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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Travel
Lorna Parkes

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 10 uk campsites within walking distance to a pub - The Untold Story

Powis Arms Shropshire
The Powis Arms Campsite is in the bucolic Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Photograph: NDTphotography

Powis Arms Campsite, Shropshire

Within the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Grade II-listed Powis Arms coaching inn and its attached campsite are a short walk from the Georgian country estate of Walcot Hall, home to one of the UK’s finest arboretums. Walkers pitching at this small site can do without a car: it’s an hour’s hike to the characterful town of Bishop’s Castle, and longer trails into the Shropshire Hills lead to the iron age fort of Bury Ditches and the ruins of Clun Castle. The beamed pub is a short stroll from the tents – welcome after a day of trotting about – and serves pub grub made with Shropshire ingredients. Campers can order cooked breakfasts for the following morning.
Pitches from £7.50pp a night, coolcamping.com

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