New walking route: Leek - The Roaches Circular walk from the north Staffordshire market town out into the Peak District to the prominent and enigmatic Roaches gritstone edge 13.3 miles Check it out👇 walkmidlands.co.uk/2026/08/13/l...
Leek - The Roaches circular walk
Circular walk from the north Staffordshire market town of Leek out into the Peak District to the prominent and enigmatic Roaches gristone edge
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"Squats, Street Theatre, Skateboarding and more: a walking tour of Selly Oak's radical spaces" Very pleased to be delivering a new iteration of the Radical Selly Oak walking tour for Walkspace's autumn festival Happening 14:00-16:00 on 23.8.26 Details and booking👇 ti.to/walkspace/sq...
Squats, Street Theatre, Skateboarding and More: a walking tour of Selly Oak's radical spaces
Viewed while crawling along the Bristol Road from the top deck of the 61 or 63, Selly Oak seems the archetypical Birmingham suburb. Ranks of Victorian terraces, inter-war semis, and newish flats slope...
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The latest edition of the Walk Midlands Newsletter was sent to subscribers yesterday Ft. new walks in Staffordshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire and much, much more Check it out👇 walkmidlandsnewsletter.substack.com/p/walk-midla...
Walk Midlands Newsletter July 2026
Ft. new walks in Staffordshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire and much, much more
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This week's new walking route is: Birmingham - Birmingham Botanical Gardens 2.4 miles from New Street Station, primarily along the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, to the botanical gardens Edgbaston site Check it out👇 walkmidlands.co.uk/2026/07/30/b...
Birmingham - Birmingham Botanical Gardens walk
Walk from central Birmingham to the historic, much visited, Birmingham Botanical Gardens mostly along the Worcester and Birmingham Canal
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This week's new walking route is: Kidsgrove - Biddulph Grange 6.3 miles via Mow Cop on Staffordshire's northernmost fringe, to a National Trust park and gardens on the fringe of the Peak District Check it out👇 walkmidlands.co.uk/2026/07/23/k...
Kidsgrove - Biddulph Grange walk
Walk from Kidsgrove to the unique Grade One listed Biddulph Grange gardens and country park via Mow Cop and Biddulph town centre
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This week's new walking route is: Boldmere - Four Oaks 4.9 miles across north Birmingham's Sutton Park, one of Europe's largest urban park, and a national nature reserve thanks to its rare woodland and health land Check it out👇 walkmidlands.co.uk/2026/07/16/b...
Boldmere - Four Oaks walk
Walk in Sutton Coldfield north Birmingham from Boldmere in the south to Four Oaks in the north of the town across Sutton Park, a vast public park that is also a deeply historic National Nature Reserve
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This week's new walking route is: Coventry - London Road Cemetery 0.9 miles on the edge of Coventry city centre, to Coventry's impressive early Victorian garden cemetery, designed by Joseph Paxton (who also designed the Crystal Palace) Check it out👇 walkmidlands.co.uk/2026/07/10/c...
Coventry - London Road Cemetery walk
Walk from Coventry Railway Station the short distance to the Grade II*, park like, Coventry Road Cemetery designed by Joseph Paxton famed for later being the architect of the Crystal Palace
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This week's new walking route is: Worcester - Madresfield 10.6 miles in the Worcestershire countryside, to the stately home and gardens that inspired Evelyn Waugh's "Brideshead Revisited" walkmidlands.co.uk/2026/07/02/w...
Worcester - Madresfield walk
Walk from the heart of Worcester across the River Severn and River Teme and through the grounds of Madresfield Court a house with connections to both Evelyn Waugh and Charles Dickens, ending in Great ...
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This month's Walk Midlands Newsletter ft. new walks in Derbyshire, Northamptonshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands and much, much more was sent to subscribers this morning Check it out👇 walkmidlandsnewsletter.substack.com/p/walk-midla...
Walk Midlands Newsletter June 2026
Ft. new walks in Derbyshire, Northamptonshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands and much, much more
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This week's new walking route is: Birmingham - Selly Manor 5.2 miles primarily along canals from Birmingham city centre to Selly Manor and Minworth Greaves the medieval and early modern houses saved in the early 20th Century and moved to Bournville walkmidlands.co.uk/2026/06/25/b...
Birmingham - Selly Manor walk
Walk from central Birmingham to the historic Selly Manor and Minworth Greaves with medieval origins in Bournville, mostly along the Worcester and Birmingham Canal
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This week's new walking route is: Waterhouses - Hulme End 9 miles in the Staffordshire Peak District up the River Hamps and River Manifold valleys, following the former route of the Manifold Light Railway, one of the first "rail trails" Check it out👇 walkmidlands.co.uk/2026/06/18/w...
Waterhouses - Hulme End walk
Walk along the Manifold Way, a highly significant former light railway route along the River Hamps and River Manifold limestone gorges in the Staffordshire Peak District, from Waterhouses to Hulme End
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This week's new walking route is: Northampton - Hunsbury Hill 5.1 mile circular walk from Northampton Railway Station to Hunsbury Hill site of a significant Iron Age hill fort which was at the heart of a Victorian controversy Check it out👇 walkmidlands.co.uk/2026/06/11/n...
Northampton - Hunsbury Hill circular walk
Circular walk in the suburbs of Northampton starting from the town's railway station and heading to Hunsbury Hill Country Park, a deeply historic site, where a significant Iron Age hillfort at the hea...
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This week's new walking route: Matlock - Winster 8.9 miles in the south east of the Derbyshire Peak District, to Winster home of it's famed, pretty unique, @nationaltrust cared for Market House Check it out👇 walkmidlands.co.uk/2026/06/04/m...
Matlock - Winster walk
Circular walk from Matlock Railway Station to Winster, home of Winster Market House an early National Trust acquisition, high up on the Peak District limestone plateau
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This month's Walk Midlands Newsletter has been sent to subscribers ft. new walks in Worcestershire, exploring the hills in the west of the county Check it out and subscribe👇 open.substack.com/pub/walkmidl...
Walk Midlands Newsletter May 2026
Ft. new walks in Worcestershire and much, much more
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This week's new walking route is: Knightwick - Great Malvern 11.2 miles in west Worcestershire, up and over the Suckley Hills in the northern part of the Malvern Hills National Landscape Check it out👇 walkmidlands.co.uk/2026/05/28/k...
Knightwick - Great Malvern walk
Walk in the west Worcestershire countryside from Knightwick in the River Teme valley, up and over the Suckley Hills via Blackhouse Wood, to the Malvern Hills and around North Hill to reach Great Malve...
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This week's new walking route is: Martley - Knightwick 4.1 miles in west Worcestershire, following the Worcestershire Way, up and over the prominent Ankerdine Hill Check it out👇 walkmidlands.co.uk/2026/05/21/m...
Martley - Knightwick walk
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
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This week's new walking route is: Abberley - Martley 7 miles in hilly west Worcestershire via the base of historic Woodbury Hill Check it out👇 walkmidlands.co.uk/2026/05/14/a...
Abberley - Martley walk
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 Ri...
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This week's new walking route: Bewdley - Great Witley 11 miles in west Worcestershire, following the Worcestershire Way, from Bewdley's 18th Century heart, across countryside, to the prominent, enigmatic, tree crowned Abberley Hills Check it out👇 walkmidlands.co.uk/2026/05/07/b...
Bewdley - Great Witley walk
Walk from Bewdley in north Worcestershire to Great Witley over the Abberley Hills, following the route of the Worcestershire Way
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This week's new walking route: Bewdley - Great Witley 11 miles in west Worcestershire, following the Worcestershire Way, from Bewdley's 18th Century heart, across countryside, to the prominent, enigmatic, tree crowned Abberley Hills Check it out👇 walkmidlands.co.uk/2026/05/07/b...
Bewdley - Great Witley walk
Walk from Bewdley in north Worcestershire to Great Witley over the Abberley Hills, following the route of the Worcestershire Way
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This month's Walk Midlands Newsletter was sent to subscribers this morning Ft. new walking routes in Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire Check it out and subscribe👇 walkmidlandsnewsletter.substack.com/p/walk-midla...
Walk Midlands Newsletter April 2026
Ft. new walks in Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire and much, much more
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This week's new walking route is: Dorridge - Chorley Moor 13.4 miles across the Meriden Gap, broadly paralleling the Midlands Watershed, to Corley Moor where the River Sherbourne which flows through Coventry rises Check it out👇 walkmidlands.co.uk/2026/04/30/d...
Dorridge - Corley Moor walk
Walk from Dorridge to Corley Moor, the source of the River Sherbourne, across the Meriden Gap more or less paralleling the Midlands Watershed, starting from Dorridge Railway Station
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This week's new walking route is: Wood End - Dorridge 6.7 across the Warwickshire countryside following the line of the Midlands Watershed and crossing the Umberslade Estate Check it out👇 walkmidlands.co.uk/2026/04/23/w...
Wood End - Dorridge
Walk from Wood End near Tanworth-in-Arden in Warwickshire to Dorridge in West Midlands county, via the Umberslade estate
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This week's new walking route: Longbridge - Wood End 10.2 miles from the southern edge of Birmingham along the south easternmost edge of the Midlands Watershed Ridge, along the lip of the Birmingham Plateau to Wood End in Warwickshire Check it out👇 walkmidlands.co.uk/2026/04/16/l...
Longbridge - Wood End walk
Railway-station-to-railway-station walk from Longbridge to Wood End tracing the line of the Midlands Watershed Ridge where it runs along the lip of the Birmingham Plateau
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This week's new walking route is: Frankley - Longbridge 5.7 miles along the highest stretch of the Midlands Watershed Ridge, and past some of the former Austin Rover Longbridge factory Check it out👇 walkmidlands.co.uk/2026/04/10/f...
Frankley - Longbridge walk
Walk along the tallest part of the Midlands Watershed Ridge, the Waseley Hills and the north western end of the Lickey Hills, to Longbridge via the site of the Worcestershire part of the old Austin Rover factory
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This week's new walking route is: Kitwell - Frankley 3 miles along the Midlands Watershed Ridge and the south west rural fringe of Birmingham with spectacular views towards Clent and the Shropshire Hills including The Wrekin Check it out👇 walkmidlands.co.uk/2026/04/02/k...
Kitwell - Frankley walk
Walk along the first rural stretch of the southern part of the Midlands Watershed with panoramic views across north Worcestershire towards Clent, and the Shropshire hills, including The Wrekin; beyond
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March 2026's edition of the Walk Midlands Newsletter has just been sent to subscribers It features new walks in Leicestershire, Staffordshire, West Midlands and much, much more Check it out👇 open.substack.com/pub/walkmidl...
Walk Midlands Newsletter March 2026
Ft. new walks in Leicestershire, Staffordshire, West Midlands and much, much more
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This week's new walking route is: Markfield - Ratby 6.5 miles through the wooded and hilly landscape of northern central Leicestershire, in the National Forest, and around the shore of Thornton Reservoir Check it out👇 walkmidlands.co.uk/2026/03/26/m...
Markfield - Ratby walk
Walk through the National Forest in Leicestershire, from Markfield to Ratby, through open access woodland, via Thornton Reservoir
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This week's new walking route is: Wombourne - Sedgley 3.7 miles in the south west Staffordshire countryside, via Penn Common, to Sedgley, a Black Country town atop the Midlands Watershed Ridge Check it out👇 walkmidlands.co.uk/2026/03/20/w...
Wombourne - Sedgley walk
Walk across the south west Staffordshire countryside from Wombourne via the unusual survivial that is Penn Common, up the Midlands Watershed Ridge to the Black Country town of Sedgley
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This week's new walking route is: Stone - Stafford 9.1 miles through the mid-Staffordshire countryside, and across Stafford Common, a large rare surviving example of town common land, still partially used for grazing animals Check it out👇 walkmidlands.co.uk/2026/03/12/s...
Stone – Stafford
Walk from Stone railway station south through the mid-Staffordshire countryside, and across the unusual surviving Stafford Common, a town common, to Stafford town centre.
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