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Information 1 4 2 6 6

Eating & Drinking. Two tea rooms and two public houses 8 6 1

offer food and drink all day. 0 T N Car Parking. Long stay at the Memorial Hall, with short I R P M

term, next to the Bridge (see town map inside) I y b

Toilets. Next to the Bridge car park (see town map inside) d e t n i

Visitor Information. From The Old Surgery Art Gallery, r P .

Bright Flowers and the Bridge Coffee Shop 9 0 0

(see town map inside). Contact 01588 640506, 640541 2 , l i c

or 640474 for information and leaflets. n u o

Clun Website. For accommodation details and information C h s i r

on events and walking opportunities visit www.clun.org.uk. a P n u

Youth Hostel. Mill Lane (see town map inside) l C

01588 640582 (Bookings 7+ days in advance 01588 620517). © n o i t Camping. (see town map inside) at Hurst Mill Farm i d e s

01588 640224 and Spring Hill Farm 01588 640337. i h T

Touring Caravans. At Hurst Mill Farm. 01588 640224. . 5 0 3

Museum. Easter until 31st. October: Tuesdays: 2.00pm – 5.00pm; 0 4 6

Saturdays: 11.00am-1.00pm & 2.00pm-5.00pm. Bank Holiday 8 8 5

Mondays & Tuesdays: 11.00am-1.00pm & 2.00pm-5.00pm. 1 0 : d

Green Man Festival. First weekend in May. For further n o m details see: www.clungreenman.org.uk or phone 01588 640305. i L . Clun Gardens Open Days. Last weekend in June. J d e s i

Contact Heather Morris on 01588 640217. v e r ,

Clun Carnival & Show. First Saturday of August. s u b y

Different events in the week before. P h t i

Clun Valley Beer Festival. First weekend in October, e K

see www.cvbf.co.uk or phone 01588 640305. & g e

Visitor sports. Tennis and ball court facilities at the M t x e Memorial Hall, Mill Lane (see town map inside). t l a n i

Contact The White Horse Inn, 01588 640305 g i r O

Clun Ramblers. Wednesdays, leaving from the memorial . n o t n

hall. More info at www.clun.org.uk/walking.htm i o P

September – March, day-long 10 mile walks, 10am. h t i e

April to August. 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 10+ miles K d n

leaving from 9.30am. Contact Peter James a d n i

on 01588 640027. H y n

Clun Per-amblers. Same pattern as the ramblers. o T , s

But 7-8 mile walks leaving at 10.00am. n i k c Contact Jean Smith 01588 640551. i D n o

Clun Amblers. Under 6 miles, gentle walks on the first and d r Clun o

third Wednesday of the month. Contact Maurice or Dorothy G f o

Young on 01588 640846. y s e t r

Walking, cycling, bridleways for additional information u o c

visit www.shropshireonline.gov.uk/traveltransport.nsf y h

p ...one of the ‘quietest places a Public Transport Contact Traveline 0871 200 22 33 r g o t o

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P under the sun’ A E Housman Castle Town Hall/ Originally of motte and bailey Museum construction, the Castle was Built in 1780 by Lord Clive of rebuilt in stone around 1140. Besieged twice, its surviving India, the ground floor was tower has walls 11 feet thick. once an open jail where prisoners were chained before Trinity Hospital being taken away for trial. Now The Old enclosed, it is a museum. Malthouse A chapel and almshouses were built in 1615 for twelve old men of St, George’s The carved dragons on the new good character. Permission was The Bridge Waterloo oak frontage are the work of given by the lord of the manor for Church Dating from 1450, the packhorse A tranquil picnic spot by the river the craftsman-owner, whose the stone used in this building to Originally a Saxon foundation, the bridge remains largely and ford. There are trout in the carvings now also grace be removed from Clun Castle. Still church was partially destroyed by unchanged. A variety of ducks Clun and, occasionally, otters. Windsor Castle and the new in residential use, part of the Fleetwood, Cromwell’s general, live by the bridge. Watch quietly and you may see a Globe Theatre. grounds and the chapel are open but was restored in 1877. The kingfisher or dipper. to the public and include statues interior of the church is ablaze of two previous residents. with colourful kneelers.

Lower House

Former Temperance Hall St Catherine’s

Offa’s Dyke and the Shropshire Way From Clun you can walk arguably the finest and most inspiring section of the Offa’s Dyke path, following the celebrated earthwork which formed the ancient boundary between Mercia and Wales. Llanfair Hill, the Dyke’s highest point, lies within easy reach. The way-marked and upgraded Shropshire Way also passes through the town as do the long distance footpaths Wild Edric’s Way and Shropshire’s own long distance bridleway, the Jack Mytton Way.

Rhos Fiddle Nature Reserves A few miles west of Clun on the road to Crossways, in the moorland just beyond the village of Newcastle, lies the Rhos Fiddle Nature Reserve. 70 hectares of grassland and bog on a shale base formed over 400 million years ago, this reserve is home to buzzards, red kites, merlins, snipe, it has a declining population of both curlew and lapwing and also holds the now quite rare yellow mountain pansy. Outdoor activities In contrast, to the east of Clun, just south of the village of Clunton Clun is an excellent centre for walking and cycling. It lies on a is an all-season woodland dominated by sessile oak. In Clunton specified route for the Lands End to John o’Groats trek and there Coppice you will discover ferns, mosses and fungi and birds such are several local ‘challenge’ walks and guided walks based around as woodpeckers, wood warblers and pied flycatchers. The reserve the town. For those who enjoy a more individual or relaxed amble, is accessed from the centre of Clunton village. Taking the road the countryside is so vast, and accessible that you can wander all Iron Age Hill Forts alongside the Crown Inn, there is a small car park just before the day without seeing a fellow traveller. There are many books and Nature Reserve. leaflets available in the local shops and information points to guide One of the finest Bronze Age hill forts in Britain, Bury Ditches has There are numerous woods in the area, many with mountain bike you on your stroll, including OS Explorer Maps 201, 216 and 217. ramparts which tower above the surrounding slopes and provide trails. For walkers wishing to explore linear routes, magnificent panoramic views. The footpath starts to the north east accommodation providers will frequently offer a ‘drop off’ or ‘pick of the town centre, along Mill Lane. To the east, accessed off the up’ service. Enquire when you make your booking. B4368 and overlooking Aston on Clun, is the Burrow Camp with its adjacent plateau. To the south is Caer Caradoc, accessible over open access land from Chapel Lawn.