This a pleasant, short-ish undulating walk from The Baron At Bucknell
We’re highlighting our Walk 1 from Bucknell Hill in South Shropshire (1¾ miles).
Undulating.
This is a gentle walk over Bucknell Hill, giving fine views of Bucknell and the river Redlake valley.
Turn right out of The Baron At Bucknell and then immediately Right into Bridge End Lane.
Walk up this road alongside the river Redlake for ½ mile. In olden times this stretch of river housed several mills. Nowadays it is home to trout, crayfish and kingfishers. If you’re really lucky, you might see an otter.
Keep to the road as it passes through a gate and bends sharply right uphill.
Point A
The road soon becomes a grassy track, which you follow for 1 mile through a series of gates, with views of the Redlake
and Teme valleys opening up to your right.
Directly across the valley is the grassy Brampton Bryan Hill, which forms part of the Harley estate (of Harley Street
fame). Beyond Bucknell is the densely wooded Coxall Knoll, an ancient hill fort. The track ends at a road junction.
Point B
Turn right and walk down the road for 300 yds to another junction, signposted Mynd and Bedstone.
Point C
Take the gate on your right and go down the field edge to another gate and carry on down the next field towards the
waymarked post. The path drops down a short track to the left of the large oak tree, through a gate, then you turn right onto Dog Kennel Lane. Turn right at the next road junction and regain The Baron At Bucknell after 300 yds.
Walk from The Baron At Bucknell by Mike Starr.
See more of his lovely walks via our Walking page.
