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4 Cross the bridge and then turn left along the field, 6 Follow Walk 1 as far as point 5, where you should WALK 1: Coppice Green with the hedge now on your left, until you reach a stile turn left for 50 yards to reach a stile on the left. Cross on the left. Cross this, taking care to keep to the way- this into the field. Duration: 3 miles / 1 hour marked path across the front of the white house until Terrain: a mixture of paved road and you reach the lane. field walking. Most roads included have 5 From here, turn right to follow the lane across the pavements. Generally flat. There a number motorway. There are pleasant views from here over of stiles. the town towards the Shropshire hills. Continue back towards the Town Centre, passing the football ground Description: This gentle walk takes you and the school. At the road junction bear left and then north of Shifnal and the immediately right to follow Aston Street to return to the (possibility of traffic noise). There are good start point. views over the town on the return journey. Please refer to the map overleaf for 7 Follow the path across the field ridge until you pass further details a small pool to reach the lane again. Turn left, and left again across the stile into another field, crossing this 1 From the start point at the Village Hall take the to reach Nanny Murphy’s Lane, named after a local alleyway past the Co-op store into the Town Centre, and woman who is reputed to have walked to London in then turn right up the main street. Just after Broadway the 18th century. Close take the alley on the leftt down and across the 8 Go straight across and over the stile up into Dog Wesley Brook, turning right to follow the brook. Wood, following the track until you reach a stile. Cross 2 When you reach the road go straight over and past this into the field and then follow the path diagonally the children’s play area to reach a small bridge. Go over across the field and down alongside the hedge to this bridge and up the path to the main road. Bear left, reach the ‘Hare & Hounds’ public house at Crackley and after 200 yards bear right and then immediately Bank. left along the service road, keeping the tall hedge on 9 To return, either turn left and then left again your left. Continue ahead along the footpath through WALK 1 extension: to follow the road back towards Shifnal (not the wood to rejoin the road and go underneath the recommended – this is a busy road with no pavement!) motorway. Crackley Bank or just retrace your steps back to Nanny Murphy’s Lane 3 Take the path up the bank on the right to the field and Coppice Green House, from where you can rejoin stile and follow the path along the field for about 600 This extends Walk 2 by continuing further Walk 1 at point 5. yards, to reach the wooden bridge (installed in 2003 by towards Crackley Bank, where a drink or lunch Shifnal Pathfinders). may be taken at the ‘Hare & Hounds’. There are many pleasant views over the Shropshire countryside. Duration: 6 miles / 3 hours (total) Terrain: Woodland and field paths. The terrain is fairly flat with some gentle slopes. There are a number of stiles. 8 At the end of the path you will reach another gate. Go through this and turn left along the track, and then bear left again when you reach the paved drive. On your right is the A5 Roman Road A5 former Mill pool, now woodland. Crackleybank Hare & 9 On reaching the main road, Hounds bear right towards Shifnal, Route 1 and then into Church Street Route 1 extension past St. Andrew’s Church. This Route 2 Route 2 extension is Shifnal’s parish church, and Upper Stile parts of it date from the 12th Gallops Gate Middle century. It has a fine 14th Gallops century east window and a hammer beam roof constructed ANNY M N U RP H Y ’ S in the 1590’s. NORTH LANE Woodcock Corner Continue straight ahead into the Town Centre and return to the start point. Drayton Lodge Farm 1 kilometre WALK 2 extension: Grindle Forge

B4379 Coppice Green House This extends Walk 2 by continuing further M54 Coppice down the valley of the Wesley Brook. Green Duration: 6 miles / 3 hours (total) Haughton Football Stadium Terrain: mostly woodland and field paths. There is a short stretch of lane (no pavement). The Aston terrain is fairly flat, but with one extremely steep Sports Centre Coppice M54 descent/ascent. There are a few gates and many Haughton Hall Schools stiles. Not recommended for the less able-bodied. Aston Hall Follow Walk 2 as far as point 3, but this time bear to the left down the field to reach the stile by the farm. Go straight Shifnal through the farm and along the farm drive past a bungalow A N T O N R O S T A D to a stile on the right. A464 ! Go over this stile and the next into the wood, following Railway Church WALK 2: Lodge Hill and the path down the bank Station with the Wesley Brook below Wesley Brook you on your right. In spring Hotel this path is noted for its wild Duration: 3 miles / 1 hour plus flowers. At the bottom of the A4169 Terrain: Mostly road and track, with some field path go over a stile and past School and woodland walking. All roads included have the small buildings to reach the lane. pavements. Generally flat, but there is one long # Turn left along the lane and past Evelith Mill, Lodgehill A464 descent with many steep steps. There are a few constructed in 1847 as a flour mill and then right to follow Farm stiles and gates. the track through King Charles’s Wood. King Charles II This scenic walk takes you south Manor House Description: passed through Evelith when of Shifnal to Lodge Hill and then down to the escaping from Cromwell’s valley of the Wesley Brook, returning past forces after the Battle of Shifnal Manor. Worcester, eventually seeking Sewage Works refuge in the oak tree at Lodge 1 From the start point at the Village Hall take the alleyway nearby Boscobel House. Hill by the Co-op store into the Town Centre, and then turn left $ At the end of this track, bear right to cross the small to go under the railway bridge. Follow Park Street past the bridge and sluice gate to reach Kemberton Mill. Bear left at Sunnyside half-timbered buildings as far as the road junction. the fingerpost to follow the path below the cottages and E N 2 Bear right into Park Lane for about 800 yards until you then through the gate into the field. A L H reach a track on the right. Go along this, over the stile and % Continue across the fields, keeping the brook below you I T L along past the fields towards Lodge Hill. E on your left, crossing a number of stiles to reach Kemberton V E 3 At the end of the track cross Gorse, a steep-sided valley with many steep steps on the Evelith the stile into farmland. From path. When you reach the top again, cross the stile and then go straight ahead down the meadow, still keeping the Evelith here there are good views over

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G 4 Go down the field to the Wood T stile, keeping to the fence on Grindleforge. O N the right. Go over the stile and follow the path through ( Turn left across the bridge R O the wood and down the steep steps towards the Wesley and follow the lane up the hill A Hinnington D Brook. These were named ‘George’s Steps’ after our group’s past Hinnington Brewery. Grange founder George Wilcox. ) After 400 yards, turn left 5 Cross the wooden bridge over the into the hedged drive leading brook, turning right up the track and to Hinnington Grange, and at then right again just before the top the end of the drive go straight along another track. ahead along the track to the bungalow, then turning sharp 6 After 400 yards, go up the steep left along the path and over the stile into the field. path on the left to reach the service * Keeping to the right down the field you will reach road. Turn left and then immediately Kemberton Mill again. From here retrace your steps back to Grindleforge right, following the path round until Evelith, turning left at the lane to cross the brook. G R I N D you reach a gate and a bridge over a small brook. L E R O A D + Go through the gate on the right to follow the path 7 Follow the path up the slope, through the gate and past alongside the brook until you reach the wooden bridge. the barn conversions. The big house on the right is Shifnal Crown copyright. All rights reserved. Grindle Here you will rejoin Walk 2 at point 5. 100049049.2010 Manor which dates from the 15th century.