THE WAY A long distance path of 190 miles About Stage 2: Bridges to Bishop’s Castle 12 miles

Shepherd’s Rock exhibition in the Bog Centre with illustrations of life in times past. Local volunteers run the excellent café with homemade cakes.

Retracing your steps to the Shropshire Way, continue along the ridge and enjoy the views as you approach Nipstone Rock. A scramble up it provides the last vantage point looking northwards before turning downhill to the South East.

After toiling upwards across rough ground to the brow of Linley Hill a rewarding feature of the descent is a tree lined avenue known as Linley Beeches.

The Shropshire Way from Bridges to More Bishop’s Castle will take you along paths The hamlet of More has a rich history: the church and lanes travelled for thousands of years. and nearby historic houses. The path takes you This stage of the route is distinguished across the grassy remains of a substantial motte by rugged moorland and rough pastures and bailey earthwork dating back to the 12th providing panoramic views of the renowned Century. . Bishop’s Castle Stiperstones You will enter the town at the top of the hill near After some quiet lane walking from Bridges, the the site of the original castle, built by a Bishop of climb to the Stiperstones begins. Hereford in 12th Century. There are many timbered buildings and quirky features in this attractive Whinberries are plentiful on these hills and market town. Refreshment and good hostelries can visitors can enjoy whinberry deserts at the nearby be found here. Stiperstones Inn. The path meets the ridge at Shepherd’s Rock and turns southwards with Bishop’s Castle houses Cambrian rocks underfoot. Passing the ‘Devil’s Chair’ to more craggy outcrops, care is needed on this rough terrain. In wet conditions it is advisable to take an easier alternative route to the south east of Cranberry Rock. This leads to a car park on the road, re-joining the Shropshire Way at GR362976.

It is worth a short detour down to the Bog Centre. The building was once the school at the heart of a busy mining village. Lead has been mined in the area since Roman times and there is a small

www.shropshireway.org.uk Stage 2: Bridges to Bishop’s Castle

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Bishop’s Moat Bankshead A489 B4383 Shropshire Way Footpaths Bridleways

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