The Ragleth Hill Walker is Rewarded with Bass

Walking The StrettonsDay three on our Ludlow trip found us travelling 17-miles into the Shropshire Hills to the touristic town of Church Stretton.The plan for the day was to walk for a couple of hours over the ridge of Ragleth Hill, then visit a pub each in Little, Church and All Stretton. Apologies to All Streton who I've cut off the route map...We could have failed at the first hurdle if we'd have gotten soaked to the bone by a wickedly heavy rainstorm. Luckily we were sheltered in town throughout this, donning the waterproofs as it eased to a drizzle, stripping out of the waterproofs ten minutes later as we began to climb a hill and broke out in a sweat.Our route took us through the steep residential roads at the edge of town, then into woodland with some carpets of bluebells.As the trees thinned, we emerged into open grassy hillside, striding on to reach the peak where views opened up in all directions.Wonderful. After a wind-blown but thoroughly enjoyable stroll along the ridge,…