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A WALK DESCRIPTION: Leader: Peter Searle. ~12 miles, ~1250 ft total ascent.
“On Wenlock Edge the wood's in trouble;
His forest fleece the Wrekin heaves;
The gale, it plies the saplings double,
And thick on Severn snow the leaves.”
Or so wrote the poet A.E. Housman in ‘A Shropshire Lad’! Hopefully we will have better weather. From the coachpark by The Edge Arts Centre we will cross fields, a small wood and the A458 to reach the brow of Wenlock Edge, the remains of an ancient coral reef. The steep northwest-facing slope is densely wooded (hopefully with attractive autumn colours in October), and for a while we will walk near the crest between the woods and disused quarries, with occasional views towards the Wrekin and the hills around Church Stretton, before descending to walk at a lower level through the woods on the Jack Mytton Way. We then join the Cross Britain Way and follow a minor road to the village of Easthope, for our picnic lunch by the small church. The return to Much Wenlock is largely through fields, crossing the hills to the east of Wenlock Edge to pass through the village of Bourton, then more fields back to Much Wenlock. This half of the walk provides extensive views, initially towards the west and subsequently to the east, including Brown Clee Hill. Reaching Much Wenlock, we will pass through the old town with its many historic buildings, and if time permits patronise one of the pubs before returning to the coach.
The fare is £15.
BOOKING ESSENTIAL, please use the link above for our booking page.
The coach pick-up is the layby at the side of St. Chad’s Cathedral. B4 6EU.
