Writer | Contemporary Historian | Journalist | Occasional Curator I produce Walk Midlands. Day walks doable without a car in the English midlands. Have a look:

Birmingham
Joined December 2012
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…
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This Sunday I am running "Twice Tried, Twice Hung, Twice Buried" A new public walk up in north Birmingham, exploring the life and crimes of William Booth the Perry Barr Forger Starts just after 12:00 from Perry Barr Station. Still places, check it out: ti.to/walkspace/william-boot…
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New walking route: Dore - Bakewell 14.8 miles from south west Sheffield, across moors, along gritstone edges, and past Chatsworth House, to the market town in the heart of Derbyshire's White Peak Check it out👇 walkmidlands.co.uk/2026/10/0…
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The latest Walk Midlands Newsletter has just been sent to subscribers Ft. a new walk from Rednal to Cradley, a focus on the West Midlands' Highlands and much, much more Check it out👇 walkmidlandsnewsletter.subst…
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Up north Birmingham doing some research for my Walkspace Autumn Season William Booth: Twice Tried, Twice Hung, Twice Buried Perry Barr Forgers Walk It's happening on 25th Oct (pm), registration (pay what you feel) via link below 👇 ti.to/walkspace/william-boot…
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This month's newsletter has been sent to subscribers Ft. two new walks in the Staffordshire Peak District which is the focus of this month's newsletter Check it out👇 walkmidlandsnewsletter.subst…
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New walking route: Waterhouses - Thor's Cave 9 miles along the River Hamps and Manifold valleys to Thor's Cave, a prominent and enigmatic site which is one of the highlights of the Staffordshire Peak District Check it out👇 walkmidlands.co.uk/2026/08/2…
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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/2026/08/1…
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Changes to the Walk Midlands publishing schedule 👇 1/2
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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: ti.to/walkspace/squats-stree…
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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.subst…
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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/2026/07/3…
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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/2026/07/2…
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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/2026/07/1…
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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/2026/07/1…
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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.subst…
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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/2026/06/2…
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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/2026/06/1…
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