Church Stretton to Shrewsbury
A station-to-station walkShropshireWest Midlands
Exhilarating and elemental, beautiful, magical final stage. A long, beautiful walk through varied countryside, agricultural land and country lanes, skirting the A49 but often feeling far from the road. Many stiles, lots of them flooded or boggy after rain, with wide open fields, a nature reserve covered in wild garlic and a magical final climb into the hills above the Strettons before dropping down. Follows the Shropshire Way out of Bayston Hill and passes through a nature reserve covered in wild garlic; passes the churches at Stapleton and Dorrington.
Attingham Park Estate: Town Walls Tower: Shrewsbury's last remaining watchtower (National Trust; 30 mins to visit).
Lunch: Pubs at Dorrington and Leebotwood.
Warnings: After heavy rain many fields, stiles and footbridges flood and become boggy, though generally still passable. Some middle sections are overgrown with crops and poorly waymarked, with one section impassable and needing a road detour. Care crossing the busy A49 at Sleights Bridge. Can be muddy.
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Walk details: Slow Ways.