Our Act of Sheer Folly
Here at Folly View Let we like to provide you with a Welcome Pack containing some local food and produce including some locally brewed beer. Earlier this year we included a very special beer produced by our nearest brewery – Wood’s Brewery – at Wistanstow, called Sheer Folly. Our holiday let is called Folly View […]
Ludlow Sausage Trail Winners
At the 2016 Ludlow Food Festival the annual Sausage Trail was held once again and the Ludlow Sausage Trail Winners in the 2 categories were as follows: Sausage Trail Professional’s Choice 1st: Reg May, ‘Paddington Bear’ traditional pork blended with homemade onion marmalade 2nd: Beamans of Bridgnorth, Purebred Gloucester Old Spot with shallot and handpicked […]
Kerry Ridgeway Walk and Cycle Route
The Kerry Ridgeway Walk and Cycle Route is a 15 mile walk from the Cider House south of Kerry, Newtown, Powys to Bishop’s Castle. It is great for walking or cycling and is considered one of the most dramatic Drovers Routes in the country with views that on a clear day can see up to […]
Blists Hill Victorian Town
Shropshire offers a vast array of wonderful places to visit and things to see and do. One of the most popular visitor locations in Shropshire is Ironbridge Gorge where the River Severn has cut a deep gorge. Originally called the Severn Gorge, the gorge now takes its name from the famous Iron Bridge – the […]
Flounders Folly – Opening Dates Autumn 2016
We named our holiday let “Folly View” because you can see Flounders Folly from your self-catering accommodation. Flounder’s Folly is a well-known a local monument (or folly) in South Shropshire which can be seen for miles in this area – especially from the A49 between Craven Arms and Church Stretton. The folly is a stone […]
The Ludlow Food Festival 2016
The Ludlow Food Festival is now in its 21st year and has become the highlight of the many food events held in Shropshire, and is praised as one of the best Food Festivals in the UK. This year the Ludlow Food Festival runs from Friday 9th September through Sunday 11th September at the main venue […]
Explorer 217 – The Long Mynd and Wenlock Edge
One of the maps that we provide for you to borrow at Folly View Let is the Ordnance Survey OS Explorer 217 The Long Mynd and Church Stretton. The OS Explorer maps have a scale of 1:25,000 and are specifically designed for walkers and cyclists and they feature all types of footpaths and most details […]
Landranger 137 – Church Stretton and Ludlow
One of the maps that we provide for you to borrow at Folly View Let is the Ordnance Survey OS Landranger 137 Church Stretton and Ludlow. This is a general purpose map with a scale of 1:50,000 which shows all footpaths and is ideal if you want to explore the local area and all that […]
Landranger 126 – Shrewsbury and Oswestry
One of the maps that we provide for you to borrow at Folly View Let is the Ordnance Survey OS Landranger 126 Shrewsbury and Oswestry. This is a general purpose map with a scale of 1:50,000 which shows all footpaths and is ideal if you want to explore the local area and all that is […]
Maps At Folly View Let
Here at Folly View we want you to get the best from your stay at our self-catering holiday let. The area around Folly View Let is ideal for walking and includes the beautiful hills and dales of the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. To help you get the most from walking and other […]