I spent my last day in Shropshire at Snailbeach and Stiperstones village. Here is the Stiperstones Inn with the hills behind it.
The pub, I can report, now has inside toilets and more dining space, including a pleasant outside area. And, unlike some remote establishments I could mention, is still friendly and welcoming, serving food all day, every day.
It doesn't do bed and breakfast any more, but owns some self-catering accommodation nearby. This seems a general pattern in the area: everyone wants week-long bookings, and the sort of places I stayed at for one night in my walking days seem to have disappeared.
I should add that, despite the carving over the door where you used to go up to the accommodation at the Stiperstones Inn, I was never sacrificed to their local pagan deities.
At Pole Bank on the Burway Loop path. Unbelievably walking in Shropshire for the first time we talked to friends Jenny & Geoff Woodcock for tips and I have enjoyed reading Jonathan Calder's writing in preparation. Just a short visit this time. At Shooting Box above Church Stretton the sheep and lamb came to nuzzle my feet, or perhaps were just curious.
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