A delightful, unchallenging walk to wander around this pleasant Shropshire village.
Wellington 360 – Northern Walks – Wrockwardine Village – route 1
Wanders around Wellington - or more accurately Wrockwardine
Walk directions
Start
Leave Wellington Centre along Crown Street to the left of the black & white building. At the end of Crown Street turn right into Walker Street. then left into Larkin Way, passing the Civic Centre, Library, and Leisure Centre on your left, to the ring road (Victoria Rd).
Step 2
Cross at the pedestrian refuge then turn right. At the roundabout, turn left into Wrekin Road, then immediately right up Union Road.
Step 3
At the top of Union Road, turn right into the cemetery. Follow the path straight through the cemetery past the church and out through a small gate & over a footpath into Bowring Park. Cross the lawn to a tarmac footpath, turn left and follow this path slightly uphill to the gate out onto the main road.
Step 4
Turn right along Holyhead Road. Continue straight on, crossing Herbert Avenue and Haygate Road leaving the built up area of Wellington. Continue for another 550 yards (500 metres), then bear right (just before the motorway junction) onto Roman Road (signposted B5061, Shrewsbury, Wrockwardine).
Step 5
Continue along this road, crossing over Drummery Lane, to the next turning right towards Wrockwardine, opposite an old Toll House. (NB. Good views of The Wrekin are available in this area).
Step 6
Follow this lane uphill, take care here as there is no footpath. Pass some barn conversions on the right, then a row of semi-detached houses (Burcot Row) on the left.
Step 7
Just past the houses, turn left through a gateway into a field, then immediately right to follow a path inside the field running adjacent to the road. The path bears left to a gateway back onto the road at a junction. As you come out of the field, cross straight over, then turn right and follow the road past the cemetery on your left into Wrockwardine.
Step 8
Returning from Wrockwardine:- Pass Drummery Lane on your right, then as the road bends to the left, take the road on the right towards Wellington. Take care again here as after a short distance there is no footpath.
Step 9
Follow this road downhill for about 1 mile (1.6 km) before passing under the railway and then going uphill briefly before coming back into Wellington. Keep to the footpath where it starts on the left, then, after a short distance, cross to the footpath on the right.
Step 10
At the crossroads, continue straight on passing the supermarket and bear right at the roundabout into Bridge Road. Turn left at the Pelican crossing and into Market Street. to return to Wellington Centre.