Walk more … feel the difference ExploreExplore Shropshire Shropshire 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. LudlowLudlow Country Country Walks Walks Build walking into your daily routine Any activity is better than none, but to get the most benefit you need to do at least 150 CastleCastle Square, Square, LudlowLudlow and StantonStanton Lacy Lacy to to 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. OniburyOnibury along along a WW1WW1 Commemorative Commemorative Walk Walk 1. 1. Linear walkwalk (non(non circular) circular) Moderate activity is anything which involves: Breathing a little faster Length:Length: CastleCastle SquareSquare to Onibury Bus Stop 11.3km or 7 miles WalkWalk 1010 Feeling a little warmer (From(From Elm LodgeLodge entrance entrance to to Onibury Onibury 9.5km 9.5km or or6 miles) 6 miles) Having a slightly faster heart beat Time:Time: 33 or 4 hours Start & Parking: Castle Square, Town Centre, Elm Lodge, You should still be able to Start & Parking: Castle Square, Town Centre, Elm Lodge, (Elm(Elm Lodge entrance limited limited space space for for parking) parking) talk – but not sing! If you Walk Grade: Moderate - fairly level footpaths, a few 2 step stiles. can’t carry on a conversation Walk Grade: Moderate - fairly level footpaths, a few 2 step stiles. 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 Shropshire Council, 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 www.visitsouthshropshire.co.uk / www.ludlow.org.uk / www.shropshiretourism.co.uk How to get to & around Ludlow: www.shropshire.gov.uk Photo:Photo: St. St. Peters Peters Church, Church, Michael MichaelPhoto Holland Hollandcaption Contact Shropshire Council to report a problem with a path:Tel: 0345 678 9000 / Web: www.shropshire.gov.uk Every eort has been made to ensure the information in this publication was correct at the time of printing. Part funded by the Department for Transport. November 2012 Revised December 2015 A commemorative walk between the Rivers CorveCorve andand OnnyOnny throughthrough lovely,quiet, farmedfarmed country. country. This This route route isis way-markedwaymarked byby discsdiscs withwith poppy-redpoppy-red centres.centres. WalkWalk prepared prepared by LudlowLudlow Parish Parish Path Path Partnership Partnership Group Group The Bank Ayntree Upper Walton Stokewood © Crown copyright 2016 OS 100049049 Cottage Walton FarmLower Bus Walton Farm Stop Oakern Pools Farm Cottage Onibury Onibury House 16 Onny C of E Aided Primary School 13 12 Lodge Court Stepaside PW St. Peter’s Church, Stanton Lacy, built about Farmhouse Farm The Crosses PH Hall 11 14 10 North 15 Cottages Onibury Farm The Crosses Stokesay 1050, has a Saxon doorway. Plaques at the Croft 8 StantonChurch Farm Lacy 9 Bridge Farm Appletree foot of War Memorial and in cemetery wall are Stokesay Cottage Lodge Manor 1 Pools PW From Farm to Able Seaman William Charles Williams, born Stokesay Court (1892), ¼ mile to the Cottages A49 7 C A R P in parish (the boundary took in part of Ludlow E 6 N Stokesay the cannon T C A B4365 E High Walton Court R R P West. Limited openings. During WW1 S E B N T A E C R K L A N E S A49 L L whereA he was actually born) about 1880. A N E N Keepers E in Castle served as an Auxiliary Military Cottage The Barn Awarded VC postumously in Gallipoli landing The Whitty Tree Wootton Hospital for convalescent soldiers. To mark the Centenary of the Square, walk to Farm at V Beach, Turkey, April 1915. He had pleaded Military Hospital, Keith Pybus led a the Bull Ring and left to join the crew of HMS River Clyde, declaring..” Wootton commemorative walk in the Series I’ll chuck my hook (give up rank of Leading down Corve Street, “War Walks on the Home Front” on Rate) if you let me come”. His captain, Edward 2 down Lower Corve Street, River Onny April 18th 2015. It was from St Henbrook Cottages Unwin wrote later, ” He was the man above all Peter’s, Stanton Lacy to Stokesay then right under rail bridge and left Halfway others who deservedHouse the VC.” Butts Cottages Court, one week beforeThe Butts the 5 Shayway along Fishmore Road, for over ¼ mile. centenary of the Gallipoli landing Club House 3 Go over road bridge turn left to Elm Stables and coinciding with the hospital’s Whitbatch Cottage Duxmoor Approx Scale South Lodge Farm Lodge. Follow poppy coloured discs by exhibition.. Ludlow Whitbatch Station Cookeridge 4 Cottages Racecourse Woodville NORTH 0 1/2 m 1 m footpaths to Corve Bridge andCottage Ludlow Racecourse. Stalls 4 Turn right at Race Course and take the vehicle track for Cottages Broome Close 5 about 300m. At waymark post in copse turn right to stile. Pav B4365 B R O M F I E L D R The O A D Railway Curlews Chase Ludlow Food PO View Centre Council A49 Houses Woodhouses Climb stile and walk through meadows beside A4113 Felton The Firs Felton Kingshead Farm Felton Woodhouses Farm PW river into Stanton Lacy, opposite FarmFarm Mac's Poultry House River Corve Houses 6 Church. From here walk left towards river and crossCoppice Farm bridge. Cookeridge Redhill Fishmore Cottages A49 Farm Lodge B4361 A49 The Toll 7 Take wicket gate on right in hedge and follow footpath left House The Orchard Go through kissing gate into field. Follow the field-edge round to another kissing gate and cross House Fishmore Elm Burway Hall Decoy The Garden House Oakly Park Farm Farm Cottage Burway Elm Lodge The Gardeners Farm B Winterbridge Burway R Cottage House O Peveril Farm M F I the B4365. TAKE CARE. Bungalow E L D Elm Lodge R O A D Old Lodge 8 From here, “The Crosses”, follow the tractor track through three fields and field gates. B4361 3 Keepers Cottage A4113 A49 A4113 K Steadvallets E E P S I D S U M M E R E F Bypass 9 C Cross to Pools Farm then through wicket gate into large field. The path may be reinstated but a I vehicle track E C A S L T R D D L O R O D F A E S S D L I E F S Y T S Leisure M A T A A N N T O N Centre R O A D T S S E O T A C L O N N H T O N O D R I V E distant marker in a hedge at a wicket gate should be visible. Cross lane and P DUNCOW RD C T E R O L O P N W C A E A D O D L C R C K I D R I N G E W O O H L B C M S V A E B E O B G R R D E E A E Ludlow O R NEY AVE S R S E R I E FER O N H O O N C of E School L E S L G R C A K M R M E C Y E E C W R R H O E L S S C E A K E S E S W H I D Y W M E C M R A I S I M W pass through . A finger beside the finger post indicates the direction of the path, generally F R L A R A double field gates H O D U H O Burway U N C P C S 10 H R L B I O R O E O T O S F E B S A Y T D R O E O E A49 L L R M C D N A E C F O I R H L H E C Y O A H A S L Y T E C L O N D T V HA C W A N M L H R B Lodge A ET CL E O T I A H S W W reinstated. It bears round to the right near a copse on the left. Aim for a lone tree passing it on the right to stile in hedge. A D M Farm T A Pavilion D Bus O D L R BURWAY L S E E T O Y Lodge Farm Depot T E R D L R N E O E M LANE V A H Cottage D I E O E T R W Priors Depot E Pavilion PW T Halton L Brickyard E A R PW Farm N R Cottages E Path line (maybe not reinstated) bears left down to prominent oak tree with stile followed by and another A sleeper bridge C 11 E O Fishmore Road T N N E W R O A D B W ELL C O O LA D R E PW O PO N VUE TERR D A C 'S T PW A L E I ARY O E O M Hospl stile.Leaving stile, path soon bears left to meet and follow hedge on right side to a wicket gate.