Activities in The Marches
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Ghost Walk
Search for spooks on the ghost walk from outside the Church Inn on the Buttercross.
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Mortimer Trail
The waymarked 30-mile Mortimer Trail to Kington starts just outside the castle entrance. The tourist office can provide a free leaflet on en route services, or a more thorough booklet for around £2. Also see www.mortimercountry.co.uk.
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Guided Walking Tours
Guided walking tours leave the tourist office at 14:30 from May to September and at 14:30 Saturday only from November to April.
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Guided Walks
Guided walks run from April to October, leaving the Cannon in Castle Sq at 14:30 on Saturday and Sunday.
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Rowing Boats
You can also hire rowing boats to splash about on the river below the castle.
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Wheely Wonderful
You can hire bikes from Wheely Wonderful, five miles west of Ludlow.
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Guided walks
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Wheely Wonderful
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Shropshire Way
Walkers can hike from north Bishops Castle along the Shropshire Way (www.shropshirewalking.co.uk), which joins up with the long-distance Offa's Dyke Path and Kerry Ridgeway to the west. The northern sections of the Shropshire Way climb to the high country of the Stiperstones and the Long Mynd near Church Stretton. The tourist office sells a series of Walking for Pleasure pamphlets covering local walks.
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Plush Hill Cycles
Handy range of mountain bikes and electric bikes by the square. Rates include helmet, map and child seat.
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Long Mynd
Church Stretton clings to the steeply sloping sides of the Long Mynd, Shropshire's most famous hill, which rises to 517m. Dubbed 'Little Switzerland' by the Victorians, this desolate but dramatic bluff is girdled by walking trails that offer soaring views over the surrounding countryside. Most people start walking from the National Trust car park at the end of the Carding Mill Valley, half a mile west of Shrewsbury Rd – a small tearoom provides refreshments. To escape the summer weekend crowds, head east across the A49 and climb the 459m summit of Caer Caradoc.
A maze of single-track roads climbs over the Long Mynd to the adjacent ridge of Stiperstones, which is crowned…
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Wye Valley Walk
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Wyedean Canoe Centre
Hires out canoes and kayaks, and also organises multiday kayaking trips, white-water trips, caving and climbing. Strong currents make the river dangerous for swimming.
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Walking Tours
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Walking tours
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Ultimate Left Bank
If you fancy guiding yourself along the River Wye, you can rent open canoes from at this Left Bank centre.
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Town Tours
These popular town tours leave from the Cannon in Castle Sq.
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Snail Beach Mine Workings
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Severn Way
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Sabrina
Enjoy Shrewsbury from the water on board the Sabrina, which cruises the River Severn. Trips leave roughly hourly between 11am and 4pm (March to October) from Victoria Quay near the Welsh Bridge. Ghost cruises every Thursday evening.
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Kingfisher Cruises
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Herefordshire Trail
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Herefordshire Cider Route
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Beyond Extreme
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