The Mortimer Trail

I mistyped ‘trail’ as ‘trial’, I hope that wasn’t prophetic. After a long winter and spring, here we go again. The Mortimer Trail is a 30 mile walking route from Ludlow in Shropshire to Kington in Herefordshire. I bought a guidebook for it several years ago which lay in a drawer until we started tentatively considering a holiday for this year. We found a company (Contours) who arrange accommodation and baggage transfer, and here we are in Ludlow.

We came by train (a direct connection from Haverfordwest, 24 stops). Not too busy, the majority but not all wearing masks, and no checks of masks or tickets.

We’ve visited Ludlow several times over the years and it’s always good to come back. We spent the early evening wandering around the streets, so many beautiful old houses and some lovely gardens, a lot of care taken. Down by the River Teme a kingfisher skimmed across the water then settled on a branch, making an occasional foray into the water.

Then off to Mortimers restaurant, appropriately, for an exceptional meal, which may slow us down even more on the hills tomorrow. Just our luck, the forecast is for the warmest weather of the year so far for the west.