Walking

We share with you Ronnie’s adventure along the Jack Mytton’s Way, a trail that winds through Shropshire’s peaceful countryside.  On days two and three, we journey beyond Chelmarsh and arrive in Much Wenlock, a historic market town steeped in charm, brought vividly to life by Ronnie.

After the sudden loss of her beloved husband Chris in 2015, Ronnie found herself at a crossroads, grief weighed heavily yet a spark of determination flickered beneath. With her daughter living in Tywyn, Ronnie decided to do something extraordinary and endeavoured to walk from her home in Llanymynech to the Welsh coast, one step at a time.

We share with you Ronnie’s adventure along the Jack Mytton’s Way, a trail that winds through Shropshire’s peaceful countryside. 

Ronnie and Chris walk the Malvern Hills. A walk over fifteen 630,000,000 years old pre-Cambrian, pink, granite tops, the highest of which is Worcestershire Beacon at 425 metres, covering a distance of approximately ten miles.  The walk is best done north to south, the hills in the south being generally gentler and less demanding than those in the north.  We walked at least fifteen of the named summits and probably climbed more than the height of Snowdon to do so!

W. T. Barber asserts that “The Kerry Ridgeway claims to be the oldest footpath in Wales, there are many prehistoric sights along its route.  All the way it is crossed by ancient dykes and runs close to the ancient caers (forts) and tumuli built by our ancestors.

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