Shropshire Hills
Experience the Shropshire Hills at your own pace on a complete self-guided walking holiday.
Shropshire Hills
https://www.contours.co.uk/shropshire-hills
A self-guided walk around the beautiful county of Shropshire, starting and finishing in Church Stretton.
From £540 per person
From £540 per person
Also known as Wild Edric's Way, the Shropshire Hills Walk is an engaging walking holiday through the wonderful county of Shropshire, which straddles the border between England and Wales. This circular route begins at Church Stretton in the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, before traversing undulating terrain, following medieval drovers' roads, passing through the centre of the Welsh Marches and even crossing part of the Offa's Dyke Path.
Keeping to the Shropshire Way at all times, there is plenty of fascinating history to uncover, including a handful of ancient castles and iron age hillforts, as well as the old Shropshire towns and villages encountered along this quiet trail.
Traversing the Shropshire hills and enjoying far-reaching views across the county and over to Wales.
Admiring the ancient Clun castle and Stokesay castle, and learning about their turbulent history.
Crossing the iconic Offa's Dyke Path and catching a glimpse of King Offa's famous ancient landmark.
| Code | Tour | Duration | Price per person | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHRH1 | A circular trail beginning at Church Stretton | 4 days walking | £540 | |
| SHRH2 | A circular trail beginning at Church Stretton | 5 days walking | £645 |
Travel to Church Stretton where your first night's accommodation will be booked
Church Stretton to Bishop's Castle. 19 miles (30km)
Bishop's Castle to Clun. 12 miles (19km)
Clun to Craven Arms(L). 11.5 miles (18km)
Craven Arms(L) to Church Stretton. 9.5 miles (15.5km)
Depart from Church Stretton after breakfast
This itinerary lists our preferred overnight stops for this tour. Sometimes there may be a shortage of available accommodation in a preferred location, in which case we will transfer you from the trail to your accommodation and back again at no extra charge. Overnight stops marked with a (T) will always require transfers as standard.
Overnight stops marked with an (L) have very limited accommodation, and therefore more often than not will also require a transfer, particularly on bank holidays and weekends. We will use non-transfer accommodation wherever possible.
The daily mileages quoted are average trail miles only and do not include the distance from the trail to your accommodation. We do not expect you to have to travel more than a mile from the trail to your accommodation in most cases; should your accommodation be further than this, transfers will be provided as standard if practical. A very limited number of stops will require you to travel on foot up to two miles off the trail, however these instances will be clearly communicated to you if applicable.
Further transfers may also be required due to some accommodations having a two-night minimum booking policy, especially at weekends.
Below are the additional costs that may apply depending on your requirements. Dog-friendly tours are subject to a Daily Dog Charge, which will be listed below if applicable. Our standard prices per person are based upon two people sharing a room; if you are on your own, or are part of a group but require a room of your own, then the Solo Traveller or Single Supplements apply respectively:
You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops:
Traversing the Shropshire hills and enjoying far-reaching views across the county and over to Wales.
Admiring the ancient Clun castle and Stokesay castle, and learning about their turbulent history.
Crossing the iconic Offa's Dyke Path and catching a glimpse of King Offa's famous ancient landmark.
You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops:
To find out more about the weather forecast for your chosen holiday's general location, please see the following websites:
“The Shropshire Hills are an undiscovered gem. Like the Peak District but without the crowds and the prices. We enjoyed the walking and very happy with the accommodation.”Dr Andrews, UK
“Never really visited Shropshire before - it’s really beautiful - but we’d definitely go back after what we experienced on the walk. The taxi driver from Rocket Cabs was really great - very friendly & obliging.”Ms Morgan, UK
“An excellent route with good guidance notes. I have found that Contours provide an excellent service with good accommodation and information.”Mrs Howe, UK
“Shropshire is a wonderful county to walk in.”Mr Smith, UK
“Demanding in places for us but, the overall experience was excellent and thoroughly enjoyable.”Mr Stanton, UK
“Lovely route - helped by great weather and good navigation instructions - thank you. Taxi transfers great.”Ms Waller, UK
“The scenery from beginning to end was wonderful. It was so peaceful and we were very lucky with the weather having sunshine all 5 days. Interesting walks in a beautiful area. Very few other walkers at the time we were there. Really Peaceful.”Mrs Cotton, UK
“A lovely circuit well worked out.”Mr Metcalf, UK
“Great walking area with stunning views.”Mr Matthews, UK
Dog friendly