Walks near Bromsgrove by train
Worcestershire · West Midlands
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Alternatively, view walks directly from Bromsgrove.
Great Malvern Circular (Worcestershire)
30 minutes direct from Bromsgrove.
Steep dramatic hills rising from flat vales, ancient woodland, open grassy commons with bracken and heather, scrub and rock ridge and rolling pastures.
Time: 8h (6h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Steep ascents and descents.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Derby Circular via Allestree Park (Derbyshire)
1 hour from Bromsgrove, with one change.
Parks, river and heritage trail.
Museum of Making (30m in)
Time: 6h30 (5h walking, 1h30 lunch)
6 lunch spots: Darley Park (1h15 in) — Darley Park Terrace Cafe, the Little Darley in the Park, the Abbey Inn, or the Darleys; plus the Joiners Arms (3h in), or the Orangery Café (4h in)
4 end-of-walk rewards: the Alexandra Hotel, the Brunswick, the Victoria Inn, or the Waterfall
Adapted from: the Leicester Ramblers.
Similar walk: North Staffordshire Community Rail Partnership.
Droitwich Spa to Worcester Foregate Street (Worcestershire)
15 minutes direct from Bromsgrove.
Droitwich Canal constructed in 1771 to transport salt to River Severn; fully restored and reopened in 2011.
Waterway: three quarters along the Droitwich Barge Canal.
Hawford Dovecote (National Trust)
Time: 5h (3h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Riverside path may be fenced off during repair works.
Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).
Reverse direction: Worcestershire Community Rail Partnership (PDF, inc. GPX) and Slow Ways (inc. GPX).
Droitwich Spa to Hartlebury (Worcestershire)
15 minutes direct from Bromsgrove.
Parkland and field paths past lakes and fishing ponds.
Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)
End-of-walk reward: A pub and brewery at Hartlebury near the end.
Walk details: Worcestershire Community Rail Partnership (PDF).
Worcester Foregate Street to Great Malvern (Worcestershire)
30 minutes direct from Bromsgrove.
Picturesque and historically rich. Riverside paths, fields, woodland and urban approaches. Walk traversing two rivers to reach a Victorian spa town beneath iconic hills.
Greyfriars House and Garden (National Trust)
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Muddy sections; multiple gates.
Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).
Reverse direction: Worcestershire Community Rail Partnership (PDF, inc. GPX) and Slow Ways (inc. GPX).
Colwall to Great Malvern (Herefordshire)
45 minutes direct from Bromsgrove.
Spectacular (Priory gate). Undulating peaks, steep woodland paths and rocky valley sections. Malvern developed as spa town in 19th century; inspired Tolkien and C.S. Lewis.
Hilly: three fifths on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
Woodland: a fifth under tree cover.
Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Steep descents need careful footing; muddy at stream crossings; steep slope near Beacon.
Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).
Similar walk: Worcestershire Community Rail Partnership (PDF, inc. GPX).
Ledbury to Great Malvern (Herefordshire)
45 minutes direct from Bromsgrove.
Majestically out of the Severn Plain. Undulating hills, steep ascents and descents and rocky paths and scree. Malvern Hills formed from ancient rock 680 million years old; inspired Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. Renowned spa destination from 17th century.
Hilly: three fifths on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
Woodland: a fifth under tree cover.
Time: 6h30 (5h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Boggy sections; steep descents treacherous in unsuitable shoes; loose scree.
Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).
Ledbury to Colwall (Herefordshire)
45 minutes direct from Bromsgrove.
Through the timbered town of Ledbury, then woodland and the Three Choirs Way climbing below the Herefordshire Beacon, with Malvern Hills views.
Hilly: two fifths on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
Time: 5h (3h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Lunch: Passes the Woodshed Café near Eastnor.
Walk details: Worcestershire Community Rail Partnership (PDF).
Alvechurch to Kings Norton (Worcestershire)
15 minutes from Bromsgrove, with one change.
Towpath along canal with suburban and greenbelt sections. Nearly 1000 years ago Kings Norton was valued five times higher than Birmingham for taxation; canal junction constructed 1796; area incorporated into Birmingham in 1911.
Waterway: three quarters along the Worcester & Birmingham Canal.
Woodland: a fifth under tree cover.
Time: 4h (2h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Narrow road with fast traffic; dark tunnel to avoid (2.5km Wast Hill Tunnel).
Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).
Alvechurch to Earlswood (Worcestershire)
15 minutes from Bromsgrove, with one change.
Hilly north Worcestershire landscape. River Blythe rises near Earlswood Lakes.
Time: 4h (2h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Cars travel fast on twisty road with no pavement; busy A435 dual carriageway crossing.
Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).
Alvechurch to Redditch (Worcestershire)
15 minutes from Bromsgrove, with one change.
Rolling countryside into a riverside country park, finishing through Redditch town centre.
Time: 4h (2h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Worcestershire Community Rail Partnership (PDF).
Hagley to Barnt Green (Worcestershire)
45 minutes from Bromsgrove, with one change.
Ridge walk over North Worcestershire Hills, open hilltops, scrubland, gorse, woods, pastures, motorway bridge crossing, country parks and heathland with bilberry and heather.
Time: 6h30 (5h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Steep descents.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).