The Wenlock Walks are five short circular walks which start at the clock tower in Much Wenlock square, opposite the Guildhall and the museum. None of them is more than 3 miles, and each one can be walked in two hours or less.
Each walk takes you out of the town and into our glorious countryside. They can get muddy so you’ll need strong shoes, but once you’ve walked all these you’ll want to walk some more!
This walk takes you through the Linden Field, home to the Wenlock Olympian Games, along the base of Windmill Hill, then rises up to Homer Head with views of the Clee Hills. You come back down the hill into Much Wenlock, with a long, pleasant sight of the town below you.
Much Wenlock
The historic town of Much Wenlock has much to offer with shops, restaurants and pubs to refresh the weary walker. In the town museum you can learn where to find fossils and the social history of the town from the arrival of the Romans in the 1st century through to the Victorians. And of course how the town inspired the birth of the modern Olympic Games.
Wenlock Priory
The tranquil ruins of Wenlock Priory stand in a picturesque setting on the fringe of beautiful Much Wenlock. An Anglo-Saxon monastery was founded here in about 680 by King Merewalh of Mercia, whose abbess daughter Milburge was hailed as a saint. Her relics were miraculously re-discovered here in 1101, attracting both pilgrims and prosperity to the priory.
Much Wenlock Windmill
The windmill is one of the best-loved landmarks of the town and is listed in the survey of the manor prepared for Sir John Wynn of Gwydir in 1714 when he bought the Much Wenlock estate from Viscount Gage. On the death of Sir John Wynn in 1719 the Wenlock Estate passed to his cousin sir William Watkins Wynn of Wynnstay.