CYW Day Out [AM] - Church Stretton - A Hill, A Cave, A Waterfall and Moor!

Start time: 10:00 (Estimated finish time: 13:30)
Moderate 5 miles / 8km
Led by: Chris C (07933 942002)

Join the Chiltern Young Walkers for a trip further afield to the beautiful Shropshire Hills!

Whilst a little bit outside of our normal area, the Shropshire Hills offers amazing scenery and great walks. We’ve got 2 separate walks planned for the day to make the most of our excursion and take in as much of it as we can!

Find our afternoon walk over the stunning Long Mynd https://www.meetup.com/chilternyoungwalkers/events/302367413/

We’ll be basing ourselves in the market town of Church Stretton - filled with lovely independent shops and wonderful pubs. From the town, our first walk will head out to Caer Caradoc - the site of a Bronze Age hill fort. On our way we’ll ascend past “Three Fingers Rock”, before reaching the summit with clear views out across the town and the rest of the Shropshire Hills (including onto the Long Mynd, where we’ll be in the afternoon). On our way back down we’ll also pass by “Caratacus’ Cave”, a small hewn cave cut into the side of the hill, as we meander around the top and head back down alongside a small stream back into town for lunch.

Back in town we’ll take a short break for lunch in Rectory Woods - there are plenty of nice delis and coffee shops in town to grab a bite on our way to the woods!

These walks are largely on well kept paths and trails, however path surfaces will vary between grass, pavement, gravel, rock and moorland please ensure that you bring appropriate walking shoes. Similarly, these routes do include some steeper, but short, sections which may be steeper than those we typically encounter around the Chilterns so we will take extra breaks where needed!

Well-behaved dogs are welcome but must remain on a lead at all times and are the responsibility of the owner, and there will be sheep and wild horses grazing on the moor so please do not bring your dog if they cannot be kept under control in these situations.

It helps us if you to sign up and tell us you're coming. If you sign up and later find out you cannot attend please change your RSVP on Meetup so we're not waiting for you.

Parking:

• The recommended car park for the day is “Easthope Car Park”, at only £4.80 for the day it can get busy, but there are plenty of spaces!
• Should Easthope be filled there is also “Cunnery Road Car Park” (note this is ~15 mins walk from the start point)
• Please arrive with plenty of time to park and make your way to the start point
• Given this is outside of our usual area, CYW would like to encourage car sharing where possible! If you’re happy to offer a lift, please pop a comment on the meetup to see if there’s anyone nearby looking for a lift.

Accommodation:

• CYW aren’t arranging accommodation, but understand that Shropshire is a bit further than our normal patch. Church Stretton, and the surrounding area, offer a number of accommodation options for anyone wanting to stay and explore further or spread their travel over 2 days!
• A number of self-catered options are available in the town via sites such as AirBnB and the YHA also offer private & shared rooms in the nearby village of All Stretton
• Additionally, there a number of campsites locally including “Camp and Fish Oaklands”, “Mowbray Meadow” and at the “Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre”
• Finally, Shrewsbury (~20 mins North) and Telford (~35 mins North-East) both boast typical hotel chains such as Holiday Inn, Premier Inn & Travelodge

Become a full member: CYW are a part of the Ramblers and you may try up to three walks free. When you decide to continue walking with us, please join the Ramblers via 'Become a member'.

https://www.chilterns2030s.org.uk/new-members/becoming-a-member

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