Things to do at Severn Valley
Discover a wealth of activities at Severn Valley Country Park, from walking trails to cycling and horse riding.
Severn Valley Country Park has a full range of facilities for visitors to enjoy
Walking Trails
Explore the site on one of our way-marked walking routes. Pick up a leaflet at our visitor centre or download them here.
Woodland Trail
Family Play Trail
Riverside Trail
History Trail
The Highley Trail
Geology Trail
More to discover
Easy Access Nature Trail
This trail is located through a gate situated in the out-of-hours car park. The trail has been recently improved to ensure the flat path is suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs. The trail loops around a beautiful lily pad covered pond and leads to our wetlands.
Orienteering trails
Explore the permanent orienteering trail with 3 levels of difficulty
The course has been set up by Wrekin Orienteers and maps are available from the office in the visitor centre.
Running
Experience the joy of running through Severn Valley Country Park, where we offer a welcoming atmosphere for all fitness levels.
Park run
Every Saturday morning at 9am over 80 people arrive at Severn Valley for the weekly park run. A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it’s up to you.
Coffee is available at the Kestrel Cafe.
New for 2025
Launching in Spring of 2025 is our permanent 5km park run course, run the park run course at your leisure at a time to suit you.
The route will be marked throughout the site so you can be sure to hit your 5km target.
Cycling
Cyclists are welcome at Severn Valley Country Park, please be aware of other park users.
There is a bike rack located outside the visitor centre, to enable cyclists to enjoy a well deserved break in our cafe.
The Mercian Way
Part of route 45 of the National Cycle Network, The Mercian Way passes straight through the middle of the park. Running from Bewdley to Bridgnorth and beyond, the route covers rural lane and off road tracks to take visitors into a world of unspoilt riverside, woods and meadows. Riding through the park you have the unique opportunity to cycle in parallel to the vintage steam trains of the Severn Valley Railway. It is the perfect safe, family-friendly, traffic free environment.
The Shropshire Cycleway East: Severn
Takes cyclists on a journey from Telford through Ironbridge, Bridgnorth, the country park and on towards Cleobury Mortimer. It takes you through the beautiful landscape of the Severn Valley and passes by the country park. The full Shropshire Cycleway route is a 185 mile route around Shropshire’s border.
Horse riding
Please stay on the hard surfaced paths throughout the park.
The Jack Mytton Way
The Jack Mytton Way comprises of over 100 miles of rural bridleways and quiet country lanes. The trail passes near to the park at Highley and riders can divert from their trek to enjoy some time with us. Through the park there is a public bridleway and riders are invited to use our other surfaced paths. In 2013, a project undertaken by our volunteers to transform a section of the park into a wild flower meadow included the addition of a new bridleway from our car parking area.
Mounting blocks are located at either end of the Miners’ Bridge for rider’s convenience and horses can be safely tethered in our yard whilst riders visit our cafe and centre. Please ask staff on site for more details.