Alvechurch – Earlswood
Countryside walk from Alvechurch in Earlswood through the hilly north Worcestershire landscape. walk goes via the summit of Hob Hill and Forshaw Heath source of the River Blythe. Continue reading Alvechurch – Earlswood
Category: Severn Basin
Frankley – Halesowen
Mostly countryside walk from Frankley via the Waseley Hills and St. Kenlem’s Church near the Clent Hills which is the source of the River Stour into Halesowen. Continue reading Frankley – Halesowen
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
Kidderminster – Stourport on Severn
Walk from Kidderminster Railway Station, primarily along the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal towpath, to the 18th Century “inland port” of Stourbridge on Severn where the canal converges with the River Severn. Continue reading Kidderminster – Stourport on Severn
Bromyard – Brockhampton
Walk from the bus stop in Bromyard town centre to the National Trust’s Brockhampton estate, hidden within which stands the moated, timbered late medieval Lower Brockhampton house and its orchards. Continue reading Bromyard – Brockhampton
Dorridge – Packwood House
Countryside walk from Dorridge partly along the Grand Union Canal towpath to Packwood House, the quintessential, and utterly conflected, Tudor looking country house. Rightly famed for its yew trees. Continue reading Dorridge – Packwood House
Halesowen – Wednesbury
Walk from Halesowen on the south western edge of the Black Country to Wednesbury near its heart. Walk goes along canal towpaths, up and over Turner’s Hill and through the centre of Oldbury. Continue reading Halesowen – Wednesbury
Birmingham – Halesowen
Very varied urban, suburban and rural walk from Birmingham city centre to the heart of Halesowen town. Along the Birmingham and Worcester Canal towpath and the route of the infamous Lost Lapal Canal. Continue reading Birmingham – Halesowen
Kidderminster – Stourbridge
Walk in three counties across a hilly, wooded, red sandstone landscape, largely along canal towpaths, from Kidderminster to Stourbridge. Continue reading Kidderminster – Stourbridge
Kingswood – Warwick
Walk across the Warwickshire countryside along the Grand Union Canal towpath, between Kingswood just inside Warwickshire’s county boundaries and the county town of Warwick with it’s famous castle. Continue reading Kingswood – Warwick