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Shropshire
Slow Ways linking Bishop's Castle and Beguildy, Church Stretton, Craven Arms, Knighton, Minsterley, Montgomery, Newtown - Y Drenewydd
England / Shropshire / Bishop's Castle
Bishop's Castle’s seven Slow Ways are 29% checked
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Many Slow Ways have several route options. Some will be better than others, or good for different reasons.
Our goal is for each Slow Way to have at least one route that is verified and surveyed. To be verified – and get its snail badge – a route needs at least three positive reviews.
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Walk to Bishop's Castle from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Beguildy—Bishop's Castle
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Begbis one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 22km/13mi | Ascent 697m | Descent 644m | ||
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Bishop's Castle—Church Stretton
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Bischu one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 19km/12mi | Ascent 481m | Descent 501m | ||
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Bishop's Castle—Craven Arms
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Biscra one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 19km/11mi | Ascent 533m | Descent 459m | ||
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Bishop's Castle—Craven Arms
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Biscra two |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 14km/9mi | Ascent 416m | Descent 341m | ||
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Bishop's Castle—Minsterley
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Bismin one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 26km/16mi | Ascent 567m | Descent 663m | ||
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Knighton—Bishop's Castle
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Knibis one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 23km/14mi | Ascent 657m | Descent 635m | ||
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Montgomery—Bishop's Castle
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Monbis one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 15km/9mi | Ascent 287m | Descent 247m | ||
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Newtown - Y Drenewydd—Bishop's Castle
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Newbis one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 27km/17mi | Ascent 791m | Descent 878m |
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Collective progress
28% of Bishop's Castle’s seven route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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1 people have contributed to Bishop's Castle’s Slow Ways
1 people have pledged to walk and review a route
0 people have surveyed a route in Bishop's Castle
27km out of 164km have been walked and reviewed
27km of reviews have been shared in Bishop's Castle
Latest Updates
The public footpath ends in the field further up the hill, but the route (Newbis one) continues on through a fence in the corner of the field just before the road. I've flagged this route as maybe and can remove this flag if need be once the route has been checked....
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Slow Ways added Begbis one, a new walk from Beguildy to Bishop's Castle
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Bischu one, a new walk from Bishop's Castle to Church Stretton
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Biscra one, a new walk from Bishop's Castle to Craven Arms
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Biscra two, a new walk from Bishop's Castle to Craven Arms
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Bismin one, a new walk from Bishop's Castle to Minsterley
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Knibis one, a new walk from Knighton to Bishop's Castle
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Monbis one, a new walk from Montgomery to Bishop's Castle
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Newbis one, a new walk from Newtown - Y Drenewydd to Bishop's Castle
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Bishop's Castle’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
SO3234588940
Lat / Lon
52.49417° / -2.99792°
Easting / Northing
332,345E / 288,940N
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Fancy stretching your legs a bit more?
If you’ve polished off all of the routes between Bishop's Castle and its neighbours, how about walking its whole web?
This includes the great ring of routes that join its neighbours to each other!
Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Bishop's Castle's meeting point
Public toilet
Wheelchair accessible toilet
Supermarket or convenience shop
Restaurant, cafe or pub
Accommodation
Accommodation for under £50 a night
Campsite
Bothy
Free wifi
Mobility scooter hire
Off-road wheelchair hire
Disabled Parking
Train station
Bus stop
Ferry
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