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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…
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…
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…
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👇
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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…
New walking route:
Rednal - Cradley
11 miles from Birmingham to the Black Country, across the north Worcestershire high lands over the Lickey, Waseley and Clent hills
Check it out👇
walkmidlands.co.uk/2026/09/2…
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…
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…
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…
"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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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/2026/07/0…
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…
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…
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…











