less, Black Country, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks, West Midlands

Oldbury – Dudley

Walk between Dudley and Oldbury town centres along the crest of the Rowley Hills including Turner’s Hill the tallest hill in West Midlands county. Continue reading Oldbury – Dudley