Long Mynd Shropshire
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Anyone ever been to this place, if so any advice on what parts to go and places to shoot...............
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dominic5749 I think... He has shot alot there...
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Cardingmill Valley is quite nice. There's a smallish waterfall there and plenty of hills and streams. Head to a town called 'Church Stretton' and follow the signs from the centre of the town. It has a pay and display carpark at the edge of the valley.
Also in CS is a road called 'The Burway'. It heads over Cardingmill Valley. Again, head into CS and follow the signs up the hill. The road is pretty hair-raising, even in good weather, but offers some great views across C.S. and the surrounding hills. You can drive it or there are parking spaces at the start of The Burway (by the cattle grids) if you fancy a hike for a few hours. Be wary of the weather as the road ices up badly during cold spells and will be closed to cars. You can still walk it if you want to but extreme care (and very good walking shoes) will be needed in such weather. Check the weather forecast for Church Stretton and knock off about 7-8 degrees for Burway temp.! There's a gliding school on the top of the road and a few horses running around. It's a nice place for sunset/sunrise shots as well.
I can see the hills in question from my living room window.
HTH.
Also in CS is a road called 'The Burway'. It heads over Cardingmill Valley. Again, head into CS and follow the signs up the hill. The road is pretty hair-raising, even in good weather, but offers some great views across C.S. and the surrounding hills. You can drive it or there are parking spaces at the start of The Burway (by the cattle grids) if you fancy a hike for a few hours. Be wary of the weather as the road ices up badly during cold spells and will be closed to cars. You can still walk it if you want to but extreme care (and very good walking shoes) will be needed in such weather. Check the weather forecast for Church Stretton and knock off about 7-8 degrees for Burway temp.! There's a gliding school on the top of the road and a few horses running around. It's a nice place for sunset/sunrise shots as well.
I can see the hills in question from my living room window.
HTH.
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Its also a well known Sailplane, hang gliding and paragliding site. You do still get people flying, even in winter. Trust me its cold up there! However it depends on windspeed and direction so if you want to catch 'flyers' contact the local club. Link
http://www.longmynd.org/
Enjoy!
Dunc
Its also a well known Sailplane, hang gliding and paragliding site. You do still get people flying, even in winter. Trust me its cold up there! However it depends on windspeed and direction so if you want to catch 'flyers' contact the local club. Link
http://www.longmynd.org/
Enjoy!
Dunc
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The top of the Mynd is a pretty featureless, flattish expanse of moorland - pretty dull this time of year. I find the colours most uninspiring - dull green grass, dark heather and acres of orange dead bracken. Most photographic interest lies in the deep valleys (locally known as 'batches') that penetrate its eastern flanks. Carding Mill Valley is the most popular, the most populated and probably the most picturesque. The waterfall at Lightspout Hollow, part way up Carding Mill Valley, is pretty small so best visited after substantial rainfall.
Ashes Hollow is another batch, starting from the village of Little Stretton, a couple of miles south of Church Stretton. Quieter than Cardingmill but just as picturesque in my view.
Another option for piccies is from the top, looking down. The ridges that separate the eastern batches offer good vantage points both into the batches themselves and across to the neighbouring Stretton Hills. Personally, it's amongst these neighbouring hills that I find the most photographic interest - particularly the area around Caer Caradoc and Hope Bowdler hills.
Now Long Mynd in the summer is a different proposition entirely. The green grass is more lush, the skies are blue and the acres of moorland are ablaze with vibrant purple heather. Well worth a visit.
Ashes Hollow is another batch, starting from the village of Little Stretton, a couple of miles south of Church Stretton. Quieter than Cardingmill but just as picturesque in my view.
Another option for piccies is from the top, looking down. The ridges that separate the eastern batches offer good vantage points both into the batches themselves and across to the neighbouring Stretton Hills. Personally, it's amongst these neighbouring hills that I find the most photographic interest - particularly the area around Caer Caradoc and Hope Bowdler hills.
Now Long Mynd in the summer is a different proposition entirely. The green grass is more lush, the skies are blue and the acres of moorland are ablaze with vibrant purple heather. Well worth a visit.
