The River Teme
The River Teme runs through Ludlow, Leintwardine, and Bromfield which are all within a few miles of Folly View. The source of the River Teme is between Dolfor in Powys and Anchor in Shropshire. It emerges from the ground at 450 metres above sea level and its confluence is 81 miles later with the River […]
Norton Camp
Norton Camp is the Hillfort 294 metres above Craven Arms. It has a commanding position over the Onny Valley. This is one of the larger hillforts in Shropshire at about 17 acres. Within the interior of Norton Camp is a spring. There were seven circular huts in the Northwestern part of the fort and it […]
Brown Clee
Brown Clee Hill is the highest peak in Shropshire. It is 1772 feet high or 540metres at Abdon Burf where there is a toposcope signposting the landscape beyond. If you travel eastwards from Brown Clee the next high ground you come to is the Urals. Brown Clee is reached from Corvedale. And is well worth […]
Shrewsbury Arts Trail 2023
Where to start? The Shrewsbury Arts Trail 2023 is on throughout July and August. The theme this year is movement. There are lots of venues and lots of different art to explore. Lyndon and I took a trip to the Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery yesterday to look at Salvador Dali’s sculptures Homage to Tersichore […]
Hay Meadow Festival
The Hay Meadow Festival is back at the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre on the 15th July 2023. The fun starts at 11am and goes on until 7pm. This last took place two years ago and was very popular. There are chances to have a go at scything as well as a scything competition. The Hay […]
The British Stone Skimming Championships 2023
The British Stone Skimming Championships 2023 are on Sunday 9th July from noon. Entrance onto the field is free as is parking. There is a bar but the poster advises taking a picnic. The British Stone Skimming Championships is held at Walcot Lake , Walcot Hall, Lydbury North, Shropshire. They will be raising money to […]
The Land of Lost Content
The Land of Lost Content closed for the last time yesterday. (Written on 31st May 2023). It is sad to lose this amenity from Craven Arms and sad that people did not appreciate its presence while it was here. The collection of Twentieth Century British Popular Culture, art, knick knacks and everyday items, has been […]
Beardy Folk Festival 2023
The Beardy Folk Festival has become an established part of the Folk Festival calendar in just five years. And attracting headliners like Seth Lakeman, Skerryvore, Merry Hell and Martin Carthy it can only go from strength to strength. The festival is held at Hopton Court near Cleobury Mortimer on 15th – 18th June 2023. There […]
A Walk to Norton Camp
On Wednesday (26thApril) a friend and I walked to Norton Camp. Norton Camp is an Iron Age Hill Fort which is above Craven Arms, to the south east. Wednesday was possibly going to be cloudy and dull but as it turned out it turned into a fairly sunny day. On the ascent we had lovely […]
Skylarks Ascending
Today’s walk was lovely. Myself and a friend have started trying to walk together once a week. This weeks took us through Sallow Coppice, Stokewood and down past Stokesay Castle. The blue bells were at there best today (beginning of May) carpets of them covered the ground in Sallow Coppice. It was a shame that […]