Shropshire's Great Outdoors

Ludlow Cycle Rides: Orchard Ride

An 18 mile circular route from Ludlow to Tenbury through the scenic Teme Valley.

Places of interest:

Ludlow

Described by John Betjeman as “England’s finest town” and by Country Life magazine as “England’s finest market town”, Ludlow is steeped in tradition and history, but is still very much a working town, a bustling centre of trade serving a large, rural hinterland.

Tenbury Wells

This market town lies in the north-west extremity of the Malvern Hills District of Worcestershire. Tenbury had the ‘Wells’ added to its name to help promote the mineral water wells, found in the town in the 1840s. The mineral waters brought about the building in 1862 of the distinctive Tenbury Spa, or Pump Rooms, to be found behind the Crow Hotel.

Ride directions

  1. Step 1

    Turn left out of the station, up the hill and turn right at the traffic lights. Then follow the road round to the left.

  2. Step 2

    After passing the police station on the right, take the second right into Steventon New Road.

  3. Step 3

    Carry straight on, signed Ashford Carbonell. Watch out for potholes along this stretch of road.

  4. Step 4

    Carry straight on at the staggered crossroad, signed Little Hereford.

  5. Step 5

    Turn right, signed Little Hereford.

  6. Step 6

    Turn right, signed Brimfield, and then take the next left after the Temeside Inn, signed Leysters. Take care on this busy road.

  7. Step 7

    Turn left, signed Berrington, passing Westbrook Caravan park on your left.

  8. Step 8

    Follow the road round to the left, signed Tenbury.

  9. Step 9

    Turn left, signed Tenbury.

  10. Step 10

    Turn left at the unsigned T-junction next to the Shamraj Restaurant. Then pass the Round Market on the left and follow the main road round to the left into Tenbury high street.

  11. Step 11

    Turn left, signed Ludlow (dismount and use the pavement if preferred). Take care on this busy road.

  12. Step 12

    Ignore the first right into Boraston Lane, signed Cleobury Mortimer, and take the second right signed Clee Hill (B4214).

  13. Step 13

    After passing the jam factory, turn left, signed Greete.

  14. Step 14

    Follow the road round to the right over a red brick bridge, ignoring the road to the left signed Tenbury.

  15. Step 15

    At the crossroad turn left, signed Ludlow.

  16. Step 16

    Ignore two unsigned roads off to the right and continue on this road to a T-junction.

  17. Step 17

    At the T-junction turn left, signed Ludlow.

  18. Step 18

    Ignore the road to the right, signed Ludlow, and carry straight on which is unsigned.

  19. Step 19

    Arrive at step 4 again, turn right signed Ludlow, and retrace the route from earlier back to the train station.

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