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HAUGHMOND HILL FORAY

WHEN

Saturday 21st September 2024 at 10:30am

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WHERE

The starting point for this foray is the small car park on the left of the B5062, signposted Abbey Wood, just before the road goes uphill. If the car park is full, as it often is, there is additional free parking at Haughmond Abbey, accessed down a signposted lane just a few yards south west along the B5062.

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Grid reference: SJ542150

Best postcode: SY4 4RW

What3Words: ///shells.composers.amount

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The easiest way to approach the site is to use the Shrewsbury eastern bypass, officially the A49. From the east, take the M54/A5 and at the Preston Boats roundabout turn north on the A49. Cross the River Severn twice and at the next roundabout turn right on the B5062 signposted Newport B5062. Look for the car park on the left as you approach the hill after 3km. There is a brown sign for Haughmond Abbey just a few yards before the car park. 

 

From the south or west take the A5 bypass eastwards and at the Preston Boats roundabout turn north (A49) and then right at the next roundabout after crossing the river twice.  From the north, head south down the A49 from the Battlefield roundabout and turn left along the B5062 at the next roundabout. 

 

An alternative from the east (for example from Telford) is to join the B5062 Newport-Shrewsbury road at some convenient point. Ignore the left turn to the main Haughmond Hill car park (also signposted Upton Magna). The car park and the lane to Haughmond Abbey are about two hundred metres further on the right.

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Do not rely on the postcode to guide you to the exact meeting point for a foray. Postcodes in rural areas often cover a large area. The OS grid reference is more precise and unchanging. What3Words is also more precise, and the detailed instructions should also help to pinpoint the location.

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Beginners are welcome at all forays.

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2024 Foray Report

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Please read the Foray Risk Assessment before attending. It is advisable to confirm with the leader that the foray is taking place, as on extremely rare occasions forays have had to be changed at short notice. Please email the Secretary for more details.

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