The
Quietest Farmhouse Cycle Tour Under The Sun
Cycle upstream along the River Teme on your first day.
Stop at a Roman village for lunch, the riverside inn has a great garden.
Next stop Brampton Bryan - with a coracle maker and a castle (the scene of
a famous siege in the civil war – Lady Brilliana against the Parliamentarian
army). Just before Bucknell is the great mound of Coxall knoll, site of
King CaractacusÕ last stand against the Romans. ThatÕs in the first 10
miles before you get to Bucknell. Oh thereÕs also a teashop ... just in
case you get hungry in the afternoon! Staying two nights in the border
village of Clun.
Easy cycling following quiet country lanes (some even
have grass in the middle), along the Teme and Clun valleys. Total 36 miles/
58km, plus a choice of easy day rides.
Day 1. Petchfield Farm to Clun. 20 miles/ 32km. A
wonderful route along idyllic valley lanes past a string of picturesque
villages, gradually leading you up through a cleft in the hills. Plenty of
inns & teashops, on your route , including one in the historic village
of Brampton Bryan with its grand yew hedge & castle. Clun is a charming
border village, with a castle, 2 teashops and two pubs that provide
excellent food.
Day 2. Explore Clun & the Clun Valley. Choice of
cycle rides 10-25 miles (16-40km). Take your time to explore Clun, with
its packhorse bridge, museum & pretty gardens at the historic
almshouses. Then choose a cycle ride to the tiny hamlet of Newcastle on
Clun, OffaÕs Dyke, The Kerry Ridgeway, Bishops Castle or the Iron Age hill
fort of Bury Ditches. Or you can spend the day relaxing by the river,
feeding the ducks or scaling the castle. And if you want a rest from
cycling, Clun is a great walking centre.
Day 3. Clun to Petchfield Farm. 18 miles/ 29km. Cycle
down the Clun valley & water meadows. Visit the ruined Hopton Castle
and a 1930Õs traditional tearoom. Or you can lunch in the ÒromanÓ village
of Leintwardine with its riverside pub, & the unique Sun Inn parlour
pub – unchanged for a 100 years. Finishing any time in the
afternoon, back at Petchfield Farm.
© Wheely wonderful cycling
