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Stokesay Walks Stokesay Stroll From the Centre journey upstream. The original bridge which took the old road over the river at this point A gentle circular walk along the River to Stokesay Castle was built by Thomas Telford. You can still Onny, across the A49 to Stokesay 1 From the Centre take the main see the remains of the bridge footings if Church and Castle and back. path towards the meadows and you look carefully. 2.3 miles/3.7km turn left before the Community Can you tell the difference between a Garden to take the path to a gate buzzard and a red kite? This buzzard has 1-1½ hours (plus time at Stokesay a fan shaped tail. They are common in and into the hamlet of Newton. varied habitats across most of Shropshire. Castle and Church) Keep ahead and then fork right Retrace your steps to the redundant along the lane to reach the white 5 stiles* road and follow it back round on the level metal bridge over the River Onny. Pasture with cows and sheep – dogs to where it joins the A49. Take great care must be on leads for some sections, 2 Across the bridge fork right across the field with the fast traffic on the busy road. Cross can be muddy, two busy road to a small footbridge over a stream. Climb the road when traffic permits and head crossings. up the bank beyond and follow the fence- rightwards along the pavement to find the line on the right up to a metal kissing gate. road turn to Stokesay Castle on the left. The path beyond gives good views up to Walk up the small lane which carries traffic to Stokesay and Sallow Norton Camp (where there is an iron age 4 Stokesay Castle. A little way up turn left into Coppice Walk hill fort on the top of the wooded hill) on the churchyard, through the timber gateway. your left. Through the second kissing gate A longer circuit which also takes in You’ll see Stokesay Castle and Gatehouse keep right as you drop down to the riverside Stoke Wood and Sallow Coppice, ahead of you and Stokesay Church on your which you follow as it curves towards the with some wonderful views back to right. The church is normally open the same main road. Stokesay Castle. hours as the Castle. Follow the path to the 4 miles/6km You pass several willow trees and many right to the church entrance. alders. The alder likes to paddle. It is Lawrence de Ludlow built Stokesay Castle 1½-2 hours (plus time at the Church happiest when its roots are close to running in 1281 with money he made in his role as and Castle) water. Its seeds have air-filled membranes, King’s Wool Merchant. The local economy which enable it to swim or fly on the wind. 16 stiles* was heavily dependent on sheep’s wool and It is carried downstream until it finds a the Shropshire Hills gave rise to their own location where it can flourish. Pasture with cows and sheep – dogs breeds of sheep; the Clun, the Kerry and must be on leads for some sections, 3 As you get towards the road cross a stile the Shropshire. Lawrence used his fortune two woodlands and fields with and round the corner of a field to another to build a grand house – one of the first crops, muddy in places, two road stile and a flight of steps up to a section of and one rail crossing. fortified manor houses in England. The moat old road. You can detour along the path to is filled with snowdrops in February. *The route directions were correct when printed (2017), however the right which brings you to a huge weir there may be minor changes over time for example stiles are From the church take the path on through right under the A49 bridge. 5 increasingly being replaced by kissing gates to make routes easier. the churchyard to reach the lane where the OS Explorer Map 217 Sections of the Sallow Coppice Walk were previously called the Note the salmon ladder in the middle of the English Heritage car park and picnic area Three Woods Walk and you may see some old waymarks for this. weir which allows the fish to continue their are ahead of you. TO SHREWSBURY Walk Route 1 Kilometre Other rights of way River Field boundaries A49 Onny Woodlands B4368 Shropshire Hills AONB CRAVEN ARMS Corvedale Road A-Roads B-Roads Other Roads B4368 Clun Road Railway Newton Heart of Shropshire Hills Caution: busy road or rail crossing Wales Line Discovery Centre Viewpoint 9 2 Contains OS data © Crown copyright and Dodds 1 database right (2017) 6.5 Lane Onny Meadows Sallow Coppice 8 7 Stokesay 4 6.4 Church 3 6 5 Roman Road Stokesay Castle 6.1 A49 River Onny TO LUDLOW 6.3 6.2 Stoke Wood Stokesay Walks Stokesay Stroll Stokesay and Sallow 6 For the shorter Stroll route, turn left along Coppice Walk the lane a short distance to a gate on the 6 For the longer route into two woodlands, right, into a field with a large pond on your turn left along the lane, past the large left. Take the path ahead and under the pond on the right hand side and then go railway bridge, where it can be muddy. through the field gate on the right before Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Turn immediately right after the bridge and the large black barn. Cross the field ahead the home of Grow Cook Learn walk towards the corner of the field where to a railway crossing point. Take great School Road, Craven Arms, SY7 9RS you veer leftwards and follow the line of the care as you climb over the two stiles and +44 (0)1588 676070 ancient hawthorn hedge diagonally away cross the rail track, looking and listening [email protected] from the railway, keeping the trees on your for trains. www.shropshirehillsdiscoverycentre.co.uk right. There are views up to Stoke Wood on 6.1 Take the track up from the rail line the left. through a gate into a large meadow. The 7 Keep going in a straight line to reach path goes across the field, at a slight right Grow Cook Learn is a registered charity, a stile beside a gate at the top of hand angle to a stile in the hedge. There connecting people to the food, history and the field. Cross this and keep on are lovely views back to Stokesay Castle. landscape of the Shropshire Hills AONB, Cross two more fields and stiles on this providing opportunities to local people and again up the field until you find visitors to learn and discover. a stile in the right hand hedge. line to reach Stoke Wood. Visit the Centre for the Shropshire Hills OR... Stoke Wood runs along a steep escarpment exhibition and film, our cafe which serves and is a good example of an ancient semi- delicious home cooked meals and for walks natural woodland that is, in places, at least through 30 acres of riverside meadows. 400 years old. There are regular bus and train services to 6.2 Join the woodland track heading to the Craven Arms. right. The track can be muddy at times. The Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural At the end of Stoke Wood you reach a Beauty is recognised as one of Britain's finest kissing gate and stile at Clapping Wicket. landscapes. It's one of 46 AONBs in the UK. 6.3 Immediately after these also cross the Walks produced with support from: stile, directly opposite, in the right hand fence. From here the footpath cuts across the middle of three consecutive fields, over stiles in the fence-lines. There’s another great view of Stokesay Castle CRAVEN ARMS Community Food and Norton Camp half way across. Keep Initiative slightly left to reach the hedge around Sallow Coppice woodland. Follow the 2 & 4 miles hedge to the right, over a stile by a gate. 6.5 Cross the stile and go through the SHROPSHIRE HILLS From here you can see the tower of hedgerow out into a field. Keep to the left Flounders Folly on the skyline ahead. hand hedge-line along the bottom of the DISCOVERY WALKS 6.4 Take the nearby stile on the left into field. Look for a stile in the hedge on the Sallow Coppice and follow the path to left where you rejoin the shorter Stokesay Stokesay the right which winds through the trees. Stroll route. Fork right at a small junction and the path winds downhill along the right hand edge Back to the Centre Walks of the woods to a stile in the bottom Cross this stile into another pasture from corner, on the right. 8 where there is a good view north to the Sallow Coppice is an excellent example of Long Mynd and Stretton Hills. Keep to the ancient semi-natural woodland. Most of right hand hedge as you walk down this field, the sallows (willows) from which it takes which funnels into a sunken track at the its name have long gone. Instead you bottom which can be muddy at times. Cross can see sycamore, sweet chestnut, silver the stile beside the gate and follow the track birch, oak, hazel, wild cherry and lime that back under the railway. have regenerated naturally since it was Keep ahead through the houses to reach the largely felled during the war.
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