Independent Trails: Fact File.MORT1

Shropshire & the Welsh Borders ~ The Mortimer Trail

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Trail Facts

Total distance: 30 miles (48km)
Duration: 3 nights, 2 days walking
Minimum/maximum daily distances: 14 miles (22.5km)/16 miles (25.5km)
Waymarking: The trail is clearly waymarked with discs bearing the Mortimer's Coat of Arms.
Season: All year
Starting point of holiday: Ludlow
End of holiday: Kington
Code: MORT1

Itinerary

Day 1: Travel to Ludlow where your first night's accommodation has been booked.

Day 2: Ludlow to Aymestry. 14 miles (22.5 km)

Day 3: Aymestry to Kington. 16 miles (25.5 km)

Day 4: Depart from Kington after breakfast

What's included?

• 3 nights accommodation in en-suite rooms with private bathrooms(where available) in selected hotels, inns, and guesthouses.
• Traditional English breakfast
• Door to door luggage transfer along the trail
• Maps and a guidebook describing the trail.
• An information pack containing an itinerary, detailed instructions on how to find your accommodation each night, town plans, information about facilities and places of interest along the trail and a kit list.
• Detailed travel instructions on how to get to the start of the holiday and back from the end of it.
• Emergency assistance

Travel Information

Detailed instructions on how to get to the start of the holiday and back from the end of it are sent to you on booking. A summary is given below.
Most convenient major city and International airport: Birmingham International Airport. Approximately 2 ½ hours to Ludlow Railway Station.
Outward journey from London to Ludlow: Train from London Paddington to Ludlow (3 hours 15 minutes).
Return journey to London at the end of the holiday: Bus or taxi from Kington to Knighton. Train from Knighton to London (approximately 4 hours).
Return journey to Birmingham International Airport at the end of the holiday: Bus or taxi from Kington to Knighton, train from Knighton to Birmingham International (2 hours).

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