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In and Around Ludlow Castle in the Shropshire Hills Shropshire the in Natural Assets Programme in partnership with Natural England. Natural with partnership in Programme Assets Natural best examples. best This project has been supported by Advantage West Midlands’ Midlands’ West Advantage by supported been has project This described overleaf will introduce you to some of the the of some to you introduce will overleaf described Ludlow is famous the quality of its buildings - the walk walk the - buildings its of quality the famous is Ludlow Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Natural Outstanding of Area Shropshire Hills Shropshire where King Offa met his match! his met Offa King where Historic Buildings Historic The Welsh English Border – – Border English Welsh The delicatessens or bakeries. or delicatessens of these fabulous hostelries or grab a take out from the the from out take a grab or hostelries fabulous these of www.shropshirewalking.co.uk/walking-with-offa some with Michelin stars. Take your time to enjoy some some enjoy to time your Take stars. Michelin with some walk to Bromfield. 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College 4 at Rector the via arranged LUDLOW Conducted tours of the church can be be can church the of tours Conducted Church Laurence’s St 01584 873857/875384. 01584 Museum Ludlow finest landscapes. landscapes. finest www.ludlowhistory.co.uk Society Historical Ludlow Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) one of Britain’s Britain’s of one (AONB) Beauty Natural Outstanding 01584 873355 01584 www.ludlowcastle.com Castle Ludlow in and around and in of Ludlow is part of the Shropshire Hills Area of of Area Hills Shropshire the of part is Ludlow of 01584 875053 01584 www.ludlow.org.uk Centre Information Visitor The beautiful countryside to the north and east east and north the to countryside beautiful The Useful links and telephone numbers telephone and links Useful many towns remain largely independent. independent. largely remain towns many Resource Centre (during opening hours). opening (during Centre Resource fascinating shops and eateries, which unlike those in in those unlike which eateries, and shops fascinating Castle Street Public Toilets. Ludlow Library & & Library Ludlow Toilets. Public Street Castle TOILETS: through the town you will see alleys and squares with with squares and alleys see will you town the through 15 mins - first bus into town 07.35 - last bus out 17.35. 17.35. out bus last - 07.35 town into bus first - mins 15 town with over 450 listed buildings. As you wander wander you As buildings. listed 450 over with town (signed from A49; SY8 1ES) Monday to Saturday – buses every every buses – Saturday to Monday 1ES) SY8 A49; from (signed street layout remains essentially that of a medieval medieval a of that essentially remains layout street enough time for your Day Out). Park & Ride - Eco Business Park Park Business Eco - Ride & Park Out). Day your for time enough Betjeman as “the most perfect town in England”, the the England”, in town perfect most “the as Betjeman (Zone A) and Castle Street (maximum 4 hours, probably not not probably hours, 4 (maximum Street Castle and A) (Zone its food and drink. Described by Poet Laureate John John Laureate Poet by Described drink. and food its Lower Galdeford (both up to 10 hours). Short stay - Galdeford Galdeford - stay Short hours). 10 to up (both Galdeford Lower Long stay - Galdeford (Zone B) off Station Drive and and Drive Station off B) (Zone Galdeford - stay Long PARKING: market town, particularly known for the quality of of quality the for known particularly town, market Via the main trunk road, A49. A49. road, trunk main the Via CAR: BY Ludlow is an architecturally beautiful and thriving thriving and beautiful architecturally an is Ludlow Hereford (492), Kidderminster (292) and Bridgnorth (141) Bridgnorth and (292) Kidderminster (492), Hereford A DAY OUT IN AND AROUND LUDLOW AROUND AND IN OUT DAY A Buses to Ludlow travel from Shrewsbury (435), (435), Shrewsbury from travel Ludlow to Buses BUS: BY Ludlow is on the Manchester to Cardiff mainline railway. mainline Cardiff to Manchester the on is Ludlow TRAIN: BY DAYS OUT DAYS www.travelshropshire.co.uk. Or contact Traveline on 08712 002233. 002233. 08712 on Traveline contact Or www.travelshropshire.co.uk. Walking with Offa with Walking through the Travel Shropshire website - - website Shropshire Travel the through You can find public transport options throughout Shropshire Shropshire throughout options transport public find can You GETTING THERE GETTING 3 3 DAYS OUT Ludlow OUT DAYS DAYS OUT Ludlow OUT DAYS DAYS OUT 3 Ludlow Ludlow Castle is one of the finest medieval castles and dates from The Tolsey was a medieval EVENTS the 11th Century. toll-booth. Here was held Ludlow Spring Festivals The castle, originally a Norman a court (Piepowder from Ludlow Food Festival’s Spring Festival will take place fortress to hold back the Welsh, the French pieds poudrés in May, in and around Ludlow Castle. A weekend of was extended over the centuries meaning dusty feet - the dusty feet of travelers and celebrating great food and drink from the Marches, to become a fortified Royal Palace. It passed through vagabonds who would visit the market). Courts of including 140 real ales on draught, generations of the de Lacy and Mortimer families to Piepowder existed to achieve speedy justice over people great bangers, real bread, music - as well as the Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York - remaining a royal who were not permanent residents Trials at these courts Marches Transport Festival. castle for the next 350 years. During this time the castle were short, quick and informal - punishments typically www.ludlowspringfestival.co.uk. was the headquarters for the Council of the Marches, included fines, being held in a pillory (a form of stocks) with responsibility for the Government of Wales and the or being drawn in a Tumbrel (a two- Magnalonga border counties. Since 1811 the castle has been owned wheeled cart) to humiliate the offender. A seven mile leisurely walkheld in mid August through by the Earls of Powys. Charges are applicable. the countryside, with four stops at each of which you The Buttercross with its clock tower receive locally-sourced food served with local ale, is an 18th Century covered market, the perry or cider. A great day out. The exceptionally fine 15th Century upper storey of which was used as a Blue www.magnalonga.org.uk. Church of St Laurence is sometimes Coat Charity School. These schools were described as the Cathedral of the Ludlow Food Festival maintained by voluntary contributions, to teach poor A feast of mouth watering events in September. Marches. In the chancel you will find children to read and write, freely or at little charge. wonderfully carved misericords. Including over 140 food & drink producers, cooking These carved wooden ’kindness’ or The Information Centre has a wide range of leaflets demonstrations, sausage, bread & ale trails, inside ‘mercy’ seats have ledges on which and books, including numerous sources on the history Ludlow Castle and around the town.
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