The Wenlock Circuit

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The Wenlock Circuit

This is a rewarding walk, offering good sights of The Wrekin and Brown Clee, varied countryside, and changing views of the town. We’d advise boots or strong shoes. 16km. 4-5 hours

From the clock, face the Guildhall and then turn right along Barrow following the Wenlock Circuit arrow. Go up the hill, with a hedge on Continue past the abandoned quarry on your left, then turn right St, until you reach the Raven Hotel. Turn right into St. Mary’s Rd, and your left and a fence on your right, through two gates, into a stretch onto the Wyke Road for 250m. ➎ Opposite Bradley Farm turn right follow it until it reaches the main road A458. At the garage, cross the of meadow. Follow the grass path to the left, next to a fence. onto a farm track and continue for 1500m, between two hedges, main road (take care), and go through a large farm gate. Follow the and then keeping the hedge on your right. Follow the Shropshire path to a kissing-gate, and turn left up a wooded track. Keep the In the bottom left corner go through two gates, and then take the Way signs through a kissing-gate, and then down to a bridge. hedge on your left, until you veer right on a clear path across the path down right, signposted to Harley Bank. Go down the steps, crossing a steep path heading down to Harley. Carry straight on up, If you have a dog with you, make sure that it is on the lead at this field below, which meets a T junction at the bottom of the field. Turn to join another track coming from the left. Go right, and then follow point. Go over the bridge, past the house and along the drive, right on to a vehicle track, and follow it round to the right, heading the main path, through two gates, until you come to the Shrewsbury turning left at the kissing-gate on your left. Head right over a to the right of the farm buildings. Rd. This is a busy crossing; (take care). ➌ small bridge, up a slight rise, keeping mid-way between the two Keep the hedgerow on your left. The path heads across the field, fences. You will see a series of three posts, sunk into the field, and Turn right and walk for 100m along Shrewsbury Rd. and then turn joining a path straight up the hill, alongside the hedge on the right. after passing the third head diagonally right to the kissing-gate in left through the kissing-gate, and straight on along a muddy drive The path passes through trees, to the right of the house and garden, the corner of the field. through a wood. Turn left before the hedge, uphill along a narrow to meet Bourton Rd. ➊ where traffic is fast-moving (take care). Turn path, keeping the hedge on your right. Go through it, and continue along the right-hand side of the field, to right, and after 200m there is a footpath to the left, through a a large farm gate in the corner of the field. Turn right through a kissing-gate. Cross the field to the far right-hand corner. At the top of the path, you meet a T junction of paths, with a metal kissing-gate, past the Bell Hole cottage and along the drive until you gate on your left and a path down the edge straight ahead of you. reach the Broseley Rd., which can be busy. ➏ (take care). Turn right Pass through a small metal gate, and over a stile. Follow the path Turn right along Wenlock Edge for 1km, until you come to a post at and walk along the road for 1500m, until you reach a fingerpost between the hedge and the fence, until it turns left. Take that turn the end of a fence. Pass to the left of it, and continue between the pointing left. Go along a narrow alley into the Walton estate, turn left (ignoring the stile on your right), and descend the steep hill down to a hedge and the fence. up the road and right at the top. Between numbers 16 and 18 turn kissing-gate. Keep the hedge on your right, through another kissing- left along a narrow path, through a kissing-gate and climb the hill, gate, and walk alongside the hedge on your right. The path descends into a gully, where you ignore a path to the left, up and to the right. At the top, go through the kissing-gate and continuing alongside a hedge to your right. After a gap, go to the right continue along the left-hand edge of the field. Go over two stiles, along a grassy drive past a bungalow, and through the of the hedge, and follow a grassy path, through a kissing-gate, and gate, until you reach the entrance to Wenlock Stoves. Turn right along a then down to a metal gate next to a farm gate on Farley Rd. ➍ Cross At Merrywell Lane, turn right through a farm gate, and head down ➋ rough road, turning left over the bridge to Stretton Rd. (take care). the road to a small flight of grassy steps, and follow the path to your the road for 300m (take care). Follow the path to your right left which winds up through a wood to the top of Windmill Hill. indicated by the fingerpost, between trees and then along the left- Turn right, and after 100m, turn left into Wenlock Edge Car Park (NT). hand side of a field. At the end of the field, follow the path around From the information panel, turn right up the hill to a wooden gate Take the path to the right of the hill, and descend to a short post by right and turn left over the stile into Forester Rd. ➐ Follow this on and then turn left, continuing uphill along the Blakeway Hollow track. the fence at the bottom of the field. Keep that on your right, and go to Barrow St., which will take you back into Much Wenlock. Follow it up and round to the left, ignoring gates on your right. At a straight on through a metal gate. Follow the path round a left bend, junction of paths go straight on, bearing slightly right towards Harley ignoring turns left and right, down to the old railway track. Turn left Produced by Wenlock Footpaths Group Bank, and when the path is about to descend steeply take a right turn, and follow it for just under 2km. See www.shropshirewalking.co.uk 1 2 3 sf2743 Wenlock Walks Circuit Leaflet AW:Layout 1 25/7/11 16:47 Page 2

Follow the BLACK circular arrows on a WHITE background. Nearest car park at TF13 6PG. Podcast point of interest. Dogs must be kept on a lead. (Take care) - dangerous road crossing, or muddy in wet weather.

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