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

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

Sedgley – Dudley

Walk along the road running along the crest of a high part of the Midlands Watershed Ridge in the Black Country from Sedgley in the north of Dudley Borough into the heart of Dudley town centre. Continue reading Sedgley – Dudley

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

Goldthorn Park – Sedgley

Walk in the Black Country from Goldthorn Park on the southwestern edge of Wolverahmpton up to the top of Sedgley Beacon (the tallest hill in West Midlands county outside the Rowley Hills) and down to Sedgley town centre. Continue reading Goldthorn Park – Sedgley

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

Bartley Green – Frankley

Walk from Bartley Green to Frankley via the summit of Frankley Beeches. Continue reading Bartley Green – Frankley

5 - 10 Miles, Black Country, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, Midlands Contemporary, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks, West Midlands

Tame Bridge – Aldridge

Walk from Tame Bridge to Aldridge via Barr Beacon the tallest hill in northern West Midlands county and a local nature reserve, starting from Tame Bridge Parkway. Continue reading Tame Bridge – Aldridge

5 - 10 Miles, Black Country, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Walks, West Midlands, Worcestershire

Halesowen – Hagley

Walk from Halesowen to Hagley via the Clent Hills, St. Kenelm’s Pass and Clent village begining from the Mucklow Hill bus stop beside the entrance to Leasowes Park. Continue reading Halesowen – Hagley

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Herefordshire, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Outwith, Uncategorized, Walks, Welsh Marches

Peterchurch – Hay-on-Wye

Walk from the Herefordshire village of Peterchurch in the Golden Valley, over uplands adjacent to the Black Mountains, and down to Hay-on-Wye in Powys, famed as the original “book town” and home of the annual Hay Festival. Continue reading Peterchurch – Hay-on-Wye

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, National Landscapes (AONBs), Severn Basin, Shropshire, Walks, Welsh Marches

Craven Arms – Bishop’s Castle

Walk from Craven Arms Railway Station through the hilly south Shropshire countryside to Bishop’s Castle, a very remote, but lively and bustling historic market town. Continue reading Craven Arms – Bishop’s Castle

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Outwith, Peak District, Staffordshire, Uncategorized, Walks

Rushton Spencer – Flash

Walk to Lud’s Church in the Staffordshire Peak District from Rushton Spencer to Flash, Britian’s highest village, along the River Dane valley. Continue reading Rushton Spencer – Flash

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Peak District, Staffordshire, Trent Basin, Walks

Ashbourne – Ilam Park

Walk from the Derbyshire market town of Ashbourne to the picturesque, deeply gothic, Ilam Park in the Staffordshire Peak District situated on the River Manifold near where it joins the River Dove. Continue reading Ashbourne – Ilam Park