CHURCH STRETTON

A wide range of activities are available to visitors to Church Stretton – walking, golf, riding, cycling and gliding. There are many local antique shops and as one might expect, hidden away in villages and valleys, are talented local artists and craftsmen.The valleys of the Long Mynd (known locally as batches) provide relaxed walking in beautiful sheltered settings. The lucky watcher can spot peregrine and buzzard and, as evening advances, a barn owl can sometimes be glimpsed or heard.

STRETTON HILLS

The Long Mynd and the Stretton Hills are renowned as walking country. The Long Mynd rises to over 1700 feet and offers wonderful views northwards and down into the Stretton valley. Caer Caradoc is a spectacular hill over 1500 feet high whose summit can be reached from The Mount in about a 1/2 hour steady climbing. There are many other less demanding but equally exciting walks.

OTHER LOCAL ACTIVITIES

Church Stretton has one of the highest and challenging golf courses in the British Isles with most holes lying over 1000 feet above sea level. There are riding stables nearby, cycles can be hired in the town centre and there is a gliding club on the Long Mynd.