Walk more … feel the difference Explore Whatever your age or fitness, you can benefit from doing a bit more physical activity. Try to get out and walk as much as possible within your own limitations.

Build walking into your daily routine Country Walks Any activity is better than none, but to get the most benefit you need to do at least 150 minutes of moderate activity ( such as brisk walking ) in bouts of 10 minutes or more – one way to achieve this is to do 30 minute on at least 5 days of the week. A Riverside Ramble Moderate activity is anything which involves: Breathing a little faster

Feeling a little warmer Length: About 1 ½ miles Walk 6 Having a slightly faster heart beat Time: Allow ¾ to 1 hour

You should still be able to Start & Parking: Castle Square, Town Centre talk – but not sing! If you can’t carry on a conversation Walk Grade: Easy, some steps and steeper inclines then you are going too fast.

Why not join a Walking for Health Group? Walking in a group is a great way to start walking and stay motivated, make new friends and find out more about your local area. For details about the local Walking for Health groups go to www.walkingforhealth.org.uk and use the ‘walk finder’ to search for the walks in your area.

Ludlow Parish Path Partnership (P3) is a group of volunteers who, in conjunction with the Outdoor Partnerships Team of , help maintain public rights of way in and around Ludlow. They meet monthly to clear vegetation, to keep footpaths open by waymarking routes and assisting landowners by repairing stiles and installing gates. They have produced this series of leaflets to encourage people to utilise Ludlow Parish Paths Partnership the valuable heritage of paths. Follow the Country Code and ensure you are properly equipped with suitable footwear and clothing. Check the weather forecast and let friends know of your intentions and whereabouts before you set out. Information on walking in Shropshire: www.shropshiresgreatoutdoors.co.uk Information about cultural, sporting & countryside activities: www.discovershropshire.org.uk Ludlow Visitor Information Centre: Assembly Rooms, Mill Street, Ludlow 01584 875053 Dinham Weir by Michael Holland MISTY RIVER by Ian Capper www.visitsouthshropshire.co.uk / www.ludlow.org.uk / www.shropshiretourism.co.uk How to get to & around Ludlow: www.shropshire.gov.uk A delightful walk around the castle and along the River Teme using the ‘Breadwalk’ Contact Shropshire Council to report a problem with a path:Tel: 0345 678 9000 / Web: www.shropshire.gov.uk Every e ort has been made to ensure the information in this publication was correct at the time of printing. This route is dog friendly Part funded by the Department for Transport. November 2012 Revised December 2015

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The ‘Bread Walk’ is largely a creation of Victorian times, about 1850, as a riverside promenade. The Broad Gate is the last surviving of 7 gates in the town wall, which was about 1 mile long and completed by about 1270. Not only did the gates have the purpose of defending the way in to the town but they could have been used to River from Breadwalk collect tolls. Brown Trout