Best walks near Great Malvern by train
Worcestershire · West Midlands of England | Walks by foot
MapA day hike in the countryside is just a simple train journey away — explore the most charmingly located railway stations in West Midlands of England and plan your next day of green.
Droitwich Spa Station to Worcester Foregate Street Station (Worcestershire)
15m direct from Great Malvern.
14km.
Droitwich Canal constructed in 1771 to transport salt to River Severn; fully restored and reopened in 2011. Riverside path may be fenced off during repair works.
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Bromsgrove Station to Droitwich Spa Station (Worcestershire)
30m direct from Great Malvern.
12km.
Mostly along canal towpaths with field paths and road sections. Walk through mid-Worcestershire from Bromsgrove to Droitwich Spa, tracing salt industry heritage and Victorian spa development via canal routes. Droitwich is a town literally constructed on salt. Be careful of fast-moving cars on lane; towpath muddy in places.
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Ashchurch for Tewkesbury Station to Pershore Station (Gloucestershire)
30m direct from Great Malvern.
19km.
Dramatic outlying northwestern limb of the Cotswolds. Walk crosses from Gloucestershire into Worcestershire at Carrant Brook. Dangerously busy lane with tight bends near Aston-on-Carrant.
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Bromsgrove Station Circular via Dodford Anglican church (Worcestershire)
30m direct from Great Malvern.
13km.
Dodford founded 1848 by National Land Company; Chartist settlement for small farmers; later became market garden community for strawberries. A38 dual carriageway crossing; busy A448; M5 footbridge.
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Bromsgrove Station to Kings Norton Station (Worcestershire)
30m direct from Great Malvern.
19km.
Pastoral yet industrial terrain of north east Worcestershire into Birmingham. Walk traverses the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (1792-1815), featuring 30 locks at Tardebigge Flight. Fast cars on suburban lanes; dual carriageway crossing.
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Bromsgrove Station to Alvechurch Station (Worcestershire)
30m direct from Great Malvern.
9km.
Most pleasant rolling countryside. Pastoral yet industrial terrain of north east Worcestershire. Two towns shaped by 18th-19th century canal development. Alvechurch has long history under Bishop of Worcester from late 8th century. Fast cars on lane; narrow busy road with no pavements.
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Honeybourne Station to Stratford-upon-Avon Station (Gloucestershire)
45m direct from Great Malvern.
15km.
Beautiful line through the northern Cotswolds. Trackbed of old railway line, fields, roads through villages, and flat greenway. Route follows the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway from 1859, closed for passenger services in 1968-1969, finally closed in 1976. Now a greenway. First section still in use for goods traffic; moderately busy road between Pebworth and Long Marston.
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Birmingham New Street Station to University Station (Warwickshire)
45m direct from Great Malvern.
5km.
Spectacular modernist architecture. Canal towpath and university campus paths. Urban walk through Birmingham's industrial heritage and prestigious university grounds. Steep slope approaching campus.
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Birmingham New Street Station to Kings Norton Station (Warwickshire)
1h direct from Great Malvern.
10km.
Canal towpath (Worcester and Birmingham Canal). Kings Norton was site of a 1642 English Civil War battle.
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Birmingham New Street Station to Bournville Station (Warwickshire)
1h direct from Great Malvern.
8km.
Canal towpath, urban paths, and suburban streets. Walk along the Worcester-Birmingham Canal from city centre to Cadbury's model village.
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Birmingham New Street Station to Smethwick Rolfe Street Station (Warwickshire)
1h direct from Great Malvern.
6km.
Canal towpath. Walk along Birmingham Canal Navigation from city center to ethnically diverse Smethwick.
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Kidderminster Station to Stourbridge Town Station (Worcestershire)
45m from Great Malvern, with one change.
20km.
Dramatic and beautiful edge (Kinver Edge). Hilly, wooded, red sandstone landscape, and largely along canal towpaths. Walk traverses three counties across a landscape shaped by 17th-century glass, brick, and pottery industries powered by coal from nearby collieries. Roundabout crossing in Kidderminster requires use of subways.