5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, National Landscapes (AONBs), Severn Basin, Shropshire, Suburban Strolls, Walks, Welsh Marches

Craven Arms – Stokesay

Walk from Craven Arms Railway Station to Stokesay just south of the town where the famous, fairytale Stokesay Castle is situated Continue reading Craven Arms – Stokesay

5 - 10 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Herefordshire, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, National Landscapes (AONBs), Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Walks, Welsh Marches, Worcestershire

Great Malvern – Colwall

Walk from Great Malvern to Colwall up and along the Malvern Hills Ridge via the the Gold Mine just north of Wyche Cutting below the Worcestershire Beacon. Continue reading Great Malvern – Colwall

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Severn Basin, Shropshire, Walks, Welsh Marches

Minsterley – Snailbeach

Walk across fields from the village of Minsterley to little Snailbeach nestled beneath Stiperstones, once Shropshire’s lead mining capital, and today, home to a brilliantly preserved set of mine ruins. Continue reading Minsterley – Snailbeach

5 - 10 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Severn Basin, Shropshire, Walks, Welsh Marches

Minsterley – Stiperstones

Walk along the most dramatic part of the Stiperstone ridge in the western part of the Shropshire Hills from Minsterley north of the ridge, to Stiperstones village west of the ridge itself. Continue reading Minsterley – Stiperstones

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Urban Wanders, Walks, Welsh Marches, Worcestershire

Worcester – Powick

Walk from the heart of Worcester across the River Severn and through fields beside the River Teme where 1651’s Battle of Worcester was fought to the village of Powick and its historic old bridge. Continue reading Worcester – Powick

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Shropshire, Suburban Strolls, Urban Wanders, Walks, Welsh Marches

Telford – Ironbridge

Varied urban, suburban and rural walk from central Telford to Ironbridge home of 1781’s iconic pathbreaking Iron Bridge right at the heart of the Ironbridge Gorge UNESCO World Heritage Site. Continue reading Telford – Ironbridge

10 - 15 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, National Landscapes (AONBs), Severn Basin, Shropshire, Walks, Welsh Marches

Church Stretton – Pontesbury

Walk from Church Stretton Railway Station, up to Long Mynd plateau then across the north east of the Shropshire Hills National Landscape to Pontesbury, an unlikely seeming former colliery village. Continue reading Church Stretton – Pontesbury

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

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

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, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Severn Basin, Shropshire, Walks, Welsh Marches

Church Stretton – Acton Scott

Walk in the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty from Church Stretton Railway Station to Acton Scott site of the Acton Scott living farming history museum, which it is hoped will reopen in spring 2024 under new management. Continue reading Church Stretton – Acton Scott