Clun to Craven Arms 11 Miles

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SHROPSHIRE WAY SOUTH SECTION About Stage 4: Clun to Craven Arms 11 miles

Clun Youth Hostel En route to Kempton you will pass Walcot Wood, an ancient woodland managed by the National Trust.

Burrow Hill Fort

Burrow Hillfort

This walk takes in two of the finest Iron Age hill forts in Shropshire, down to quiet unspoilt valleys and over common land that has not been ploughed for centuries. The unspoilt villages in this area were This is regarded by some as superior to Bury Ditches and can be reached by a diversion at immortalised by A. E. Housman in his SO377835 along the edge of a wood. Shropshire Lad: Clunton and Clunbury,Clungunford Hopesay Hopesay Common and Clun, Are the quietest places under the sun. A good place for a rest and if you are Bury Ditches lucky the tea shop opposite the church Bury Ditches Hillfort may be open for some refreshment before another climb to Hopesay Common. The 13th century church with its interesting architecture is worth a visit.

Craven Arms This small town on the A49 is useful for rail Leave Clun to the north east and climb to Bury and bus connections. Here the Heart of Ditches Hill Fort. The Shropshire Way passes Wales railway line veers off towards Swansea. over the ramparts to the central plateau of this Interesting places are The Discovery Centre, The ancient place. It was once obscured by trees Land of Lost Content Museum and Harry Tuffin’s but is now enjoyed by walkers since tree felling the supermarket of the Marches. opened up the site.

shropshireway.org.uk Stage 4: Clun to Craven Arms

Churchtown

Plowden Woods

Lydbury North Cefn Einion Bryn A488 Hill B4385 Blakeridge Wood Brockton Stre ord Edgton Longville Wistanstow Basford Common A489 Walcot Bryn Wart Cheney Hill Longville Acton Lower Brunslow Round Oak Argoed Down Short Wood Mardu Withins Wood Bury Walcot Park Ditches A49 Red Wood Hopesay Walcot Wood Common Graig Hatford Sibdon Hill Sunny Hill Hopesay Carwood CRAVEN ARMS Whitcott Clunton Hill Kempton Steppleknoll Keysett Bicton Burrow Stepple Discovery Guilden Long Centre Down Meadowend B4368 A488 B4385 Aston Heart of WHITCHURCH Radnor Wood Oaker on Clun B4368 Wales Line Wood Stokesay Little B4367 Clunton ELLESMERE Castle Brampton B4369 B4368 Leasowes Stoke Wood B4368 Broome Weston Hill Purslow Shropshire Way Footpaths Bridleways CLUN Sowdley Wood SHREWSBURY Wellington TELFORD A488 Woodside Open Access land Shop Ironbridge Churchbank Visitor Information Centre Place of Worship Aldon MUCH WENLOCK Café Caravan/Camping Site Bridges Museum Pen-y-wern Black Hill Wilderhope Public House Onibury Toilets Car Parking BISHOP'S CASTLE Rockhill Building of Historical Interest Railway Station Wheathill CRAVEN ARMS Castle English Heritage Clun National Trust 0 KILOMETRES 1 2 LUDLOW Gardens Wootton Forestry Commission Hobarris Visitor Attractions 1/ 0 MILES 2 1 Hill summit Youth Hostel