Castle at Hopton Castle, Shropshire

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Brief description

http://www.hoptoncastle.org.uk/

Address

Email

Phone

Website

http://www.hoptoncastle.org.uk/

Directions

"From the north, take the A49 south to Craven Arms, by-passing Shrewsbury. From the West Midlands, the M54/A5 joins the A49 south of Shrewsbury. At Craven Arms take right turn at pedestrian lights and roundabout onto B4368 for Clun. In Aston-on-Clun, take 1st left to Clungunford. In Clungunford, follow sharp right bend in road, follow to 2nd sharp left bend at Hopton Heath. Cross the junction triangle towards the railway bridge, then left to Hopton Castle.

From the south east, take the M40/M42/M5 to Junction 4, then A491, A456 for Kidderminster; A456 to Cleobury Mortimer then A4117 for Ludlow. At the Ludlow by-pass roundabout turn right onto the A49; after the short elevated section, take the slip road and left turn onto A4113 towards Leintwardine. After The Jolly Frog on the right, take a single-track lane to the right, right again at the end; wind along to turn left onto B4385 to Bucknell and Hopton Heath. At T-junction, turn right, then sharp1st left over railway bridge and left to Hopton Castle.

BY BIKE:

Follow the directions above from CRAVEN ARMS or LUDLOW by-pass. If you intend to travel to Craven Arms by train, check the availability of places for bikes."

Opening Times

Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times and admission charges as they may be subject to change

Transport

"BY TRAIN

By Arriva South Wales-Manchester service to CRAVEN ARMS. NOT ALL TRAINS STOP AT CRAVEN ARMS - check near your travel date. Train times often change after timetables are published, so check on-line if possible.

From London, First Great Western service from Paddington to Newport, change for the Manchester line. From Birmingham, change at Shrewsbury for the Arriva service to South Wales. Newport is the best changing point from the south-west and some points in the south.

If you arrive at Craven Arms on the north-bound service, it is necessary to climb stairs from the platform to a bridge over the railway and descend on the other side. The station is not manned and there is no lift. A taxi is necessary to the village of HOPTON CASTLE (there are phone numbers on platform hoardings).

There are occasional (2/3 a day) trains from CRAVEN ARMS to HOPTON HEATH on the Heart of Wales Line which is a request stop (ask the ticket collector to tell the train driver).

BY BUS

If you can get to Ludlow, the Tourist Office will direct you to the bus which occasionally comes closest to Hopton Heath, about 1 mile from HOPTON CASTLE."

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