Croft Ambrey and Bircher Common

On 29 May 201620 Mar 2022 By geoffspagesIn Herefordshire, NT and EH, Photography, WalksLeave a comment

We arrived at the Croft Castle car park at midday, to find it almost full, but once we were beyond the immediate surroundings of the house, we saw few other people. One or two were making their way up to Croft Ambrey, but we had the woodlands almost to ourselves when we chose a more roundabout route to the hill fort. Bircher Common is quiet too – just us and a few sheep. It’s very pleasant on a day like this – warm sunshine and a cooling breeze – on these Herefordshire hills.

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Croft Castle

On 06 Apr 201620 Mar 2022 By geoffspagesIn Herefordshire, NT and EH, PhotographyLeave a comment

Somewhere for a light lunch, on the way home from Leominster… Not a day for the hills – the sunshine is tempting, but the showers are sharp, so we’ll have a look around the house and, weather permitting, garden.

Croft Castle NT

Titterstone Clee and Croft: a day of two halves

On 01 Aug 2014 By geoffspagesIn NT and EH, Photography, Shropshire hills, WalksLeave a comment

Tuesday: We’ve had a very pleasant overnight stay in Ludlow, and now we’re looking for some not-too-energetic entertainment – it’s a warm morning, though the weather is gradually changing. The view from the top of Titterstone Clee could be good, and it’s a gentle stroll up from the car, parked on the old quarry level (it was, and it was…).

The tea-room at Croft Castle would be good for a lunch break – afterwards, we would walk up to Croft Ambrey, where the hill fort provides fine views of the Welsh border hills. The chestnuts in the park are increasingly decrepit; replacement saplings grow nearby. We’ll return to the car by the wooded Fishpool Valley. There’s not much water in the pools – I suspect that’s going to change over the next couple of days.

Croft Castle and Parkland NT