Hillforts & History (Malvern Walking Festival)
A walk that encompasses two Hillforts (British Camp and Midsummer Hill) with glorious views of the surrounding countryside. The walk leader is a landscape archaeologist who will describe the history,…
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Mosey around Mathon (Malvern Walking Festival)
This is a wonderful, undulating meander in West Malvern and Mathon, crossing over ridges of Silurian limestone and valleys of Silurian Shale. We pass Hay Slad Spot, one of the…
Discovering the King’s Thirds (Malvern Walking Festival)
Short of cash in the 1630s, and at odds with Parliament, King Charles I introduced many imaginative methods of raising revenue. One of these was the King’s Thirds. The archaeology…
Worcestershire Way in 3 days (Malvern Walking Festival)
Each day we meet & park at the end of the route, and take a mini-bus to the start point of the walk. Each day can be booked separately but…
Geology of the middle of the Malvern Hills (Malvern Walking Festival)
We will visit Gullet Pass Pit, Gullet Top Quarry and walk along the ridge as far as Clutters Cave, returning across Castlemorton Common. We see the igneous rocks intruded as…
Scenic West of the Malverns (Malvern Walking Festival)
This scenic walk starts from the car park from where we walk up North Malvern Road to join the Worcestershire Way, turning westwards to Storridge, up Whitman’s Hill and down…
From Pub to Priory (Malvern Walking Festival)
A circular walk, across part of Castlemorton Common towards the Malvern Hills, visiting Little Malvern Priory and the disused Gullet Quarry, returning across the Common. Mainly a flat walk with…
Railway Inn circular over the hills (Malvern Walking Festival)
From the Railway Inn we will proceed along the side of the hills to Black Hill. We will then turn north towards Pinnacle Hill (357 metres), over Jubilee Hill, Perseverance…
The William Whiting Way (Eastnor Park & Herefordshire Beacon) (Malvern Walking Festival)
We start with a short train ride from Colwall to Ledbury. From Ledbury station, we pass through the attractive Herefordshire town of Ledbury with its 17th century market hall, originally…
Geology of Hollybush and Ragged Stone (Malvern Walking Festival)
The ancient Precambrian rocks of the Malvern Hills stand up above the surrounding countryside. This walk up and around Ragged Stone Hill, (with a diversion to Middle Hollybush Quarry) explores…
Springs and Wells of the Malvern Hills (Malvern Walking Festival)
The walk starts and finishes at North Malvern Quarry car park. There are sections of steep ascent and descent, and some section are rocky and require scrambling. The route takes…
Ledbury to Great Malvern (Malvern Walking Festival)
The walk starts from Ledbury Railway station and follows the road initially through the main street of Ledbury then turning left up to the church (toilets available here). Within a…
