

It’s famous for its food and wine, including the annual Ludlow Spring Festival that promises revellers over 200 varieties of real ales plus cider, perry (similar to pear cider) and wine, more than 60 local food producers, live music and hopefully, a decent flat white or two.Īnd here are five more reasons to stick Ludlow on your itinerary… The Ludlow Food Festival This is the power of Ludlow.įor the uninitiated, the medieval town is located bang on top of a cliff overlooking the River Teme and surrounded by the Welsh Marches, as well as that aforementioned gorgeous green countryside. One minute, you’re an urbanite trying desperately to find a flat white that doesn’t convince your soul to just keel over and die, and the next, you’ve soaked in enough of the South Shropshire countryside to find yourself wandering around in a middle-aged, pearl-and-twin-set haze saying things like, “It has real chocolate-box charm, doesn’t it?” and “Ooh, look at those lovely exposed beams!” it all feels like a still from Escape to the Country (you know you know it).

Something happens to you as you walk the picturesque streets of Ludlow, known off-record as one of England’s prettiest towns. 100 tips, tricks and hacks from travel insidersĮvery second couple featured on UK show Escape to the Country wants to move to this idyllic market town (or so it seems), and we can see why….
