Access to the Countryside and beautiful surroundings doesn’t always have to involve pulling on your walking boots and reaching for your Nordic walking poles to do battle with rugged uphill paths and muddy surfaces – there are plenty of opportunities to explore the outdoors at a more gentle pace. The Mere’s all ability trail which is predominantly flat makes stepping out into the great outdoors a simple and easy task.
Follow the all ability trail around The Mere the Cremorne Gardens
Follow the all-ability trail at The Mere through Cremorne Gardens and round the shore of the Mere through magnificent avenues of chestnut and beech trees
For almost their entire length, the paths around the Mere are surfaced, broad and well maintained and suitable for pushchairs, wheelchairs and mobility scooters. The trail skirts around the edge of the Mere giving a great opportunity to view the aquatic birdlife and there are interesting features throughout the walk as well as numerous resting places.
Cremorne Gardens is a former Victorian pleasure ground and a great place for a picnic. Trees have and continue to be planted for their form and beauty – look out for the giant redwood trees, loved by the Victorians because of their impressive size.
The Mere, at 46 hectares, is the largest of Shropshire’s meres and its immediate setting demonstrates a rich diversity of natural and cultural heritage. The landscape and archaeology features and the history of the park’s evolution are key to understanding its significance nationally and regionally. Its exploitation and use extends from pre-history for fishing, then for defence during the 11th century, through industrial exploitation in the 17th century and ultimately for recreation, initially solely for the gentry during the 19th century and then by the public from the mid-20th century onwards.
Warning: it may be muddy in wet conditions!
Parking is available at the Castlefields and Moors car parks.
For more information on easy access to Shropshire’s countryside click on our All Ability option in the search engine or visit the Accessible Countryside for Everyone (ACE) website.
