Ludlow walking schemes | Shropshire Council

Mapping

Using the green button below, you can take a look at the map of the proposed new walking routes in Ludlow. The map will open in a new window in your browser, so you can readily cross-refer it with the table on this page listing the schemes. You can zoom in on the map using your browser zoom function if necessary. This function can be found from the menu in the top-right corner of your browser.

Ludlow walking schemes

Scheme details

Please note that further route-specific walking recommendations are covered in the Ludlow cycling proposals.

Key principle: Attractiveness and comfort
Strategic walking improvement recommendations: 1/ Improve the sense of welcome outside the railway station 2/ Increase width of footways along Corve Street by taking space from the wide carriageway

Key principle: Directness
Strategic walking improvement recommendations: 1/ Improve connection between the railway station and the town centre to make easier to navigate 2/ Increase crossing points along Corve Street and within the town centre, including dropped kerbs for disability access

Key principle: Safety
Strategic walking improvement recommendations: 1/ Extend the 20mph area in the town centre to merge with the one to the north, creating a town centre wide 20mph zone 2/ Provide continuous footways outside the railway station and crossings from the station towards the town centre 3/ Consideration of the closure of King Street to traffic. 4/ Consideration of the closure of the High Street to traffic (except for market access) either by signalising Bell Lane or using Silk Mill Lane and Bell Lane as an in/out for resident access. 5/ Convert the Ludlow Castle Street car park to an open community space and parking for market traders, reducing the traffic flow through the town centre.

Key principle: Coherence
Strategic walking improvement recommendations: 1/ Better signage required to the walkway to the centre (south of Tesco to Corve Street and via Galdeford car park) 2/ Improved signage and route-finding from the railway station towards the town centre