The Long Mynd
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The Long Mynd is a heath and moorland plateau that forms part of the Shropshire Hills. There are many routes up and down from the plateau and each one has a different character so you can go up the Long Mynd on several days and each one will be different.
Carding Mill Valley is in the middle of the picture above and the road winds its way to the top on the left. The road is only wide enough for one vehicle with passing places so, if you meet something coming the other way you may have to reverse on a steep road. I would not advise driving up it (much better to leave your car at home).
Carding Mill Valley has a big car park and its very busy, lots of school parties with measuring equipment doing geography lessons. So I would not recommend it except if the weather is really bad and you need some shelter to eat your lunch.
There are several routes to the top from Carding Mill, one of them involves scrambling up a rock near a waterfall.
Getting between Carding Mill Valley and Longmynd Hotel involves some up and down (or some down and up) as there doesn't seem to be a way to contour round above Church Stretton. I usually end up getting lost so factor this into your walk planning.
(I have put a page about these walks here)
A nice scenic route up Long Mynd is Ashes Hollow:
The path does cross the stream in various places. So if there has been a lot of rainfall this could get a bit tricky.
At the top of Long Mynd there is a flat plateau with heather crossed by grass paths.
There are some wild horses on the more remote parts.
When you go down, make sure you get the path you want, they are marked by small wooden signs but they can be difficult to read.
The valley down from Long Mynd which is closest to Longmynd Hotel is Town Brook.
Other Walks from Longmynd Hotel
- Caer Caradoc
- Long Mynd
- Lawley
- Ragleth
- Hope Bowdler
- Stiperstones
- Midland Gliding Club
- Stokesay
- Ludlow
- Shrewsbury
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About This SiteHere is some information I have gathered together about getting to and walking from HF houses when leaving the car at home. On these pages I have also put some history about former HF houses I have visited. The information here is based on my visits to HF houses over the years. It may be out of date so don't rely on anything here without checking. If you find any errors why not let others know by putting a post on the HF Holiday Fans ( unofficial) Facebook forum. I will try to quote such posts here so they don't get lost. This is information I have discovered over the years which would have been useful to know before. Unfortunately the travel information on the HF website, for getting to houses by public transport, is poor. I think it would be better if the information on this page were on the HF website. |
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