5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, National Landscapes (AONBs), Severn Basin, Shropshire, Walks, Welsh Marches

Craven Arms – Bishop’s Castle

Walk from Craven Arms Railway Station through the hilly south Shropshire countryside to Bishop’s Castle, a very remote, but lively and bustling historic market town. Continue reading Craven Arms – Bishop’s Castle

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Shropshire, Walks

Chirbury – Montgomery

Walk from Chirbury in the far west of Shropshire, across the Vale of Montgomery, over the Offa’s Dyke National Trail and into Wales to Montgomery the former county town of Montgomeryshire. Continue reading Chirbury – Montgomery

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, National Landscapes (AONBs), Severn Basin, Shropshire, Walks, Welsh Marches

Stiperstones – Chirbury

Walk from the village of Stiperstones across the western Shropshire countryside to Chirbury near the Welsh border via Mitchell’s Fold the county’s best known Bronze Age stone circle. Continue reading Stiperstones – Chirbury

5 - 10 Miles, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, National Landscapes (AONBs), Outwith, Shropshire, Walks, Welsh Marches

Gobowen – Llangollen

Walk from Gobowen Railway Station to Llangollen on the River Dee. The walking route crosses the Welsh border, passes Chirk Castle and descends the foothills of the Clwydian Range. Continue reading Gobowen – Llangollen

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, National Landscapes (AONBs), Severn Basin, Shropshire, Suburban Strolls, Walks, Welsh Marches

Craven Arms – Stokesay

Walk from Craven Arms Railway Station to Stokesay just south of the town where the famous, fairytale Stokesay Castle is situated Continue reading Craven Arms – Stokesay

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Severn Basin, Shropshire, Walks, Welsh Marches

Minsterley – Snailbeach

Walk across fields from the village of Minsterley to little Snailbeach nestled beneath Stiperstones, once Shropshire’s lead mining capital, and today, home to a brilliantly preserved set of mine ruins. Continue reading Minsterley – Snailbeach

5 - 10 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Severn Basin, Shropshire, Walks, Welsh Marches

Minsterley – Stiperstones

Walk along the most dramatic part of the Stiperstone ridge in the western part of the Shropshire Hills from Minsterley north of the ridge, to Stiperstones village west of the ridge itself. Continue reading Minsterley – Stiperstones

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Shropshire, Suburban Strolls, Urban Wanders, Walks, Welsh Marches

Telford – Ironbridge

Varied urban, suburban and rural walk from central Telford to Ironbridge home of 1781’s iconic pathbreaking Iron Bridge right at the heart of the Ironbridge Gorge UNESCO World Heritage Site. Continue reading Telford – Ironbridge

10 - 15 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, National Landscapes (AONBs), Severn Basin, Shropshire, Walks, Welsh Marches

Church Stretton – Pontesbury

Walk from Church Stretton Railway Station, up to Long Mynd plateau then across the north east of the Shropshire Hills National Landscape to Pontesbury, an unlikely seeming former colliery village. Continue reading Church Stretton – Pontesbury

5 Miles or Less, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Severn Basin, Shropshire, Walks

Ironbridge – Much Wenlock

Relatively short but varied walk from Ironbridge, across the River Severn and through the mid-Shropshire countryside, to atmospheric Much Wenlock. Continue reading Ironbridge – Much Wenlock