Rocester – Alton
This Staffordshire walk from Rocester, home of JCB, to the village of Alton in the heart of the River Churnet Valley. Home to Alton Castle and Alton Towers alike. Continue reading Rocester – Alton
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Edale – Castleton
Peak District walk from Edale to Castleton via Hollins Cross on the Great Ridge and the Odin Mine beneath Mam Tor begins from Edale Railway Station. Continue reading Edale – Castleton
Hartington – Warslow
This walk in the limestone countryside of the Derbyshire and Staffordshire Peak District is between the villages of Hartington and Warslow via the River Dove and Ecton Hill site of 3,500 years of copper mining. Continue reading Hartington – Warslow
Newcastle under Lyme – Keele University
This walk from Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre, through the peri-urban fringe of the north Staffordshire Potteries conurbation, goes to little Keele University’s vast, parkland campus. Continue reading Newcastle under Lyme – Keele University
Leicester – University of Leicester
Walk from central Leicester through the city’s inner suburbs via the New Walk and Victoria Park to the University of Leicester home to Jame Stirling’s Engineering Building and the Attenborough Arts Centre. Continue reading Leicester – University of Leicester
Birmingham – University of Birmingham
Walk from central Birmingham to the University of Birmingham in Edgbaston, mostly along the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. Walk goes to the Barber Institute. Continue reading Birmingham – University of Birmingham
Nottingham – University of Nottingham
Short urban walk from the heart of Nottingham to the University of Nottingham’s University Park campus on the city’s outskirts, home of Lakeside Arts. The route is mostly along the Nottingham Canal. Continue reading Nottingham – University of Nottingham
Birmingham – Kings Norton
Walk from central Birmingham to the historic suburb of Kings Norton, whose village green was the site of the Battle of Kings Norton in October 1642. Walk is mostly along the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. Continue reading Birmingham – Kings Norton
Birmingham – Camp Hill
Walk from Birmingham city centre, along the Digbeth section of the Grand Union Canal, to the Camp Hill traffic island. The site of the earthwork where Birmingham townspeople defended their town from a Royalist Army during the Civil Wars in April 1643. Continue reading Birmingham – Camp Hill
Hope – Edale
Walk in the Peak District from Hope Railway Station along the famous Great Ridge via Lose Hill, Hollins Cross and Mam Tor. Then along Rushup Edge and down to Edale where the Pennine Way begins. Continue reading Hope – Edale