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Thursday 4 June 2015

Lost Hope.


Paul and I have our own exclusive walking club. We meet on Wednesdays and go for a country walk followed by a pub meal. We follow directions for walks from the internet or from books of local walks. This week we set out for a walk based around the village of Hope and The Stables Inn at Hopesgate.

The walk was recommended by Vikki from my old work and is from the book:
20 Walks in and Around Shrewsbury: from 2 to 6 Miles with Clear Route Descriptions and Maps  by Audrey Menhinick (Editor), John Newnham (Editor), Mike Ashton (Illustrator)                                         
Drover's mark near Pontesbury



We walked through fields and woodland and admired the views.




The we returned over the Callow and  back down the hill to the Stables Inn.




Stables, Hopesgate

It is an old Drover's Inn that has been there since 1680!

It is a lovely cosy pub. Very friendly and the meals were delicious. Just what we needed. Thanks for the recommendation Vikki!



 

10 comments:

  1. That Bromwell Callow reminds me of a very similar looking hill with a circle of trees on top that you see when driving to cornwall, just past exeter. I always wondered who planted them and why, maybe for the same reason as yours! Do you know the one i mean?

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    1. I might have seen it but can't really remember . I will look out for it next time. It is very interesting about the drovers.

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  2. Lovely post but the title gave it a rather melancholy feel....also the fact that the photos were taken in the evening. Beautiful views though. Why have you kept your walking club so exclusive?

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    1. Well it was a walk back in time not melancholy but thought provoking.

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    2. And we did lose Hope (Village)

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  3. Love that second photo, with the line of clouds. Aah, 'Hope'

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  4. Yes the clouds are nice. Didn't really pay much attention to them at the time. Will remember to look in future.

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  5. Particularly like the second photo. It reminds me of the view from Battery Hill down to Pett village. We were out walking at 10 p.m and it really was a lovely evening to walk.

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  6. Forgot to mention the book 20 walks in and around Shrewsbury is published by the Shropshire ramblers association.

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