Calling All Walkers & Cyclists
Walking & Nature Reserves
Enjoy our beautiful scenery on foot.
The White Horse Inn is nestled in the Clun Valley a walkers’ paradise. Surrounded by hills, woods, fields and rivers it is no wonder we have been awarded Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Status. Discover our many Hillforts, Stone Circles and amazing Viewpoints amid the lush countryside.
- Offa’s Dyke Pathway
- The Shropshire Way Download – Route 3 Bishop’s Castle to Clun
- The Shropshire Way – Route 4 Clun to Craven Arms
- Jack Mytton Way -Download Route 5 Plowden to Clun
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Jack Mytton Way -Download Route 6 Clun to Llanfairwaterdine
Walking With Offa Project
- Route 7 – Ancient hill forts and woodland of Bury Ditches – A moderate six mile walk from Clun to Bury Ditches.
- Route 8 – Border country and a taste of Offa’s Dyke – A four mile walk around the lower slopes of Graig Hill from The Crown at Newcastle on Clun.
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Cakes and Ale Trail a trail by Bob Bibby
- Ian Jones’ Clun to Clunton Walk
- The Long Mynd and the Carding Mill Valley
- The Stiperstones
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Link to a Train Walk from the Guardian
Other Walk in the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Nature Reserves and Historic Sites
- Shropshire Wildlife Trust Reserves (map)
- Clunton Coppice
- Rhos Fiddle
- Lower Shortditch Turbary
- Lurkenhope
Hill Forts
Cyclist Trails and Activities
If you are cycling one of the great cycling routes around Shropshire and the Welsh borders. The White Horse Inn might be right up your street. We have lockable Bike Storage, and wet storage. We also can wash clothes for you.
Added to this the fact that we keep great real ales always six -some from our own microbrewery- and serve food lunchtimes and evenings every day of the year except Christmas day.
The Jack Mytton Way
Enter Clun either from the North or the South all the bridleway is ridable on a bike. If riding you need to bring maps O/S-148, O/S-127, O/S-137 and O/S-138
Hopton Wood Downhill Trail
Hopton little hill above Hopton Castle, take the B4368 to Purslow, B4385, take second right, Hopton Castle right signposted Obley 1 mile, forest on left.Please drive slowly through Twitchen, Hopton Castle and up to site.
LeJOG Land’s End to John of Groats.
We are on the Lands’ End to John o’ Groats path and regualrly have cyclists going through doing this route, some independenmtly and others with supervision and backup such a the tours run by Peak Tours.
Should You Want an Organized Tour
We suggest you use a company such as Wheely Wonderful or Byways Breaks
Clun Valley Walks Book
A new updated edition of this popular local walks book for all levels of walker.
Fully illustrated with an Ordnance Survey Explorer map for each walk and notes
about local wildlife, archaeology, history and literature.
All profits go to local charities and good causes.
Available onllne here to help you plan your visit