Situated on the outskirts of Ludlow, there’s no better place to learn about the finest, culinary, wild food. These courses are within easy reach of Tenbury Wells, Bishop’s Castle, Church Stretton, Bridgnorth, Craven Arms, Cleobury Mortimer and Knighton.
The course starts with a short introduction on what to look for and a brief of the general countryside codes, where they relate to foragers.
Then we’ll set off on a roughly 2.5 hour walk around the forest, teaching you how to identify the different plants, flowers, fruits and mushrooms that we find.
There will be a break along the way for some homemade refreshments such as our lovely wild food soup or elderflower champagne.
After the walk we will end the day with a tasty wild food lunch based on what we have found. This will include some treats made from our recent finds and a wild salad that we will pick on the day.
After the course we will email you a list of everything we talk about on the day; to help you remember what you have learnt. There are limited spaces available so please book your tickets online.
Do you want to know more about Oswestry? Hear about our history as you wander around the town with one of our local guides, listen to myths and legends as you stroll through the parks and alleyways of our border market town – then come on a guided tour.
Welcome to our little walking festival, the Much Wenlock Walking Weekend 30th Aug – 2nd Sept!
This year, we have been able to provide our walks free of charge!*
-[*Excepting personal cost incurred by purchasing goods / items / travel]-
There’s something for everyone, whether you like a nice, fully-accessible town stroll or tree tour ♥, or a hike down to Ironbridge and back! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
All our walks are led, middlemarked and backmarked by fully trained and local walk leaders, so there’s no need to feel lost 🙂
Either book or turn up on the day <3
So take a little look at our lovely menu below! Links to individual walk events shall follow soon 🙂
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2019 Programme of Walks
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Friday 30th August
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Walk 1. An Introduction to the Historical Town of Broseley ♥ ♥ ♥
We catch the bus – fare or pass required! – to the nearby industrial town of Broseley. We walk back to Wenlock after weaving our way through the jitties and shuts throughout the former mining town.
Start time: 13:15am
Distance: 5miles / 8kms
Duration: 3-4hrs
Start location: Queen Street (New Road Junction) bus stop.
(Googlemap: https://goo.gl/maps/17vpfTmTuw82)
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Walk 2. Sheinton Walk <3 <3 <3
Join us for this circular walk to Sheinton, through gently undulating meadow and woodland. The name means “beautiful place” in Anglo-Saxon, and it’s not hard to see why!
A rest stop is usually provided at the historical Sheinton church.
Start time: 2:00pm
Distance: 8miles / 13kms
Duration: 3-4hrs
Start location: Much Wenlock Square
(Googlemap: https://goo.gl/maps/Suj75hzjN2S2)
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Saturday 31st August
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Walk 3. Foraging Walk <3 <3
This is a lovely relaxing wild food walk around the woods and hedgerows of Much Wenlock. We will pause to identify, discuss, and sample any edible flora and fungi as we go along. It’s amazing to see how much can be eaten in nature’s wild larder!
Start time: 10:00am
Distance: 3-4miles / 5-6kms
Duration 2-2.5hrs
Start location: Stretton Road National Trust Car Park
(Googlemap: https://goo.gl/maps/WYzAuUUnkco)
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Walk 4. Wenlock, Barrow, and Shirlett <3 <3 <3
A walk to the site of the medieval village of Arlescott, taking in part of the Jack Mytton Way to Barrow and Shirlett, returning via luscious apple orchards.
Start time: 10:00am
Distance: 10miles / 16kms
Duration: 4hrs
Start location: Much Wenlock Square
(Googlemap: https://goo.gl/maps/Suj75hzjN2S2)
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Walk 5. The Presthope Walk <3 <3 <3
A firm favourite along the Wenlock Edge. This figure of eight is an excellent way to experience its unique ecology, with fine views across the Shropshire landscape in almost every direction.
Start time: 2:00pm
Distance: 7miles / 11kms
Duration: 3hrs
Start location: Much Wenlock Square
(Googlemap: https://goo.gl/maps/Suj75hzjN2S2)
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Walk 6. The Olympian Trail
Join William Penny Brookes, founder of the Wenlock Olympic Society and instrumental to the founding of the modern Olympics. We follow a trail around the many Wenlock sites associated with him and the Olympics. Accessible for wheelchair users and pushchairs.
Start time: 2:00pm
Distance: 2miles / 3kms
Duration: 1.5-2hrs
Start location: Much Wenlock Square
(Googlemap: https://goo.gl/maps/Suj75hzjN2S2)
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“Walk” 7. A Social Evening at the Gaskell Arms
Join us for a social evening for drinks, food or both. An opportunity to meet with local knowledge and visitors to the town, at this beautiful former coaching inn.
Start time: 6:00pm onwards.
Start location: The Gaskell Arms (Lounge Bar)
(Googlemap: https://goo.gl/maps/uqb79n8HZSp)
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Sunday 1st September
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Walk 8. Wenlock to Ironbridge and Back <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
A circular walk from Much Wenlock, passing through Homer and Sheinton to follow the Severn Way into the historical Ironbridge Gorge, birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. We return via the picturesque landscape of Benthall Hall and nearby church.
Fantastic views of the surrounding countryside and the River Severn.
Lunch can be brought as a picnic, or procured in Ironbridge.
Start time: 10:00am
Distance: 15miles / 24kms
Duration: 6hrs
Start location: Much Wenlock Square
(Googlemap: https://goo.gl/maps/Suj75hzjN2S2)
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Walk 9. Arlescott Walk <3 <3 <3
This excellent circular gives splendid views of Corvedale, the Wrekin and Brown Clee, traversing via meadow and field to the medieval village of Arlescott
Start time: 10:00am
Distance: 7miles / 11kms
Duration: 3hrs
Start location: Much Wenlock Square
(Googlemap: https://goo.gl/maps/Suj75hzjN2S2)
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Walk 10. The Mayflower Walk ♥ ♥ ♥
A firm favourite every year! This lovely circular tour-walk starts from Brockton and heads across countryside to the historic town of Shipton, from where four local children were transported to America aboard the Mayflower. We visit the exterior of Shipton Hall and make our way to the church where refreshments* in the form of ample tea and cake will be available for £5 per head.
Start time: 1:00pm
Duration: 3-4hrs
Distance: 7miles / 11km
Start location: Brockton School Car Park GR 577938
(Googlemap: https://goo.gl/maps/gQeKw5PkrF22)
***refreshments at own cost***
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Walk 11. Hedges on the Edge <3 <3
Join our local tree expert, John Tuer for a guided walk and talk around Homer’s trees and hedges and their fascinating heritage.
Start time: 6:00pm
Duration: 2hrs max.
Distance: 2miles / 3kms
Start location: Homer telephone box. Please avoid parking on the grass.
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Monday 2nd September
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Walk 12. Walk for Health
Join our local guided Walking for Health, with 4 grades available, accessible for all. All walks aim to be back in time for tea by 11:30am.
Strollers <3 10:00am start – Suitable for those recovering from injury or undertaking exercise rehabiliation. Goes at a gentle pace with no obstacles and lots of breaks. This walk is tailored to those who attend.
Steppers <3 <3 10:00am start – A walk with some stops, up to 1hr15mins max. The pace is set at the slowest of the group.
Striders <3 <3 <3 10:00am start – This walk is up to 1hr30mins max. and for those who generally do not need an extended rest while walking at a fair pace for that duration.
Next Steps <3 <3 <3 <3 9:30am start – A walk of approximately 2hrs long.
All walks start at Much Wenlock town Square
(Googlemap: https://goo.gl/maps/Suj75hzjN2S2)
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So, what are you waiting for? Turn up and have some lovely walks with us!
Teams of 4 take part in racing coracles across the River Severn in a challenge to become World Champions!
Join us this autumn for an unmissable celebration of the West Midlands’ only UNESCO World Heritage Site – the Ironbridge Gorge.
The Festival of Imagination will showcase the amazing story of the Ironbridge Gorge, past, present and future as it’s never been seen before.
Presented by Ironbridge World Heritage Festival and partners, the programme will see the Gorge come alive with a fantastic fiesta of arts, crafts, culture, virtual reality, music, film, poetry, family-friendly events and food and drink.
Events during the Heritage Open Days in WEM include:
Open Day at Whitchurch Road Cemetery. [Sat & Sun];
History of the Methodist Church, Conacher Pipe Organ and the Millennium Chapel/Mortuary. [Sat am];
History of the Talbot Hotel, Shrewsbury & Wem Brewery [Sat am];
History & Dendrochronology of the Castle Hotel [Sat pm];
Guided Tours & Walks:
Wem Parish Church, War Memorial, Church Hall, Union Buildings, Castle Mound. [Sat & Sun pm];
Chapel St. including the Cemetery, British School. [Sat pm];
Reminiscence Session: shops and industrial Wem in the C20th, including video memories of the Kynaston Ballroom. [Sun pm]
Also Drop-In sessions and displays [Wem Library & ChurchHall] on the history of Wem
Do you want to know more about Oswestry? Hear about our history as you wander around the town with one of our local guides, listen to myths and legends as you stroll through the parks and alleyways of our border market town – then come on a guided tour.
An annual family day in the beautiful Shropshire Countryside with full and exclusive access to Hawkstone Park Follies, Caves, Bridges, Gullies and Towers.
Encouraging families to engage together in natural, fun and messy outdoor play.
Intended as a ‘digital detox’ day out where families can get involved in activities together including forest school, bush craft, den-building, crafts, messy play, innovation and creation, gardening, cooking, sports and much more in the great outdoors whilst stepping away from screens and computers for the day.
Lots of FREE activities for ALL the family to enjoy together.
Take to the skies and make breakthroughs possible! We’ve teamed up with Skydive Tilstock to bring you this once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Ever wondered what free falling at 10,000 feet feels like? Well now’s your chance! Tick this off your bucket list and raise vital funds to help Alzheimer’s Research UK make breakthroughs in dementia research. Join us at one of our skydive days running on 8th June and 21st September 2019.
To find out more and for details on how to book your place go to https://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/support-us/fundraise/skydive/tilstock-skydive-day/
Do you want to know more about Oswestry? Hear about our history as you wander around the town with one of our local guides, listen to myths and legends as you stroll through the parks and alleyways of our border market town – then come on a guided tour.
A chance for the whole of the family to try all sorts of sports all for free, Everything from tennis to archery. Fantastic family event
Join us for an 8 mile sponsored walk along the Welshpool canal for the children and families of Hope House!
The walk is free to enter, open to all and a fabulous day out for the whole family. There is no minimum sponsorship, but we do ask all our wonderful walkers to raise as much as you can to help us continue to be here for the children in our care.
We will start at 10am outside the Hope House shop in Welshpool (at the top end of the Tesco car park) and walk to the halfway point of The Horseshoes Inn at Berriew where you will be able to buy bacon butties to fuel your way back to the finish line and your hard-earned medal. Registration opens at 9.30am.
The incredible Teresa Thomas, one of our Hope House mums, organised our first ever Welshpool Canal Walk in 2016. After she sadly passed away in 2017, we have continued her wonderful legacy by walking in her memory ever since. We invite anyone who is up to the challenge to step out with us in memory of Tease, as she was affectionately known, and walk in her footsteps. You are also very welcome to join us to walk in memory or celebration of your own loved ones or simply for the children of Hope House.
Take on the challenge to climb up and down the 1,780 steps of the Montgomery Waters Meadow Stadium, spanning 56 floors. – The equivalent of climbing up to the top of the iconic Eiffel Tower.
Entry – £10 for adults / £5 for anyone under 18 years old
Wipeout Arena is a huge set of indoor inflatables. For tots, toddlers, crazy-kids, teens & big kids too (yes, that’s you Mum & Dad!), and adult-only sessions. Hourly from 10am throughout the day (first session is under 4s only). Just £7.99. Find out more & book your tickets before they run out, click now > https://www.wipeoutarena.com/events/lilleshall-28th-29th-september/
Local artist Kate Green is walking the Elan Valley Aqueduct in the summer of 2019. She will be exploring, gathering and sharing stories from places along the length of the 73 mile pipe that supplies Birmingham with water from the Welsh mountains. To celebrate this project we will be hosting Kate and finding out about her adventures and artistic endeavours.
Optional walk for the adventurous 4:30pm – 5:30pm
A stroll to see the pipe architecture around Bleddfa It is advised to wear stout footwear for for steep and uneven ground along with appropriate footwear. Meeting at the Bleddfa Centre.
Talk, supper and entertainment 6pm
Join Kate with musicians Brackenbury and Neilson for an evening of pipe songs and conversation.
£5 including a Navvy’s supper.
The 2019 Wenlock Olympian Society’s ‘Race on the Edge’ will take place on Sunday 29th September. It will be run over the same exciting yet challenging 9-mile course as the 2018 event – along trails and paths of the famous Wenlock Edge. This year a short distance Fun Run will also take place – for families and young people. Both events will start and finish at Edge Adventures – on the outskirts of Much Wenlock.
We are pleased to announce that the 6th running of the Apley Estate multi-terrain event presented by Wrekin Road Runners will be on the 29th September 2019.
We will again be raising funds for Stockton Church and St. Milburga Church in Beckbury.
Due to the nature of the location and accessibility the distances may vary slightly from 5k, 10k and 21k; we will adjust the course chip timing to ensure it reflects the distances and provides you with accurate pacing splits.
Add the date to your diary and don’t forget to like our facebook page to keep you up to date with news and information about the race.
Minimum age on race day:
21k- 17 yo
10k – 17 yo
5k – 12yo
There is plenty of car parking available but please take care and have consideration for the land owner as well as other drivers.
Please note all parts of the Apley Estate are strictly private at all times other than for these races.
Race start:
21k – 10:30
10k – 10:40
5k – 10:50
Course details: Route maps to follow
The 5k loop – 1 lap
The 10k loop – 1 lap
The 21k loop – 2 laps (consists of the 10k loop followed by a 11k loop)
We advise the use of trail shoes for all distances and feel these are more appropriate than spikes.
Shrewsbury Half Marathon returns on Sunday 6th October 2019 with a new autumn date and plenty to look forward to after the success of the 2018 event. The race will welcome an increased capacity for 2019 and feature two new race distances – a Family 1.1 Mile for families and young runners, plus a Cumulative Half Marathon where participants run 12 miles in their own time and complete the final 1.1 mile on race day. Together, the races open the event up to all ages and abilities and will contribute to a superb atmosphere on the day.
Shrewsbury Half Marathon offers a perfect mix of history and scenery, the 13.1-mile route taking runners through the streets of Shrewsbury city centre before heading out into the beautiful Shropshire countryside. Once again a team of UKRunChat pacers will be helping runners to achieve their targets and there will be first-class entertainment at the race village at Shropshire Country Showground.
Entry to Shrewsbury Half Marathon includes: bespoke medal; technical t-shirt; goody bag; free pre and post-race massage and free race photos worth £19.99. Entry from £26 (affiliated) / £28 (unaffiliated).
The Family 1.1 Mile costs £8 for children aged 11 and above running unaccompanied, and also per adult. Entry costs £5 per child aged 4-10 accompanied by an adult. All finishers of the Family Mile receive a medal. The Cumulative Half Marathon costs £15.
The third leg of the cycling event takes us from Shrewsbury to Stratford-upon-Avon (approx. 70 miles). So, I am looking for a team of 40-50 enthusiastic cyclists to join me on this leg. All levels of experience are very welcome. If you would like to be part of this 3rd leg please complete the registration form for entry via www.entouronline.co.uk
