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Ludlow

Shropshire


Slow Ways linking Ludlow and Cleobury Mortimer, Craven Arms, Leominster, Munslow, Tenbury Wells, Wheathill, Wigmore

England / Shropshire / Ludlow

Ludlow’s seven Slow Ways are 46% checked

Drawn: 7/7
reviewed: 4/7
verified: 2/7
and surveyed: 0/7

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Walk to Ludlow from further afield

Slow Way Route To do
Craven Arms—Ludlow
Cralud one

Double check Distance 15km/9mi Ascent 153m Descent 169m
Craven Arms—Ludlow
Cralud two Survey me Distance 13km/8mi Ascent 146m Descent 159m
Craven Arms—Ludlow
Cralud three Review me Distance 18km/11mi Ascent - Descent -
Leominster—Ludlow
Leolud one

Review me Distance 21km/13mi Ascent 220m Descent 251m
Leominster—Ludlow
Leolud two Survey me Distance 21km/13mi Ascent - Descent -
Ludlow—Cleobury Mortimer
Ludcle one Pioneer me Distance 20km/12mi Ascent 471m Descent 448m
Ludlow—Cleobury Mortimer
Ludcle two Pioneer me Distance 22km/14mi Ascent - Descent -
Ludlow—Munslow
Ludmun one

Double check Distance 17km/10mi Ascent 166m Descent 136m
Ludlow—Munslow
Ludmun two Pioneer me Distance 16km/10mi Ascent 177m Descent 152m
Ludlow—Tenbury Wells
Ludten one Pioneer me Distance 15km/9mi Ascent 186m Descent 239m
Ludlow—Wheathill
Ludwhe one Pioneer me Distance 17km/11mi Ascent 429m Descent 317m
Wigmore—Ludlow
Wiglud one Pioneer me Distance 15km/9mi Ascent 356m Descent 327m
Wigmore—Ludlow
Wiglud two Double check Distance 13km/8mi Ascent 337m Descent 308m

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Collective progress

42% of Ludlow’s seven route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified

13/13

drawn

7/13

reviewed

0/13

surveyed

2/13

verified

8 people have contributed to Ludlow’s Slow Ways

6 people have pledged to walk and review a route

0 people have surveyed a route in Ludlow

118km out of 223km have been walked and reviewed

227km of reviews have been shared in Ludlow

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Great day’s walk, lots of interest and - mostly - well marked paths. Pub at Orleton is perfectly placed mid route. Takes you high at times for some good views....

J Walker

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Easy, direct route, though I did feel that it could deviate from the A49 and railway line a little more often without adding too many miles - loads of paths around here. Still, I enjoyed this, great views of Stokesay from above Norton Camp Wood - lovely pint at the Apple Tree in Onibury too....

J Walker

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I thought I knew the town well but this path was new to me, over the river at Ludford, weaving up and out of the town through some lovely old buildings, past a cemetery, eventually connecting with the main Overton road. There’s some lane walking from here, then you strike off on a footpath through fields towards Lydiatts to join a lane which runs into the Herefordshire Trail that takes you into Leominster....

C Hanson

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The route follows the Shropshire Way through the Discovery Centre and then crosses the A49 towards Stokesay before crossing back again for a stretch alongside the road before diverting up a lane towards Norton Camp....

C Hanson

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This route is passable and scenic and more direct to Ludlow than (the much more scenic) Route Three. Coming out onto Burway Lane, you get a great view of Ludlow Castle....

J Mitchell

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Walking Ludlow to Leominster, all straightforward until a messy traveller's site on the edge of Moor Park School near Wheat Common Culvert. The timber yard at Broad needs some common sense navigation but I liked how it wasn't behind a high fence and that the casual coming across & walking through it, felt like the freer 1980s....

J Mitchell

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By my reckoning, the plotting is inaccurate in many places and extremely so in Orleton (swerves through gardens off any PROW), Eye (short cuts across private land at The Field and then by Eye Manor), Luston (follows a track that is not a PROW from the village to Little Bury) and at The Broad (follows bank of stream across private land at Mile End, avoiding nearby Herefordshire Trail). I have created a more accurate .gpx, uploaded it as Leolud two, trialled and reviewed it....

nichowes

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Negotiating the obstacle of the arable field, the route crosses the Manchester <> Cardiff railway line (photo four) to arrive at the small village of Eye. The route crosses the Manchester <> Cardiff railway line again and then another arable field crossing leads to the sad remains of the largely forgotten Kington, Leominster and Stourport canal (photo eight). Soon after, the route passes through the village of Orleton, passing alongside the Boot Inn (photo nine) and exiting the pub car park's left hand corner into an unassuming and unmarked PROW along a narrow alley (far left of photo ten). After doglegging through a residential area the route crosses a small stream, turns right and follows the brook's left bank past a sports ground and into a wood before branching left to cross a ditch to access a diagonal crossing of a large field to emerge onto the B4362 on the western edge of Comberton; careful attention to map reading is needed to find the diagonal path across the large field, although there is a nearby alternative path (not a PROW) continuing beside the brook that links up to the Herefordshire Trail (HT). The route passes between the barns on its left and the farmhouse on its right and then follows a hedge line and ridge crest to join the surfaced lane heading for Wheat Common. After turning left alongside the B4361 through Overton, the next PROW fingerpost is smothered by ivy but the route turns right off the B4361 and ascends the drive towards Overton House, crosses another drive and then continues as a path that contours across the slope before passing all-too-rare informative signage (photo fourteen) and descending gently to Mabbits Horn and the B4361 towards Ludford....

nichowes

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Leominster—Ludlow

nichowes added Leolud two, a new walk from Leominster to Ludlow

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Ludlow—Cleobury Mortimer

Neil Summersgill added Ludcle two, a new walk from Ludlow to Cleobury Mortimer

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Pasannamati took this photo on Wiglud two

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The route doesn’t feel much used (I was scrambling through nettles and overgrown bushes in two places within the first km) although the footpaths were marked and matched pretty well to what was mapped....

Pasannamati

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Neil Summersgill took this photo on Cralud three

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Crossing the railway line there's a fairly steep walk up to the woods and a great view back. This is a great woodland walk through Aldon Gutter!...

Neil Summersgill

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Craven Arms—Ludlow

Neil Summersgill added Cralud three, a new walk from Craven Arms to Ludlow

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Wigmore—Ludlow

Martine Scott pledged to walk Wiglud one

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Lots of the route is on the Herefordshire Trail, despite this there was also lots of very overgrown areas and sections with crops making it hard to find or traverse the footpaths....

Jo Jaunts

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Having attempted to walk this route, we gave up as the footpath after Onibury don't actually exist on the ground. I will supply an alternative....

Mr Container

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Craven Arms—Ludlow

Mr Container added Cralud two, a new walk from Craven Arms to Ludlow

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As a Ludlow resident, I believe the section between Stanton Lacy & Culmington is frankly dangerous. It's a fast road with no pavement. Avoid....

Mr Container

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Ludlow—Munslow

Mr Container added Ludmun two, a new walk from Ludlow to Munslow

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Wigmore—Ludlow

Mr Container added Wiglud two, a new walk from Wigmore to Ludlow

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Ludlow

danravenellison surveyed Ludlow

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Craven Arms—Ludlow

Slow Ways added Cralud one, a new walk from Craven Arms to Ludlow

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Leominster—Ludlow

Slow Ways added Leolud one, a new walk from Leominster to Ludlow

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Ludlow—Cleobury Mortimer

Slow Ways added Ludcle one, a new walk from Ludlow to Cleobury Mortimer

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Ludlow—Munslow

Slow Ways added Ludmun one, a new walk from Ludlow to Munslow

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Ludlow—Tenbury Wells

Slow Ways added Ludten one, a new walk from Ludlow to Tenbury Wells

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Ludlow—Wheathill

Slow Ways added Ludwhe one, a new walk from Ludlow to Wheathill

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Wigmore—Ludlow

Slow Ways added Wiglud one, a new walk from Wigmore to Ludlow

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Ludlow’s Slow Ways starting point

Grid ref

SO5098374600

Lat / Lon

52.36726° / -2.72132°

Easting / Northing

350,983E / 274,600N

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Facilities

Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Ludlow'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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