Independent Trails: Fact File

Independent Trails: Fact File.MORT2

Shropshire & the Welsh Borders ~ The Mortimer Trail

Trail Facts

Total distance: 30 miles (48km)
Duration: 4 nights, 3 days walking
Minimum/maximum daily distances : 8 miles (13km)/11½ miles (18.5km)
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: MORT2

Itinerary

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

Day 2: Ludlow to Orleton Common. 8 miles (13.5 km)

Day 3: Orleton Common to Byton. 11½ miles (18.5km)

Day 4: Byton to Kington. 10½ miles (17 km)

Day 5: Depart from Kington after breakfast

What's included?

4 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).