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7 * Route 3: Leintwardine Loops Carry straight on past the Vinnalls car park on the left. OR Carry straight on along the well made stone track, go Route 4 Clee St Further information to do the first loop only, turn left here into this car park. around a black vehicle barrier and pass picnic tables Margaret Total distance: One loop 8 miles (13km), There is a large wooden green Forestry Commission sign, on the left. Take the first well made track off to the left titled the Vinnalls, at the entrance (Skip to *) and down hill, which is unsigned (the main track carries Medieval Nearest Visitor Information Centres two loops 16 miles (26km), three loops 23 miles (35km) Cold Weston Great Sutton Village : Castle Street 01584 875053 Total climbing: One loop 270 metres, : The geology of this area is of world straight on up hill). Stoke 15 14 : Hills Discovery Centre 01588 676010 two loops 500 metres, three loops 600 metres significance. So much so that the famous 19th century + Pass a small reservoir on the left. Take Care as the track is St Milborough : At library in Church Street 01694 723133 geologist Sir Roderick Murchison used the name of Ludlow fairly rough from here. 13 FREE : Teme Street 01584 810136 to define 440 million year old rocks as Ludlovian, a term that 12 Ludlow , Pass a corrugated steel barn on the left with a white 1 Turn right out of the station and then right at the traffic is now used worldwide. Travel Information cottage behind it. The track then swings to the left, Hayton’s Bent lights next to Tesco supermarket. 16 Nearest mainline stations: Ludlow 8 After passing through , turn right at this continue straight ahead which is unsigned. 10 2 11 For rail travel call 08457 484950 • www.nationalrail.co.uk On the left hand bend turn left, signed Linney Riverside junction, signed Leintwardine. bu Hopton Cycle Rides Park (just before the Honda motorbike showroom) Turn left at the T-junction with the main road. Take Care. Cangeford For bus travel call 0870 6082608 9 Ignore the road off to the right signed Burrington Only, Soon after, pass the Moor Park School entrance on the 3 At the T-junction turn left uphill, signed town centre (black Cleestanton Medieval Ordnance Survey Maps carry straight on past a cream coloured half-timbered right. Village fingerpost). One hundred metres later turn right, which house on the right. bl 9 Landranger 137 Ludlow & Church Stretton is unsigned, next to house number 40 Dinham (stone Turn left at this T-junction, signed Ludlow. Take Care. Use Burrington: There are six very early cast iron tomb slabs in the mirror opposite to look right. Arrive back at 5, The B4364 Cycling Contacts cottage with a high curved stone wall opposite). Then, at the first crossroad, carry straight on into Silk Mill Lane. the churchyard. One is for Richard Knight (1659 – 1745) who Charlton Arms Hotel, and retrace route from earlier. Pearce Cycles – cycle sales, repairs & hire, Fishmore Road, set up a forge nearby at Bringewood. 17 Ludlow, SY8 3DP 01584 879288 4 At this T-junction turn right through an archway under a 8 ! Carry straight on, signed Leintwardine. OR to do two loops Wheely Wonderful Cycling – cycle hire centre & cycling building, passing the Wheatsheaf Pub on the left. 18 only, turn left here, signed Leinthall Starkes (Skip to () Route 4: Edge of the Clee holidays, Petchfield Farm, Elton, Ludlow, SY8 2HJ 01568 770755 5 Henley At the traffic lights carry straight on over the bridge, Total distance: 18 miles (29km) 7 A4117 # A49 Terry’s Cycles – cycle hire & repairs, 6 Castle Hill, All Stretton, signed Richard's Castle. Immediately after crossing the Follow the road round to the right, signed Leintwardine. Total climbing: 280 metres 6 SY6 6JX 01694 723302 bridge, pass the Charlton Arms Hotel on the right, then $ Follow the road round to the left, signed Leintwardine River Snitton Discover Shropshire by bike take the first right, signed Burrington. (next to a white cottage). Teme 19 1 LUDLOW 1 Turn left out of the station, up the hill and turn right at It's great to get out and about on a bike in Shropshire. Discover 6 Arrive at Whitcliffe Common with great views of Ludlow Roman Fort of Branogenium: This major Roman settlement 2 Lower Ledwyche Knowbury the traffic lights. Then follow the road round to the left at 4 hundreds of miles of National Cycle Network routes along quiet Castle to the right. Carry straight on ignoring the unsigned underlies the present village of Leintwardine. The settlement Somerfield supermarket. Ludford 3 5 Ledwyche lanes, explore traffic-free trails along old railways and waterways, road off to the right. dates back to AD70 and the fort was constructed in AD160. B4361 Brook A49 Wooton 2 After passing the police station on the right, take the follow the cycle rides from historic towns % Turn left at the unsigned T-junction opposite the Lion Hotel. second right into Steventon Road. and get muddy on mountain bike tracks in Pass over the bridge and take the immediate left, which is © Crown Copyright. All rights reserved. 100049049. 2010 woods and forests. unsigned except for a Paytoe Industrial Estate sign. 3 Turn left over the bridge, signed . Other Publications & Turn left, signed Ludlow, just before the black and white 4 Turn right and use the cycle track and toucan crossing to & Turn left, signed Cold Weston. www.shropshirecycling.co.uk Paytoe Hall. Then arrive back at # and turn right, signed carry straight on over the A49. ( Turn left, signed Ludlow. www.shropshire.gov.uk/cycling.nsf Ludlow. Back at ! turn 5 Turn left, signed Henley. ) Carry straight on, signed Ludlow. Shropshire Council Route 3 A4117 right, signed Leinthall B4361 6 Turn left signed Ludlow. Take Care. * Take Care. Very steep downhill stretch with a sharp right 01743 253008 A4113 2 Starkes. Priors Halton hand bend at the bottom. FREE 1 ( At this T-junction turn 7 Turn right signed Bitterley. Take Care. Acknowledgements: Cycle Rides Bringewood Forge 4 LUDLOW left, signed Ludlow. 8 Ignore the unsigned road off to the left and carry straight + Turn left at this T-junction, signed Ludlow. Soon after, pass With thanks to local cyclists Lindsey 3 1 Leintwardine 6 Pearce Cycles on the left. Pearce, Chris Dartnell, George Reiss, Whitcli e Common 5 ) Just after Wheely on, signed Clee Hill. Immediately after Bitterley Primary 12 Malcolm Oxborrow and Peter Walker who 13 Bringewood Ludford Wonderful Cycling, follow School turn left, signed Clee Stanton. , Turn right at the T-junction leading under the railway Branogenium helped devise the original routes & whose 7 bridge. Then take the first left after the Bridge Pub into Roman Fort B4361 the road around to the 9 Follow the road round to the left and turn right, signed Four rides into the countryside local knowledge and experience has proved around Shrewsbury Corve Street. At the next T-junction turn left. Then, at the Following quiet lanes A49 left, signed Ludlow. Go Clee Stanton. and bridleways 17 from 10–29 miles 18 (16–46 km) traffic lights by Tesco supermarket, turn left and return to invaluable in the production of this leaflet. High 19 21 through Elton, back to 11 Vinnalls ! Turn left, signed Stoke St Milborough. Take Care. 10 Burrington 20 8 and carry straight the railway station. Leaflet artwork by MA Creative www.macreative.co.uk 9 Pipe Aston Mortimer Overton on signed Ludlow. Back # Turn right, signed Stoke St Milborough. Take Care. Four cycle rides around Ludlow and Forest 14 at 7, on the brow of 8 $ Ignore a road off to the left, signed , The Marches following quiet lanes the hill after the climb Elton Batchcott and carry straight on, signed Stoke St Milborough. from Pipe Aston, turn and bridleways 16 , at 540 metres (1771 feet), is the highest 1 A4110 right into the Forestry From 8–23 miles (13–37 km) Leinthall Commission's Vinnalls car point in Shropshire. Please note that, while the publishers take every care to be accurate, no liability or responsibility Starkes 15 Richards Castle will be accepted in any circumstances whatsoever, should anyone experience any inaccuracies, loss, park. % Follow the road round to the left, signed Stoke St Wigmore © Crown Copyright. All rights reserved. Shropshire Council 100049049. 2010 damage or injury. This leaflet/map should be used solely on this understanding. Edition#4 July 2010 Milborough. www.visitsouthshropshire.co.uk

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6 Ludlow Route 1: Racecourse Rendezvous 4 Turn left to (the road off to the right is signed Route 2: Orchard Ride Turn right, signed Brimfield, and then take the next left About the cycle rides The Hope) after the Temeside Inn, signed Leysters. Take Care on this Described by John Betjeman as “’s finest town” Total distance: 8 miles (13km) Total distance: 19 miles (30km) busy road. and by Country Life magazine as “England’s finest market 5 Follow the road round to the left, signed Ludlow. Explore the stunning scenery surrounding Ludlow on Total climbing: 90 metres Total climbing: 180 metres 7 Turn left, signed Berrington. town”, Ludlow is steeped in tradition and history, but is 6 Turn left at the T-junction with the main road, signed these four graded cycle routes, Route 1 being the easiest: still very much a working town, a bustling centre of trade Ludlow. Take Care. 8 Follow the road round to the left, signed Tenbury. 1 Turn right out of the station and then right at the traffic 1 Turn left out of the station, up the hill and turn right at serving a large, rural hinterland. 7 Turn right immediately after passing the first white 9 Turn left, signed Tenbury. Route 1 – Racecourse Rendezvous lights next to Tesco supermarket. the traffic lights. Then follow the road round to the left at racecourse railings, signed Ludlow Racecourse. Take Care. ! Turn left at this unsigned T-junction next to the Shamraj A relatively flat, easy ride, passing Ludlow Racecourse Ludlow’s commercial heart is clustered around the market 2 Take the first unsigned right, on the left hand bend just Somerfield supermarket. Ludlow Racecourse The only remaining racecourse in Balti. Then pass the Round Market on the left and follow and returning to Ludlow on a traffic free route through square, still a regular venue for local markets and town before the Honda motorbike showroom. Soon after, pass 2 After passing the police station on the right, take the Shropshire. Tradition has it that in the fourteenth century the main road round to the left into Tenbury high street. Oakly Park. festivals. At the top end of the square sits Ludlow Castle. the Unicorn Inn on the left. Then at the Bridge Pub turn second right into Steventon Road. soldiers from Ludlow Castle came here to march their Once a major administrative centre where judges, lawyers right at the T-junction, under the railway bridge, and then horses. 3 Carry straight on, signed . Round Market This unusually shaped building, actually oval Route 2 – Orchard Ride and courtiers gathered to run the extensive tract of immediate left into Fishmore Road. 4 Carry straight on at this staggered crossroad, signed Little in shape, was built in the Victorian era to enable farmers’ Orchard Ride leads you through beautiful Teme Valley England and known as the Marches, Ludlow Castle 8 Cross the railway line at the level crossing. 3 After passing Pearce Cycles, follow the road as it bends to . wives to sell their butter and poultry. Market days are scenery to ‘The Town in the Orchard’, Tenbury Wells, with is now a Scheduled Ancient Monument. It proudly stands the left, signed Lower Hayton. 9 At the T-junction, do not cross the A49 directly, but follow Tuesdays and Fridays. its Round Market and Spa Pump Rooms. atop a cliff overlooking the . the pavement to the right until just before the wooden 5 Turn right, signed Little Hereford. bus shelter. Turn right down a narrow tarmac path and Pump Rooms Tenbury had the ‘Wells’ added to its name to With local food producers still selling their wares in this use the underpass to cross the A49. On the other side of Route 3 – Leintwardine Loops help promote the mineral water wells, found in the town in local , Ludlow is the home of traditional food, the A49 bear left after coming up from the underpass, and A choice of three loops along tranquil country lanes, the 1840s. The mineral waters brought about the building in rejoin the minor road as it passes the church of St Mary taking in remote river valley scenery and including a produced the traditional way – from bread made with 1862 of the distinctive Tenbury Spa, or Pump Rooms, to be the Virgin on the left. traffic free trail through Mortimer Forest. slow-rise dough, to hand-raised pork pies, and fresh fruit found behind the Crow Hotel. and vegetables, many of them from local farms. Little ! After crossing the river bridge, take # Turn left, signed Ludlow wonder that the town has become the UK’s first Cittaslow the right hand fork through the steel Route 4 – Edge of the Clee Route 1 Route 2 (dismount and use the – or ‘slow city’. Ludlow is a town where the quality of life gateway, keeping the red brick gate An extremely rewarding ride, with a few challenging A49 A4117 pavement if preferred). Take house on the left and following the climbs, offering fantastic views of Clee Hill. really matters. Care on this busy road. Ignore B4361 bridleway signs. Stanton Snitton the first right into 4 Oakly Park The impressive grounds of 1 LUDLOW Lane, signed Cleobury Where to start Lacy the Earl of Plymouth, owned by Lord 2 Knowbury Mortimer, and take the second 6 River All four routes start from Ludlow railway station which has oad 5 Clive of India in the mid 18th Century. right signed Clee Hill (B4214). y R Sheet nle He Teme undercover cycle parking. For car park locations, see the Route 1 # As the main tarmac road bends Ludford 3 Ledwyche Hope $ After passing the jam factory, town map (right). New Road sharply to the right, carry straight on B4361 Brook Bagot Burway Steventon Wooton turn left, signed Greete. Bridge

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Route 3 t Weir Weir 15 6 Hereford RIVER TEME Weir unsigned fork off to the right and follow 4 Picnic Area Cycle Parking Caravan/Camping Site rk Road Arrive at again, turn right Wh Pa A456 itc Whitcli e Common B4362 li e Whitcli e Common Ro Ludford the road round to the left and down hill. 10 ad River signed Ludlow and retrace the Toilets Cycle Shop Take care on busy road B4361 Brim eld Burford House B4361 Arrive back at 2 and retrace route from 7 Teme Berrington Tenbury Wells route from earlier. Playground Museum County Boundary © Crown Copyright. All rights reserved. earlier. Take Care, visibility to the right 8 Shropshire Council 100049049. 2010 9 © Crown Copyright. All rights reserved. Shropshire Council 100049049. 2010 is poor. © Crown Copyright. All rights reserved. Shropshire Council 100049049. 2010

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