Walks from Dorridge

Quintessential English country house. Countryside; partly along the Grand Union Canal towpath. Packwood House is a 16th-century half-timbered manor house extensively reimagined in 1920s by Baron Ash; gifted to National Trust in 1941.

Packwood House (National Trust)

Baddesley Clinton (National Trust)

Time: 3h30 (2h walking, 1h30 lunch)

Warnings: Fairly busy road; muddy field conditions.

Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).

Countryside; primarily along canal towpaths. Henley-in-Arden is a medieval new town founded early 13th century when the lord of Beaudesert Castle purchased a market charter.

Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)

Warnings: Busy road section near King's Arms Inn; fields can be muddy.

Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).

Impressively deep cutting. Primarily along Grand Union Canal towpath. Warwick is the county town of Warwickshire, home to the Collegiate Church of St Mary with its 40-metre tower. The Great Fire of 1693 destroyed much of the town.

Waterway: four fifths along the Grand Union Canal.

Time: 7h (5h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)

Warnings: Muddy field conditions possible; infrequent train service from Warwick.

Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).

Wealthy suburbia, country lanes, Grand Union Canal towpath and open fields.

Time: 4h (2h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)

Warnings: Can be muddy.

Walk details: Heart Rail Trails (PDF).

Umberslade Estate features a manor house built 1695-1700 and the Umberslade Obelisk constructed in 1749 by the 1st Baron Archer.

Woodland: a fifth under tree cover.

Time: 4h (2h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)

Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).

Suburban footways, countryside paths and river crossing.

Time: 3h (1h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)

Walk details: Heart Rail Trails (PDF).