The only remaining racecourse in Shropshire. Tradition has it that in the fourteenth century soldiers from Ludlow Castle came here to practice archery and match their horses against each other.
Named in the Domesday Book and means ‘fortified place on the River Onny’. The river-name ‘Onny’, from the Welsh, means ‘river on whose banks ash trees grew’. Nearby is Stokesay Court; a location in the film Atonement.
Turn right and follow the road signed National Cycle Route 44. Take care when riding over the level crossing.
Ride through the racecourse and then turn left immediately after passing the golf clubhouse car park.
Ignoring the first road on the left, take the second left signed Norton.
Turn left signed Onibury.
Turn left at the bottom of the hill, next to The Apple Tree pub.
Turn right when back at the racecourse, taking care when crossing the railway.
Follow the road back to the Ludlow Food Centre on the left.
