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Whittington Castle – Mereside Lake loop from Cockshutt

Whittington Castle – Mereside Lake loop from Cockshutt

Moderate

5.0

(3)

riders

Whittington Castle – Mereside Lake loop from Cockshutt

02:17

53.9km

250m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 17, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 25.8 km for 113 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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6.60 km

Boathouse Café at Ellesmere Lake

Highlight • Lake

Great cafe / restaurant right next to a big lake full of swans and ducks. Outdoor seating and cosy indoors and clean loos.

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24.0 km

Cambrian Heritage Railways, Oswestry

Highlight • Settlement

Cambrian Heritage Railway, museum, cafe and brewery. Steam and vintage diesel trains. Seasonal opening/train running times - see website cambrianrailways.com

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25.0 km

Mule Café Racer

Highlight • Cycleway

Mule is a bike shop and cafe in Ostwestry. As well as good coffee and food, they run group rides and other events too. Well worth checking out.

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30.2 km

Whittington Castle is a castle in northern Shropshire, England, owned and managed by the Whittington Castle Preservation Fund. The castle was originally a motte-and-bailey castle, but this was replaced in …

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38.2 km

Queen's Head to Tetchill Country Road

Highlight • Cycleway

The route from Queen's Head to Tetchill is a particularly wide, mostly unmarked road, well paved, and with long straight sections great for gathering some speed. Very quiet as well, …

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38.4 km

Basnets Wood

Forest

46.4 km

V20 Coffee

Highlight • Cafe

New coffee shop in Ellesmere, really good coffee and good parking for bikes infront of the cafe.

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47.2 km

Mereside Lake

Highlight • Lake

47.2 km

The Mere at Ellesmere

Highlight • Cafe

The Mere at Ellesmere is the largest of Shropshire's nine Meres and it is a stunning one at that. It hosts woodland walks, gardens, ice-creams, a café/restaurant and is a …

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53.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.4 km

16.0 km

1.67 km

497 m

277 m

204 m

Surfaces

48.6 km

5.00 km

386 m

Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

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Tuesday 7 July

29°C

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Whittington Castle – Mereside Lake loop from Cockshutt

Boathouse Café at Ellesmere Lake

Cambrian Heritage Railways, Oswestry

Mule Café Racer