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Craven Arms Bowling Club

📷 Roger Davies · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

52.43888, -2.83604

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🎳Bowling greens is at its best in summer here
  • ☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

7 activities

Bowling greens

Bowling green

Paid

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Male-fern, Bracken, Broad Buckler-fern +110 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Male-fern, Bracken, Broad Buckler-fern +110 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hazel, Common Chickweed +10 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shropshire Way - stage 05Walking route17.1 km
Named routeRef ShW05Length 17.1 kmLocal walking route
Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 04Walking route18 km
Named routeRef ShW04Length 18 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 44Cycling route
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
National Byway Church Stretton LoopCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route

National Byway in Herefordshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 44Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route205 m
Named routeRef 44Length 205 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route256 m
Named routeRef 44Length 256 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Craven Arms from the A49

📷 Roger Davies · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Craven Arms from the A49

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Onny Meadows ParkUrban park600 m→🌱Craven Arms Allotments and Community GardenUrban park400 m→🌱Town CentreUrban park0 m→✦Stokesay CastleHistoric site1.1 km→🌱Alexandra ParkUrban park600 m→✦STOKESAY COURTHistoric site4.1 km→

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