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, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Severn Basin, Walks, Welsh Marches, Worcestershire

Bewdley – Great Witley

Walk from Bewdley in north Worcestershire to Great Witley over the Abberley Hills, following the route of the Worcestershire Way. Continue reading Bewdley – Great Witley

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

10 - 15 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, National Landscapes (AONBs), Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Walks, Welsh Marches, Worcestershire

Worcester – Great Malvern

Walk from the heart of Worcester across the River Severn and River Teme to Great Malvern, before crossing the rural Severn Vale. Continue reading Worcester – Great Malvern

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Herefordshire, History and Heritage, Severn Basin, Walks, Welsh Marches

Kington – Almeley

Walk from Kington in nothern Herefordshire south across gently hilly countryside to Almeley, the home village of John Oldcastle, early 15th Century war hero, rebel baron and Lollard heretic imortalised as Shakespeare’s Falstaff. Continue reading Kington – Almeley

10 - 15 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Herefordshire, Hills and Uplands, Midlands Contemporary, National Landscapes (AONBs), Severn Basin, Walks, Welsh Marches

Hereford – Perton

Walk from Hereford to Perton at the northernmost point of the Wye Valley National Landscape, via Checkely, home of the Canwood Gallery contemporary arts gallery and sculpture park. Continue reading Hereford – Perton

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

Stiperstones – Chirbury

Walk from the village of Stiperstones across the western Shropshire countryside to Chirbury near the Welsh border via Mitchell’s Fold the county’s best known Bronze Age stone circle. Continue reading Stiperstones – Chirbury

10 - 15 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Herefordshire, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Outwith, Uncategorized, Walks, Welsh Marches

Hay on Wye – Black Mountain

Circular walk from Hay-on-Wye, partly on the Offa’s Dyke National Trail, to the Black Mountain, the Midlands highest peak, on the edge of the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park, and the border between Herefordshire and Powys. Continue reading Hay on Wye – Black Mountain