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Josh Allen@JoshPAllen
16 Jan 2024
I am walking across West Midlands county and writing a book about it, and the people that I speak to along the way New personal project, stemming from Walk Midlands, details: walkmidlands.co.uk/2024/01/1…

Walk Across West Midlands Book

I am writing a book about walking across West Midlands county, from Binley Woods on the eastern edge of Coventry, to Moseley Old Hall on the north western fringe of Wolverhampton

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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/2026/06/1…

Northampton – Hunsbury Hill

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...

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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/2026/06/0…

Matlock – Winster

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/walkmi…
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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/2026/05/2…

Knightwick – Great Malvern

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...

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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/2026/05/2…

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

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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/2026/05/1…

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...

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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/2026/05/0…

Bewdley – Great Witley

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.subst…
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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/2026/04/3…

Dorridge – Corley Moor

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/2026/04/2…

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/2026/04/1…

Longbridge – Wood End

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/2026/04/1…

Frankley – Longbridge

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...

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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/2026/04/0…

Kitwell – Frankley

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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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/2026/03/2…

Markfield – Ratby

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/2026/03/2…

Wombourne – Sedgley

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/2026/03/1…
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This week's new walking route is: Walsall - Cannock 9.8 miles via Pelsall's two commons, Pelsall Common and Pelsall North Common, exceptionally rare survivals of common land on the edge of West Midlands county Check it out👇 walkmidlands.co.uk/2026/03/0…
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This week's new walking route is: Oldbury - Kitwell 7.2 miles from the heart of the Black Country, along the Midlands Watershed Ridge, to the Kit's Well the start only tributary of the River Severn beginning in Birmingham Check it out👇 walkmidlands.co.uk/2026/02/2…
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This week's new walking route is: Dudley - Oldbury 3.7 miles in the heart of the Black Country along the entire length of the Rowley Hills, the tallest hills in West Midlands county and part of the Midlands Watershed Ridge Check it out👇 walkmidlands.co.uk/2026/02/1…

Oldbury – Dudley

Walk between Dudley and Oldbury town centres along the crest of the Rowley Hills including Turner’s Hill the tallest hill in West Midlands county.

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This week's new walking route: Sedgley - Dudley 3.2 miles through the urban landscape in the heart of the Black Country, consistently at over 200 metres above sea level along the Midlands Watershed Ridge Check it out👇 walkmidlands.co.uk/2026/02/1…
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