A Day in Ludlow, Shropshire, Ludlow, England

There are lots of interesting places to visit near my daughter’s home in Worcestershire, but with the weather rather changeable and the possibility of rain, we decided to visit the town of Ludlow where if the weather turned bad, we could at least easily seek shelter. Happily, despite the grey clouds and cold wind, the rain held off and it turned out that Ludlow was a great place to spend most of the day. I’d been before, but many years ago, and since then it’s become known as a major foodie destination with a big food festival in September. 

It was about a 45-minute drive and by the time we arrived, just before 11am, it was definitely time for my morning coffee fix! We took pot luck, going into the first cafe that took our fancy. And liked it so much, we went back for lunch!

Kin Kitchen was welcoming inside and made an excellent flat white which I enjoyed with some toasted cinnamon fruit loaf.

Then we made our way out and just wandered. We’d had a quick look at what there was to see in Ludlow on the internet before leaving, saw that it was unfortunately the wrong Thursday for the farmers’ market and we weren’t sure how far out the castle was … but none of this mattered in the end. Sometimes it’s good to take pot luck not just with a cafe that takes your fancy, but by just wandering round an unfamiliar town. And Ludlow is a beautiful town with some of the finest examples of medieval, Tudor and Georgian buildings you’ll find anywhere. The great English poet John Betjeman said of Ludlow that it is ‘probably the loveliest town in England’. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).