Following high winds, sections of the mountain bike trails are closed until we can clear fallen trees. Please follow safety signage.
Visitor information
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How to find us
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Opening hours
Hopton Wood offers 24 hour access, 365 days a year.
How to find us
How to find us
There are two car parks that give access to the wood, Bedstone Hill Car Park and Hopton Wood Car Park.
Hopton Wood ,
Craven Arms
Sat Nav Postcode: SY7 0QF
By Car
Bedstone Hill Car Park (SY7 0BG) - Turn off the B4367 into the village of Bedstone, take the turn on the left sign posted for Mynd and then the first turn on the right sign posted for Darky Dale.
Hopton Wood Car Park (SY7 0QF) - Hopton Wood is situated eight miles west of Craven Arms, off the B4385 to Clun adjacent to the village of Hopton Castle.
Dating from about 500BC, Bury Ditches is home to one of the best-preserved hill forts in the country! Located near the town of Clun in the Shropshire Hills Area of Natural Beauty, Bury Ditches isn't short of stunning views, ancient history and blood-pumping walks.
The climb up to the hill fort is steep but the views are worth it!
Visitors looking for a level walk can follow the forest road from the car park, past the barrier to a bench and a view.
The trees you see here (mostly Larch and Douglas Fir) were planted in the 1950s when the need for home-grown timber was high after WWII. You can now enjoy the woodland by following the forest road on a circular stroll or having a picnic at the benches overlooking Knighton.
The wood is full of folklore and stories, so pick up a leaflet at the Offa's Dyke Visitor Centre on West Street in Knighton for more information.
Come and escape in Mortimer Forest! Straddling the Shropshire and Herefordshire border this thousand hectare forest is a perfect place for some breathing space.
Although originally made up of ancient royal chases and deer parks, the forest we see today was largely planted by the Forestry Commission in the 1920s. It was named after the Mortimer Family, Norman Lords who held power over the region for some 300 years.
Come and walk and enjoy the beech trees, discover the hillfort and have a tasty picnic at Wapley Hill Wood.
You are welcome to walk anywhere in this woodland but we ask horse riders and cyclists to keep to the surfaced tracks to prevent the smaller paths becoming impassable for those on foot.