Wool Money to Border Power
Wool Money to Border Power
Day trip

Wool Money to Border Power

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Shropshire

A walk from Stokesay’s rich wool-merchant manor to Ludlow’s border castle, following the shift from domestic status to Marcher power.

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Route map0 stops · 3 along the way

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Plan your visit
Getting there
Start at Craven Arms or Stokesay; finish in Ludlow, with rail useful for the return.
Parking
Small visitor car park at Stokesay Castle; return by train, taxi or second car from Ludlow.
Best time
Spring to autumn for the best borders countryside.
Terrain
Shropshire Way field paths, woodland, lanes and a moderate final approach into Ludlow.

The trip story

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    Some site IDs in this trip weren't found in the sheet: stokesay-castle, ludlow-castle

    What remains

    What remains is a Shropshire lesson in power changing costume: timber hall, round chapel, castle wall and market town all part of the same climb in status.

    Along the way

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