Bishop's Castle Cycle Rides
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Further information $ Entering Newcastle the road bends to the right. On this bend, Route 3 – The Clun Challenge 9 Entering Bicton, ignore a left to Whitcott Keysett and carry straight Route 4 – The Anchor Adventure www.bishopscastle.co.uk on signed Bishop’s Castle. Shortly afterwards turn left signed leave the main road carrying straight on signed Whitcott Keysett. Nearest Visitor Information Centres Total distance: 17 miles (27km) Mainstone. Total Distance: 28miles (45km) % As the road bends round to the right, turn left signed Mardu. Taking the flat option: 21 miles (34 km) Taking Mountain Bike Short Cut: 26 miles (42km) Bishop’s Castle: At Old Time in the High St. 01588 638467 ! Go straight over the crossroads signed Mainstone and continue & In Mardu turn right signed Three Gates. Church Stretton: At library in Church Street. 01694 723133 Total Climbing: 440 metres on the road ignoring a left to Middle Knuck. Total Climbing: 720 metres Craven Arms: Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre 01588 676056 ( At the dog-legged junction go straight on signed Cefn Einion. # At the T-junction turn left signed Mainstone. 1 Starting at the leisure centre turn left onto the road towards the town 1 Turn right out of the leisure centre and go straight across the ) At the cross roads turn left signed Mainstone, and continue on the FREE $ Ignore a left signed Lower Edenhope and carry straight on signed centre. Shortly afterwards, as the road bends to the right at the Six Bishop’s Travel Information www.travelshropshire.co.uk junction with the A488 signed Lydbury North. road ignoring a left to Middle Knuck. Nearest mainline stations: Church Stretton (13miles) Bishop’s Castle. Bells Inn, leave the main road and carry straight on, signed Bishop’s 2 Turn right off the B-road signed Brockton and Bury Ditches Hill Fort. Moat. Continue straight on for a few miles, climbing continuously. * At the T-junction turn left signed Mainstone. and Craven Arms (12 miles) % Carry on, signed Bishop’s Castle ignoring the right to Cefn Einion. For a flatter route to Clun carry straight on, staying on the B-road: Mainstone’s Church contains a stone, after which the village and For rail travel call 08457 48 49 50 • www.nationalrail.co.uk & 2 At the T-Junction turn left signed Bishop’s Moat. For bus travel call 0871 200 2233 (Traveline) At this four-way junction bear right signed Bishop’s Castle. the parish are named. The stone is still in place in front of the pulpit, Castle Flat route alternative to Clun: 3 At this junction with a central island, fork left and then immediately and was used in the weighing of agricultural produce, as well as by ( Ignore the left that goes back on yourself signed Upper turn right signed Pantglas (follow the wooden fingerpost signs for Ordnance Survey Maps A Turn right off the B-road into Kempton. local youths to test their strength. Landranger 137 Ludlow & Church Stretton Broughton and carry on down hill signed Bishop’s Castle. the Kerry Ridgeway). B Follow the road round to the left signed Purslow. + Ignore a left signed Lower Edenhope and carry straight on signed Cycling Contacts ) At this T-junction in Bishop’s Castle turn right signed Town The Kerry Ridgeway is an ancient high-level route that since time Cycle Rides C At the T-junction turn right onto the B-road signed Clun. Bishop’s Castle. Bikes & Bits: cycle sales & repair, Castle Cars, Station Street, Centre. Then ignore the first left (Castle Street) and carry straight immemorial has formed part of a link between central Wales and the , Bishop’s Castle. 01588 638 072 3 Follow the road as it passes through Brockton, ignoring roads off to on. At the T-junction (opposite Yarborough House Coffee Shop) English Midlands. It remained a drovers road until the coming of the Carry on, signed Bishop’s Castle ignoring the right to Cefn Einion. You then arrive at the junction you passed earlier at reference 3, Plush Hill Cycles: cycle sales, hire and repair. the left and right. As the road leaves Brockton it bends to the left turn right into the High Street and down a steep drop. Carry railways in the 19th Century. shropshire bear right signed Bishop’s Castle. At reference 2, instead of turning 8 The Square, Church Stretton. 01694 720133 and passes Shropshire Highland Seeds on the right. The road then straight on at the bottom of the hill until you reach the Six Bells 4 Turn left at the Dog and Duck cottage signed Lower Edenhope. right signed Lydbury North, which was the route you came up Inn, then retrace your route back to the leisure centre. Carry straight on, signed Pantglas, if you want to follow the [email protected] • www.plushhillcycles.co.uk starts to climb passing through Lower Down. earlier, carry on straight signed Bishop’s Castle. Shropshire Hills Mountain Bike & Outdoor Pursuit Centre mountain bike shortcut. Bury Ditches is a most impressive Iron Age hill fort and is well worth ( & Blazing Bikes): cycle hire sales, camping and training. bu Ignore the left that goes back on yourself signed Upper Broughton shropshire visiting. Maps and interpretation boards are available at the site. 5 At the T-junction, which is also something of a forked junction, Marshbrook, Church Stretton. 01694 781515 and carry on down hill signed Bishop’s Castle. 4 bear right signed Two Crosses. Then carry straight on, climbing [email protected] www.mtb-shropshire.co.uk Turn right off the main road into the Forestry Commission Bury Route 3 Profile gradually for about three miles. bl At this T-junction in Bishop’s Castle turn right signed Town Centre. Ditches woodland, following the wooden fingerpost for the Jack Central Garage: electric bike hire. 6 At this five-way crossroads turn right and back on yourself which is Then ignore the first left (Castle Street) and carry straight on. At Crossways, Church Stretton. 01694 723939 Mytton Way and passing cycle parking stands on the left unsigned, but it does have a Forestry Commision welcome board. the next T-junction turn left into Welsh Street signed to the Town Go Cycling: mobile bike mechanic. 07950 397335 and picnic tables on the right. The forestry track is good B4385 Centre. At the next T-junction (opposite Yarborough House Coffee shropshire Route 3 Hardwick Ignore the fact that there is a ‘no through road’ sign. PJ Cycle Repairs: mobile bike mechanic, Condover. 07722 quality and acceptable for most bicycles, but for a road Shop) turn right into the High Street and down a steep drop. Carry Kerry Ridgeway Aston Hill 7 At this unsigned forked junction take the left fork, which is tarmac but 530531 route alternative, stay on the tarmac road and carry straight Bankshead A489 straight on at the bottom of the hill until you reach the Six Bells Inn, Accepts Cycle Shropshire discount card. Visit Lower B4383 of poorer quality than the road has been up until this point. then retrace your route back to the leisure centre. shropshire on, drop down to Clunton and turn right at the unsigned www.travelshropshire.co.uk/discount for more details. T-junction with B4348 opposite the Crown Inn. Then stay on Edenhope Lea 8 Follow the track as it bends to the left and becomes a stone Upper A489 Discover Shropshire by bike the B-road and rejoin the main route at reference 7 in Clun. forestry track rather than tarmac. There is a Kerry Ridgeway Woodbatch BISHOPS wooden fingerpost on the bend. Keep following the Kerry It’s great to get out and about on a bike in Shropshire. Discover 5 Take the left fork down a minor, narrower track signed the Oa’s Dyke Ridgeway signs and ignore any tracks off to the left and right. More hundreds of miles of National Cycle Network routes along quiet Jack Mytton Way. Totterton Route 4 Profile Newton CASTLE The Cantlin Stone marks the burial place lanes, explore traffic-free trails along Mainstone Colebatch B4385 B4385 6 Follow the main track round to the right, passing a house of a pedlar, by the name of William Cantlin, Dog & Duck old railways and waterways, follow Colebatch Hill Route 4 ENGLAND/WALES on the right. Then follow the track round to the left as it Cottage BORDER Aston Hill the cycle rides from historic towns Lydbury who collapsed and died in the area in City Bankshead becomes tarmac after which it then passes farm buildings 1691. The neighbouring parishes disputed Pantglass Lower and get muddy on mountain bike Bryn Kerry Ridgeway Lea A488 North which of them should incur the costs of his Edenhope tracks in woods and forests. on the right. Hill Mountain Bike Upper Cefn Brockton burial. Bettws-y-Crwyn undertook the duty Shortcut Woodbatch 7 On entering Clun pass the Memorial Hall car park on the Einion and when parishes were adjusted in 1875 ENGLAND/WALES Other Publications 2014 Council © Shropshire Walcot Black Oa’s Dyke right, follow the road round to the right and turn left into BORDER BISHOPS CASTLE www.travelshropshire.co.uk Bryn Acton gained several hundred acres on its northern Bank Churchtown Mainstone Ford Street. Then turn right at the unsigned T-junction Three Lower Colebatch Shropshire Council 01743 253008 Gates boundary on the evidence of the stone. Cantlin Stone Colebatch Hill with the main road. At the next junction carry straight on Argoed Down Long Pike Hollow Cefn Lydbury Acknowlegements: Red Wood 9 Ignore an unsigned tarmac road off to Two Crosses Einion B4385 signed Bishop’s Castle, passing the White Horse Pub on Mardu Bury Ditches Bryn A488 North the left and carry straight on passing an Hill With thanks to the Bishop’s Castle Cycle the right.