century.

Shrewsbury Cycle Rides leaflet. Rides Cycle church which dates back to the 12th 12th the to back dates which church

Park? Try the routes featured in our our in featured routes the Try Park?

Astley is a pretty village with a medieval medieval a with village pretty a is Astley

why not continue on to Attingham Attingham to on continue not why

Astley Astley

For a longer ride with on-road sections, sections, on-road with ride longer a For

leaflet. leaflet.

Rides: Traffic Free Adventures Free Traffic Rides: daysout/properties/haughmond-abbey daysout/properties/haughmond-abbey

route is available in our our in available is route

Family Friendly Friendly Family www.english-heritage.org.uk/ October.

A detailed map and description of this this of description and map detailed A

public Wednesday-Sunday from March to to March from Wednesday-Sunday public

in Shrewsbury town centre to Uffington. Uffington. to centre town Shrewsbury in

English Heritage the abbey is open to the the to open is abbey the Heritage English

from Exford’s Green (unsurfaced). Green Exford’s from

Cycle Network route 81 from the Quarry Quarry the from 81 route Network Cycle

century, are worth a visit. Managed by by Managed visit. a worth are century,

can climb the hill along the Way Way Shropshire the along hill the climb can

cycle route? We recommend National National recommend We route? cycle

see some fantastic panoramic views, you you views, panoramic fantastic some see

Looking for a shorter, family-friendly family-friendly shorter, a for Looking

by bicycle; if you fancy a bit of a detour to to detour a of bit a fancy you if bicycle; by Family friendly ride ride friendly Family

Lyth Hill to the north. The hill is accessible accessible is hill The north. the to Hill Lyth

which was probably founded in the 12th 12th the in founded probably was which As you cycle, you will have a good view of of view good a have will you cycle, you As

www.homefarmattingham.co.uk. extensive ruins of an Augustinian abbey abbey Augustinian an of ruins extensive

Lyth Hill Lyth

park grounds. park A short detour from the main route, these these route, main the from detour short A

There is also a café at Home Farm in the the in Farm Home at café a also is There Haughmond centre, which is a haven for waterfowl. waterfowl. for haven a is which centre,

glacial lake formed in the last ice age at its its at age ice last the in formed lake glacial www.nationaltrust.org.uk/attingham-park

good views. The café is open daily. open is café The views. good A recently-created nature reserve with a a with reserve nature recently-created A

website for details. for website Commission. It’s a nice place to walk with with walk to place nice a It’s Commission.

Polemere

café has seasonal opening times, check check times, opening seasonal has café Shrewsbury maintained by the Forestry Forestry the by maintained Shrewsbury

bicycle. The shop is open year round; the the round; year open is shop The bicycle.

Haughmond Hill is a pretty hill east of of east hill pretty a is Hill Haughmond www.churncote.co.uk www.churncote.co.uk breakfast. and

entry to the park grounds if you arrive by by arrive you if grounds park the to entry

Haughmond Hill Café Hill Haughmond Farm shop and café open daily, serving lunch lunch serving daily, open café and shop Farm

alongside it. The offers free free offers Trust National The it. alongside

Churncote Farm Shop Farm Churncote or picnic or

the park than use the road which runs runs which road the use than park the

break a for route the along more pleasant to cycle on the road through through road the on cycle to pleasant more

National Trust. When the park is open it is is it open is park the When Trust. National Cycle-friendly places to stop stop to places Cycle-friendly

extensive deer park. It is managed by the the by managed is It park. deer extensive

mansion with Regency interiors set in an an in set interiors Regency with mansion

the main cycleway route at Arscott and Montford Bridge. This option is shown on the map. the on shown is option This Bridge. Montford and Arscott at route cycleway main the

Attingham Park is an elegant 18th century century 18th elegant an is Park Attingham

National Cycle Network routes 81 and 44 into Shrewsbury and out again and leaving/joining leaving/joining and again out and Shrewsbury into 44 and 81 routes Network Cycle National

may wish to avoid this section of route. The alternative option to avoid Ford is to follow follow to is Ford avoid to option alternative The route. of section this avoid to wish may

The A458 at Ford is a busy trunk road with a very narrow footway. Therefore, many cyclists cyclists many Therefore, footway. narrow very a with road trunk busy a is Ford at A458 The

A note on route options on the west side of Shrewsbury of side west the on options route on note A

during World War II. War World during the west or east) or NCN Route 44 (to the south); these routes are also shown on the map. the on shown also are routes these south); the (to 44 Route NCN or east) or west the

no traces of its history as a US army camp camp army US a as history its of traces no main trunk road around Shrewsbury, it is best to exit the town using either NCN Route 81 (to (to 81 Route NCN either using town the exit to best is it Shrewsbury, around road trunk main

A peaceful wooded nature reserve showing showing reserve nature wooded peaceful A cycleway is a circular route, you can start at any point along it. To avoid cycling on the A5, the the A5, the on cycling avoid To it. along point any at start can you route, circular a is cycleway

Merrington Green Green Merrington and toilets and is on the main cycle route through Shrewsbury. However, as the Shrewsbury Shrewsbury the as However, Shrewsbury. through route cycle main the on is and toilets and

leaves Shrewsbury via route 81. This facility is a good place to start as it has a car park park car a has it as start to place good a is facility This 81. route via Shrewsbury leaves

www.countrygardenroses.co.uk The route shown on this map starts at Shrewsbury Sports Village on Sundorne Road and and Road Sundorne on Village Sports Shrewsbury at starts map this on shown route The

is open daily and offers a discount for cyclists. cyclists. for discount a offers and daily open is A note on where to start to where on note A

12th century. It has a popular tea room which which room tea popular a has It century. 12th

Attingham Park Park Attingham

Black Birches House which dates back to the the to back dates which House Birches Black

HIGHLIGHTS AROUND SHREWSBURY AROUND HIGHLIGHTS

garden centre is situated in the grounds of of grounds the in situated is centre garden river, the bridge was built in 1774. in built was bridge the river,

A short detour from the main route, this this route, main the from detour short A A pretty place to stop for a break by the the by break a for stop to place pretty A Shropshire Cycleway Shropshire

Old Bridge Atcham Old Centre Plant Garden Country The

Cycle shops in Shrewsbury Cycle hire Cycle repairs

Dave Mellor Cycles Silver E Riders 9a New Street, (Electric bike specialist) Shropshire Cycleway Shrewsbury 38B Vanguard Road, SY3 8JN Vanguard Way 01743 366662 Shrewsbury SY1 3TG SHREWSBURY CIRCULAR www.davemellorcycles.com 07523 496902 www.silvereriders.co.uk The Shrewsbury cycleway lets you experience Stan’s Cycles some of the best of the Shropshire countryside 53-54 Wyle Cop, Halfords only a short distance from the county’s main Shrewsbury Unit 10, Retail Park town Shrewsbury, which is itself a fascinating, SY1 1XJ Shrewsbury SY3 9NB 01743 343775 01743 270277 attractive and historic place to visit on any trip www.stanscycles.co.uk www.halfords.com to Shropshire.

Cyclelife Shrewsbury 43 Ditherington Road, Shrewsbury Mobile bike mechanics SY1 4BE 01743 232061 Go Cycling www.shrewsburycycles.co.uk 07950 397335 www.gocycling-shropshire.com Urban Bikes UK Unit 9-10, Cycle Tech Shrewsbury Shrewsbury Market Hall Stapleton Shrewsbury SY1 1HX 07712 183148 07828 638132 www.cycletechshrewsbury.co.uk 01686 625180 www.urbanbikesuk.co.uk Bicycle Repair Services Hawk Cycles 07539 268741 15 Street www.bicyclerepairservices.co.uk Shrewsbury SY1 2BB PJ Cycle Repairs 01743 344554 www.hawkcycles.co.uk 07722 530531 www.pjcyclerepairs.co.uk The Trailhead (MTB specialist) 20 Frankwell, Shrewsbury Bicycle Smart SY3 8JY Newport 07528 785844 01743 537124 www.bicyclesmart.co.uk

This leaflet © 2015. Part funded by the Department for Transport Leaflet edition: SCW5-1a/Feb2015 • Designed by MA Creative Limited www.macreative.co.uk Shropshire Cycleway SHREWSBURY CIRCULAR

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E School I E T S  A N O G S R U A K N T S A V R L R S B Cycle parking I E R B B M E T Historic Building E O E A L R L E T and cycling guide with detailed maps of cycle routes in D L D L E BU AD D A E S E E T O R T T LE D R RO V B R R AN E T U T R OAD D SL D N N E E O D OA N ING L E E E OA R L K E D C G R C R F G S A T K ON Y E IE N E S E Prestfelde Shrewsbury; or to use the online cycle journey planner. HT ED V O R R T AS I C L C D T S N U Y E O T Preparatory Shrewsbury EN H L B N C K E A S S E R School

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Radbrook Shrewsbury Primary College of Arts School and Technology

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