The Shropshire Way 80k Festival has become a mainstay of the calendar of events at the walk Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre in Craven Arms. The Shropshire Way 80k will be on 2nd April to 3rd April 2022. There are three events the
Flounders’ Folly Flounders’ Folly opens to the public on certain days of the year allowing you to climb the 78 stone steps to the viewing platform where on a clear day you can expect wonderful views of the Malvern Hills, the Black
This post shows Stokesay Castle in photographs. Stokesay Castle is a fortifyed medieval house and is considered the best preserved example in England. I’ve blogged about it before and this post provides some photographs that give more of a flavour of this
Stokesay Castle is one of the best-preserved fortified medieval manor houses in England. English Heritage who have restored Stokesay Castle, and who manage the property, have recently completed the conversion of nearby Stokesay Cottage – which stands beside the public entrance to
The Shrewsbury Flower Show is having it’s 130th birthday this year on the 11th and 12th August. In The Quarry as always. There are marques with Floral Displays and interesting vegetables. Food halls with lots of tasty things to sample. Craft tents
Last night Lyndon said he hoped the hot weather would last so he didn’t have to cut the grass so often. I pointed out it was going to rain today and it would encourage the grass to grow again. And later in
Stokesay Court is a grade 2 listed Victorian mansion. It opens to the public for guided tours which have to be booked in advance. Did you see the film Atonement starring Keira Knightley? Well this is where part of it was filmed.
I have mentioned the Toposcopes on the top of hills and hillforts and as I will talk about these places again I thought a brief description would be interesting. A Toposcope is a monument indicating direction and distance of notable land marks
I knew about Munro bagging but had not realised there was other classifications for hills and mountains. A Munro is a mountain over 3,000 feet. If haven’t you heard of Munro bagging, it is where some people who like climbing, climb all
The Long Mynd is the back drop to Church Stretton, seven miles north of Craven Arms. The Long Mynd is approximately 7 miles long by 3 miles wide. The highest point is Pole Bank at 516 metres (1,693 feet) above sea level.
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