Best walks near Worcester Foregate Street by train
Worcestershire · West Midlands of England | Walks by foot
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Bromsgrove Station to Droitwich Spa Station (Worcestershire)
8m direct from Worcester Foregate Street.
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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Ledbury Station to Great Malvern Station (Herefordshire)
15m direct from Worcester Foregate Street.
16km. 5h.
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. Boggy sections; steep descents treacherous in unsuitable shoes; loose scree.
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Colwall Station to Great Malvern Station (Herefordshire)
15m direct from Worcester Foregate Street.
10km.
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. Steep descents need careful footing; muddy at stream crossings; steep slope near Beacon.
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Ashchurch for Tewkesbury Station to Pershore Station (Gloucestershire)
15m direct from Worcester Foregate Street.
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)
15m direct from Worcester Foregate Street.
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)
15m direct from Worcester Foregate Street.
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)
15m direct from Worcester Foregate Street.
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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Kidderminster Station to Stourbridge Town Station (Worcestershire)
30m direct from Worcester Foregate Street.
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.
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Honeybourne Station to Stratford-upon-Avon Station (Gloucestershire)
30m direct from Worcester Foregate Street.
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)
30m direct from Worcester Foregate Street.
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)
45m direct from Worcester Foregate Street.
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)
45m direct from Worcester Foregate Street.
8km.
Canal towpath, urban paths, and suburban streets. Walk along the Worcester-Birmingham Canal from city centre to Cadbury's model village.