Walking from Wenlock

On 10 Sep 201410 Sep 2014 By geoffspagesIn Photography, Shropshire hills, Walks1 Comment

There’s a regular bus service from Broseley to Much Wenlock – that’s one every two hours, from 9.30 am to 3.30 pm (ish). So today’s outing requires a little planning – it’s not wise to just turn up at the bus stop and hope – might be a long wait. The 1.30 (ish – it was late) gets us to Wenlock just before 2.00 – that’s a good time for the walk to Benthall Hall, which is open four days a week – we can call in for refreshments. The autumn days are becoming hazy, but it’s sunny and pleasantly warm. It can’t last…

After the rain…

On 25 May 2014 By geoffspagesIn Photography, Shropshire hillsLeave a comment

… a breath of fresh air and a change of scene. Following 48 wet hours, the sky tried to clear on Saturday evening, and the sun broke through. Photos taken between Brockton and Much Wenlock.

Wenlock Priory: dodging the showers

On 09 May 201412 May 2014 By geoffspagesIn NT and EH, Photography1 Comment

More than half the abbey has gone, but what remains is a pleasant spot for a brief exploration on an afternoon when heavy showers threatened between bursts of sunshine. The threat was not followed through, apart from a few spots in the wind, but the sunshine did its best to confound. There are some nice little details in the stonework, and the topiary is wonderful!

Wenlock Priory EH

Early Purple

On 24 Apr 201424 Apr 2014 By geoffspagesIn Photography, Shropshire hills, WalksLeave a comment

A short circular walk from Much Wenlock, across the edge and down to Homer (it’s near Wigwig…). In a week or two, there should be lots of orchids in the woods – the early purple variety. Too early to see any today? There were one or two, in amongst the emerging bluebells – early early purple perhaps?

Walking from Wenlock to Broseley

On 02 Apr 201408 Apr 2014 By geoffspagesIn NT and EH, Photography, Shropshire hills, WalksLeave a comment

Tea and cake at Benthall Hall…

We’ve done it before, but last time, the Hall was only open at weekends. Now, it’s open (March to October – closed in the winter) on Tuesdays and Wednesdays too. There’s a tea room, with some tables and seats outside – and it’s just nicely half-way on this walk – perfect!

There are only four buses each day, but the Arriva no. 88 service is ideal for this one (and there’s entertainment value in the negotiation of some of Broseley’s narrower streets, where “anywhere” is the rule for car parking).

There are several possible routes from Benthall Hall to Broseley; most involve field paths and tracks before walking through the streets. On this occasion, we walked down surfaced lanes, to enter Broseley by the “Fiery Fields”.

NOTE for tea drinkers: the tea room is inside the hall, which would require payment of an admission charge; the outside area is not accessible though the hall, but whether one should pay, I’m not sure – we’re members anyway. The Hall is well worth a visit – but muddy feet (and ours were) would not be appreciated…

Bus timetable | Benthall Hall NT