Membership

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By joining the Heart of England Way Association, you will be helping to protect this wonderful asset. You can even join in on initiatives and activities that take place to improve the Way.

We have, since 2022, begun a new series of shorter walks for everyone to enjoy, and the Long Distance walking group can be contacted at ldw@heartofenglandway.org .


We welcome everyone wishing to join us, to support our ongoing costs and efforts managing both the Heart of England Way and Arden Way, discussing and resolving issues with the councils and other stakeholders.


We work to protect and maintain 126 miles of recreational walking routes, develop new initiatives and defend the rights of walkers.


To join us, please contact members@heartofenglandway.org for subscription details.



  • very occasionally, newsletters and articles from and for members, detailing the Association's activities. 'Footnotes' has writeups from walks short and long, news about the way, photographs and articles by members.

Below is just one of the articles published:

The new recruit

As we all know, members of HoEWA are a special breed, we enjoy walking in all weathers (don't we Erica?) and welcome new members with open arms and try not to lose them before the end of the walk. Those of you that know the route of the 'way' will know that in one place there are two alternate routes.... any guesses ? No ? well it happens to be between Baddesley Clinton, that esteemed NT property near Solihull and the village of Lowsonford.

Collette and I had lunch at the Fleur de Lys in Lowsonford one Thursday - excellent beer, food and service if anyone is interested - and then went for a stroll along the canal. On reaching the second lock, just before the southern road bridge in the village, we came across our new recruit. He wasn't very talkative - I think he ws a 'he' anyway - and was spending far too much time staring at the canal waiting for the next barge to enter the lock. We wished him good afternoon and strolled on. On our way back we tried to interest him in one of our next walks, but he seemd to indicate that a Mr Gormley was going to take him away before the end of May, so he might not be able to join us. Shame, he would have fitted in well, about as tall as Stephen Cross, but weighing in about 10 times Stephen's weight. On reflection he would have probably sunk in the first bog we encountered so maybe it was best to leave him outside his 'tunnel' cottage until Anthony Gormley takes him away

Dave Higgins