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Who We Are – Midlands Travel Experts

Explore The Heart of England is run by Ariel and Billy – locals of the Black Country, avid hikers, digital nomads, coffee fanatics, etc. etc.

We currently reside in Stoke-On-Trent and have lived in Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Walsall. We’re on a mission to wander every village, town and city, and explore every peak, valley and countryside, in the West Midlands, aka the heart of England.

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