アシュパートンパークでの周辺の簡単なハイキングとウォーキング

The view from the northern end of Ridge Hill towards Ledbury in the east.

This 150ft tower can be seen from a very long way, such as from the Malvern hills to the east. It really is an impressive thing to see from directly below.

The road here is an ancient way that in built on the very top of a distinct ridge, with drops on either side. The top of the ridge is more or less the same width as a single track road, and gives fine views to the east, towards Much Marcle in the south and Ledbury more to the north.

It is not often you see a track where the bed is essentially a broken slab of bedrock that forms the ridge above. It is quite remarkable to see, but needs care when wet as it is pretty slippery.

The contour track some way up Marcle Hill gives occasional but fine views across the Leadon Valley, as in this case towards Ledbury on this misty morning.

Courtesy of the Hereford Times ' Marcle Hill “shoved its prodigious body forward with a horrible roaring noise”, and kept moving till the 19th, carrying along with it trees, hedges, and cattle. In its progress it overthrew the chapel of Kynaston and eventually settled in its present position. A chasm 40 feet deep and about 400 feet long remained where the hill had originally stood. The massive slip was named The Wonder and full-grown trees, planted on one farm, were carried down the slope to a different property below. The remnants can still be seen just next to the track where it meets the crossroads, one of the roads is called The Wonders.

Weston's Cider of Much Marcle is rightly famous for such gems as Old Rosie. Obviously all this cider has to come from somewhere, and the answer is that the cider apples are grown on orchards such as this one. The orchards are extensive and in a picturesque location on the slopes of Marcle Ridge.

As you will often find with the old villages in these parts, the village has a manor house with fine grounds, including a church. Putley Court is a fine example set amongst trees with Marcle Ridge as a backdrop.