4.5/5)About Wilfreds Walk
Follow the blue waymarkers for a walk through mixed woodland. En-route you will pass pass Nancy Spragg's cottage, not much is left there now but can you spot the lilac and plum trees which once grew in her garden?
Look out from the newly installed toposcope (the site of an Iron Age enclosure) over Shrewsbury to the Hills beyond follow the trail round to the Family stone and windows on the view.
This is the longest trail on the hill. Sections of the trail have exposed roots and rocks and some parts will be muddy especially after wet weather.
This walk is named in memory of war poet Wilfred Owen who had strong links with the local area and Haughmond Hill in particular.
How to get there:
Wilfreds Walk can be started from Haughmond Hill Car Park and Picnic Site in Haughmond Hill which is part of The Marches. Shrewsbury is the nearest town or village.
Take the Shrewsbury to Newport road, B5062, turn right after Haughmond Abbey. After 500m, turn right again into the car park.
OS Grid Reference: SJ 545 147
For details of public transport visit http://www.transportdirect.info
You can also access this trail through Haughmond Hill Car Park and Picnic Site.
| Haughmond Hill Car Park and Picnic Site Facilities. |
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Trail waymarking:
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| Length of trail: 2.1 miles |
| Approximate time of trail: 75 minutes |
| Open or closed: open |
| Click here to find out what else you can do in this forest. |
Contact: |
| Georgina Sharp Recreation Ranger 01584 813826 e-mail: georgina.sharp@forestry.gsi.gov.uk |
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