Radar Love
It's been a long time since I last climbed either of the Clee Hills. A route on Titterstone in The Great Outdoors Magazine (via the Library's Pressreader Service) caught my eye.
The Clee Hills, in south Shropshire, are a dramatic pair of upland peaks—Brown Clee (the county’s highest point) and Titterstone Clee—offering panoramic views across Wales, the Midlands, and beyond. Rich in geology and industrial heritage, they were once heavily quarried for dhustone and mined for coal and iron, leaving behind relics like tramways and hillforts.
I always get Brown and Titterstone mixed up. For future reference, Titterstone is the one with the "golf ball" radar station on the top.
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| Today's Quarry - from Riddings Gate mini car park |
Common land to begin the walk, with paths on the ground having little resemblance to the OS Maps and high ferns making going sketchy, but I eventually arrive at Hill Houses. Surprisingly for such a small place - Hamlet would be too grand a title - there is a "Big Blue Cup of Joy" marked on the map.
Of course it is closed and it has taken an awful lot of research to work out what it was called. The Gate Hangs Well and detailed as being in Farlow. I could not even identify a pub-looking building, so it is likely to have been knocked down and rebuilt as a private house. Only a couple of references online - CAMRA and the usual local newspaper story of villagers campaigning to save their local.
The closest I get to a pub today.
Road walking to Cleeton St Mary. It's the type of place where every car driver waves at you. A school and church the notable buildings.
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| Cleeton St Mary |
It's then onto the main prize - a climb of Titterstone on the Shropshire Way, followed a descent over Magpie Hill, passing the amusingly named Random Cottage.
A beautiful day for it and a fine place for lunch.
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| The "Golf Ball" |
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| 360 Degree Views |
Walk Details
Distance - 8.75 Miles
Walk Inspiration - TGO Magazine
Geocaches - 2
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