Walks of Central England
Following the Staffordshire Way in Central England
| Walk | Miles | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cresswell Crags | 2.6 | Through woodland to a magnificent limestone gorge. |
| Tegg's Nose and Ward's Knob | 2.6 | Around reservoirs and a country park with splendid views. |
| Bosworth Field and Sutton Cheney | 2.7 | Walking to the site of the battle which ended the Wars of the Roses. |
| Garsington and Denton | 3.0 | A walk with fine views in the heart of Oxfordshire. |
| Linacre Reservoirs and Old Brampton | 3.4 | A short walk through quite woodlands fringing three reservoirs. |
| West Wycombe, Hearnton Wood and Great Cockshoots Wood | 3.5 | Through beautiful countryside in an area with a colourful past. |
| South Hinksey and Happy Valley | 3.6 | A walk through a nature reserve in a deeply incisded gorge. |
| Mickleton, Hidcote Boyce, Hidcote Manor and Kiftsgate Court | 3.7 | A walk via Cotswold villages to beautiful gardens. |
| Wallington, Shaw Green and Redhill | 3.7 | The route of this walk is associated with George Orwell and Animal Farm. |
| Houghton Conquest, Houghton House and King's Wood | 3.7 | Up the Greensand Ridge to the ruins of a classical mansion. |
| Hanging Stone and Lud's Church | 3.7 | A walk across iconic moors to a spectacular wooded gorge. |
| Deene Park and Kirby Hall | 3.8 | A walk featuring stately homes and formal gardens. |
| Shrewsbury | 3.8 | A stroll around historic Shrewsbury, arguably England's finest Tudor town. |
| Staunton, Buck Stone, Highmeadow Woods and Near Hearkening Stone | 3.8 | A cross-border walk between Gwent and Gloucestershire. |
| Bradgate Park and Swithland Wood | 3.9 | From a deer park to one of the finest viewpoints in Leicestershire. |
| Foxton Locks, Grand Union Canal and Foxton | 3.9 | Along the towpath, a canalside walk in Leicestershire. |
| Shrawley and the River Severn | 3.9 | Alongside the River Severn and around an ancient wood. |
| Beeston Castle, Sandstone Trail and Shropshire Union Canal | 4.1 | A leisurely walk along fields, trails and towpath. |
| Checkley, Mordiford and Backbury Hill | 4.3 | Into the steps of the Dragon, through Herefordshire countryside rich in wildlife and legend. |
| Berkswell and the Heart of England | 4.3 | From a midlands village through pine woods and parkland. |
| Old Warden and Shuttleworth | 4.4 | From a show village and an aircraft museum to a 19th century garden. |
| Timbersbrook, the Cloud and the Bridestones | 4.5 | To a foothill of the Pennines with outstanding views and to an ancient burial site. |
| Turvey, Ouse Valley Way and Emmaus Village Carlton | 4.6 | A walk from a lovely stone-built village set in a verdant valley. |
| Rutland Water: The Hambleton Peninsula | 4.8 | Exploring an inland peninsula that juts out into Rutland Water. |
| Thrupp, Hampton Poyle, Hampton Gay and Shipton-on-Cherwell | 4.8 | Walking along rivers and canals to visit a vanished village. |
| British Camp and Herefordshire Beacon | 5.0 | Through the Malvern Hills to an Iron Age fort. |
| Cromford Canal and Lea Bridge | 5.0 | A pleasant and varied walk through the cradle of the industrial revolution. |
| Bollington, White Nancy, Kerridge Hill and Macclesfield Canal | 5.1 | A bracing walk to a vantage point over the Cheshire Plain. |
| Brill, Boarstall and Muswell Hill | 5.2 | From a hilltop village along quiet country lanes and fields. |
| Dunstable Downs and Whipsnade | 5.3 | On an outcrop of the Chiltern Hills through downlands and valleys. |
| English Bicknor, Hillersland and Coldwell Wood | 5.5 | A Forest of Dean walk above a gorge and through woodland to a rocky viewpoint. |
| Alcester, Wixford, Exhall and Oversley Green | 5.5 | From historic Alcester along Icknield Street, a Roman road and through woodland. |
| Hockley Heath, Packwood House and Lapworth | 5.6 | A stroll among quiet lanes, woodlands and hedgerows. |
| Henley-in-Arden, Preston Bagot and Stratford-upon-Avon Canal | 5.6 | Mellow countryside and a towpath walk in the heart of England. |
| Islip, Noke, Otmoor and Oddington | 5.7 | From the birthplace of a Saxon king and over the flatlands of Otmoor. |
| Edwinstowe and Sherwood Forest | 5.8 | Sherwood Forest, a woodland and river walk in the heart of Robin Hood country. |
| Cockshutford, Abdon Burf and Brown Clee Hill | 5.8 | To a high hill and across the moorlands of south east Shropshire. |
| Redmarley D'Abitot and the Leadon Valley | 5.9 | Dick Whittington's birthplace to a tiny gorge and vineyard. |
| Goodrich Castle, Coppet Hill and River Wye | 6.0 | From impressive castle ruins to a magnificent river gorge. |
| Laxton and Kneesall | 6.0 | A countryside walk around a red-brick village where the Middle Ages lives on. |
| Great Malvern, North Hill and Worcestershire Beacon | 6.1 | From a spa town to a magnificent viewpoint on the Malvern Hills. |
| Mount St Bernard Abbey, Blackbrook Reservoir and Whitwick | 6.1 | A 19th century monastery set near quiet water and woodland. |
| Hampton in Arden, Barston and Bradnocks Marsh | 6.2 | A pleasant country ramble in an ancient royal reserve. |
| Oundle, River Nene and Barnwell Country Park | 6.3 | Follow a quiet flowing river from a Georgian market town. |
| Grindon, Thor's Cave, Wetton and Beeston Tor | 6.3 | An invigorating walk through Staffordshire's classic limestone scenery. |
| Gunthorpe, River Trent, Hoveringham and Caythorpe | 6.3 | A lovely and very easy six mile walk of river, lakes and streams in rural Nottinghamshire. |
| Winchcombe and Belas Knap | 6.6 | A scenic walk from a saxon village along the Cotswold Way. |
| Little Missenden and Holmer Green | 6.7 | Along ancient lanes, through water meadows and old settlements. |
| Stevington Countryside Walk | 6.1 | To the windmill, from a peaceful Bedfordshire village to a mill in the surrounding fields. |
| Burrough Hill and Little Dalby | 6.9 | From an iron age hillfort, over hills and vales, to a quiet hamlet. |
| Over Haddon and Lathkill Dale | 6.9 | A walk through one of Derbyshire's finest limestone dales. |
| Ilmington and Ebrington Hill | 7.0 | From an attractive village to the highest point in Warwickshire. |
| Ladybower Reservoir, Derwent Reservoir and Derwent Edge | 7.0 | Gritstone moors, tors and reservoirs in the Dark Peak area. |
| Laverton, Stanton, Snowshill and Buckland | 7.3 | Through panoramic Cotswold hills to four beautiful villages. |
| King's Caple, Hoarwithy, Pengethley and Sellack | 7.3 | A Wye valley ramble linking four interesting churches. |
| Bridgnorth, River Severn and Eardington | 7.5 | Around a historic Shropshire town on two levels. |
| Avening and Nailsworth | 7.7 | Through Cotswold villages once at the heart of the wool trade. |
| Ellesmere, Welshampton, Cole Mere and Blake Mere | 7.7 | Beside lakes, through farmland and alongside a canal within Shropshire's Lake District. |
| Church Stretton and Long Mynd | 7.7 | From a market town in a lush valley to high heather moors. |
| Cannock Chase, Shugborough Estate and Sherbrook Valley | 7.8 | To an 18th century mansion in a wide, shallow river valley. |
| Napton on the Hill, Lower Shuckburgh and Beacon Hill | 7.9 | From a peaceful hillside village through quiet farmlands and along canal towpath. |
| Ludlow, Mary Knoll Valley and Overton | 7.9 | From a town rich in architectural history to explore hills and valleys. |
| Southwell, Morton, Fiskerton and Rolleston | 8.7 | From a cathedral town to interesting villages in the Trent valley. |
| Stonor Park, Turville, Fingest, Skirmett and Great Wood | 9.0 | An exhilarating walk off the beaten track in the Chiltern Hills. |
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