5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Walks, Worcestershire

Bromsgrove – Droitwich Spa

Walk in the centre of mid-Worcestershire from Bromsgrove to Droitwich Spa, mostly along canal towpaths. Droitwich is a town literally constructed on salt. Continue reading Bromsgrove – Droitwich Spa

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Walks, Warwickshire

Guy’s Cliffe

Short walk, partially along canal towpaths, in the suburbs of Leamington Spa and Warwick, to the atmospheric and deeply historic ruins of Guy’s Cliffe House. Continue reading Guy’s Cliffe

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Walks, Worcestershire

Kidderminster – Bewdley

Varied walking route from Kidderminster Railway Station to Bewdley the historic River Severn side town in north Worcestershire famed for its grand 18th Century buildings. Continue reading Kidderminster – Bewdley

5 Miles or Less, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Severn Basin, Shropshire, Walks

Ironbridge – Much Wenlock

Relatively short but varied walk from Ironbridge, across the River Severn and through the mid-Shropshire countryside, to atmospheric Much Wenlock. Continue reading Ironbridge – Much Wenlock

5 - 10 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, National Landscapes (AONBs), Outwith, Severn Basin, Walks, Warwickshire

Moreton in Marsh – Shipston on Stour

Walk from Moreton-in-Marsh Railway Station on the northern edge of the Cotswold National Landscape (AONB), across the Vale of Red Horse, to Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire’s southernmost town. Continue reading Moreton in Marsh – Shipston on Stour

10 - 15 Miles, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Walks, Warwickshire, West Midlands

Warwick – Gibbet Hill

Retrace the 10 mile final journey of some condemed prisoners in Warwickshire to Gibbet Hill on the edge of Coventry from the centre of Warwick where they were put to death by hanging. Continue reading Warwick – Gibbet Hill

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

Church Stretton – Ratlinghope

Circular walk from Church Stretton Railway Station to Ratlinghope, site of the grave of Richard Munslow Britain’s last “sin-eater”. Continue reading Church Stretton – Ratlinghope

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

Old Hill – Tipton

Walk through the suburban towns and villages of the Black Country, mostly along canal towpaths, through Dudley to Tipton home of the famed 19th Century prize fighter William Perry aka the “Tipton Slasher”. Continue reading Old Hill – Tipton

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

Stourbridge – Merry Hill

Canal towpath walk in the West Midlands between the two Black Country towns of Stourbridge and Dudley along the Stourbridge Canal Continue reading Stourbridge – Merry Hill

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Walks, Warwickshire, West Midlands

Dorridge – Henley-in-Arden

Countryside walk from Dorridge primarily along canal towpaths to historic Henley-in-Arden in south west Warwickshire. Continue reading Dorridge – Henley-in-Arden