Mappiman's Real Ale Walks

Church, Civil War and the Madhouse This month's History West Midlands Podcast is about Powick Hospital.

Chasing our sheep, waving a machete, shouting "Meat" The second stage of the Cakes and Ales book takes me across Castlemorton Common.

18 Miles Long I had no idea that Wenlock Edge went on for so far.

Automatic for the People Walking comes into the modern age.

You Exhibitionist The Queen PJ Harvey's second single.

Old Familiar, Variation This walk over Long Mynd is my most walked "boots on" ramble.

Meddling Parents Investigation required for the Part 3 of Travels with Pevsner.

On a Monday?

All Manner of Artist Second "Hidden Walk" in an attempt to reacquaint myself with Central London.

Peat Bogs in the Rain I left the Greater Manchester Ringway in the Holiday Inn Express.

The Western Wind-down A whole calendar year since I was on the Greater Manchester Ringway.

Monday Lunchtime Ticking Never the best day for visiting pubs, but I don't do too badly in Sedgley.

West Midlands' Widow The latest West Midlands History Podcast concentrates on Victorian widows.

The Winston Green Island A simple walk from my "Home of Football" and into the City outskirts at the Jewellery Quarter.

Comparing Ancient Worcestershire Pubs It's a matter of days before the new edition of the Good Beer Guide is replaced.

Great Estate Our host has left a series of George (the dog we are sitting) favourite walks.

The Host Knows Our latest dog-sit brings us to Cucklington.

Drinking with the Archers.....

New Cicerone Guide Klaxon I do like the Cicerone Day Walks Guides.

Early Harvest I may be two days early for Lammas, but the strange weather makes a mockery of the calendar.

Spaghetti, Stadiums and Dead Centres If you take nothing else from this blog, take this.

Hanging On Mrs M demands a Sunday lunch, I tell her to find the pub and I will plot a route to work up an appetite.

Around and around in circles for 5 years So what's a man to do when he has walked the Capital Ring, the London Loop and the London Country Way?

5 Years That's exactly how long ago - to the day - it is since I set out from King's Cross on the London Spiral. 26 day walks later, having crossed the Thames by bridge, boat, underneath and cable car.

The Modern High Street Overnighting in Bromley, as I go through the final knockings of the London Spiral Walk.