February Ramblings 2026

We will be based in Church Stretton this time. 

STOP PRESS! BOOKINGS COMING IN FAST - DON'T WAIT TO BOOK AS IT LOOKS AS IF ALL PLACES WILL BE FILLED LONG BEFORE THE 15 DECEMBER DEADLINE!

Our activities will be based in the Church Stretton area of South Shropshire, which features in various Lone Pine adventures. We will enjoy a full day’s walking on Saturday, and again for much of Sunday, meeting up for evening meals in Stretton pubs on Friday and Saturday, and for an early evening meal on Sunday.

Our Saturday walk is about 8 miles and will include ascending Caer Caradoc, starting from Church Stretton. Caer Caradoc (459m/1,506ft), was described by Bill Ward in Mystery at Witchend  as “like a crouching lion” and by Saville as ‘grim and crowned with rocks’. Its ancient hill fort is thought to date from either the Iron Age or late Bronze Age.

We climbed this challenging hill back in 2015, finding it quite tough, and it’s definitely time to tackle it again! It's certainly a stiff climb to the top, but one worth the effort for the spectacular views across the surrounding Shropshire countryside – if we’re lucky with the weather. Caer Caradoc rises sharply out of a narrow valley known as the Stretton Gap. It is the highest point on a high, narrow, northeast–southwest "whaleback ridge". We will also look out for Caradoc’s cave, near the summit, and we will include a couple of the nearby hills as well.

The Sunday walk will be around 7 miles, beginning in the area of the Long Mynd.

For further information and a Booking Form please email events@witchend.com - the deadline for members to book a place (or places) is 10 December 2025 (but see stop press above).