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Photo of Stokesay Castle, a ruined castle near Craven Arms, Shropshire, central England.

Stokesay Castle© DeFacto / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Places to explore near Hopton Heath StationHopton Heath

47 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of the Shropshire Hills, a National Landscape in Shropshire, central England.Highlight

Shropshire Hills

National Landscape near Little Stretton

Heather ridges and rocky tops rising over the Welsh border, from the Long Mynd's plateau to the Wrekin's landmark cone

1.2 km W

Photo of Old Downton Lodge, a restaurant near Downton on the Rock, Herefordshire, central England.Highlight

Old Downton Lodge

Restaurant · With rooms near Downton on the Rock

A Michelin-starred restaurant with rooms in a cluster of historic farm buildings near Ludlow.

6.2 km SE

Photo of Stokesay Castle, a ruined castle near Craven Arms, Shropshire, central England.Iconic

Stokesay Castle

Castle near Craven Arms

Best-preserved fortified medieval manor, timber gatehouse.

7 km NE

Photo of Clun, a village in Shropshire, central England.Highlight

Clun

Village

Sleepy Marches town on the River Clun with a ruined castle and a five-arched packhorse bridge, one of Housman's quietest places under the sun.

8.6 km NW · Shropshire

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the Herefordshire Trail, a 154-mile long-distance path in central England.

Herefordshire Trail

Long-distance path

A circuit of Herefordshire's five market towns — Ledbury, Ross, Kington, Leominster and Bromyard — through orchard and hop country.

3.2 km E · Herefordshire

The Sun Inn (Aunt Ada's)

Pub near Leintwardine

One of England's last brick-floored parlour alehouses, famous as 'Aunt Ada's', now with a sympathetic modern extension.

4.4 km SE

Photo along the Shropshire Way, a 182-mile long-distance path in England and Wales.

Shropshire Way

Long-distance path

A figure-of-eight on Shrewsbury through the Shropshire hills, with the Wrekin, the Stiperstones and Wenlock Edge all on the round.

5.4 km E · Shropshire & Wrexham

Photo of Hopesay Hill, a country estate near Craven Arms, Shropshire, central England.

Hopesay Hill

Country estate near Craven Arms

A National Trust place in Shropshire.

6.2 km N

Photo of Walcot, a country estate near Clunton, Shropshire, central England.

Walcot

Country estate near Clunton

A National Trust place in Shropshire.

7.4 km NW

Wigmore Castle

Castle near Aymestrey

A medieval castle in Herefordshire.

8.7 km S

Photo of The White Horse Inn (Clun), a pub in Shropshire, central England.

The White Horse Inn (Clun)

Pub near Clun

Clun's welcoming corner local, a Good Beer Guide regular with its own microbrewery out the back.

8.7 km NW

Everything else within 10 km (36) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.