Summer Programme 2026

Saturday 11th April 2026 – All Saints Church, Claverley. Meet at 2.30pm at the main entrance of the church for a self-guided tour around this 13th century church, famous for its medieval wall paintings, often referred to as England’s Bayeux Tapestry. Also of interest is a Saxon font, alabaster slabs, 15th century roof, and the grave of a Battle of Waterloo veteran. Parking in the village is limited so please park at the Red Lion Public House and walk over to the church (20 metres). There is no cost to enter the church, but donations would be welcomed! Meet at 2.30pm at the main entrance of All Saints Church, Claverley, WV5 7DT

Saturday 9th May 2026 – Medieval Clun and Museum tour. Meet at the highest part of the castle at 2pm. Nigel Baker will lead the group around the castle and provide some fascinating insight into its construction and history. He will then walk the group into town, pointing out the borough defences and the borough’s original layout. The walk will conclude at the town museum for a look at its local history collection. There is no cost to enter the museum, but donations would be welcomed! (As the climb up the castle is quite steep, please could those who might not be able to manage it wait by the bowling green at the base of the castle and Nigel will meet you there once the group descends.) Please note: Do NOT park at the castle carpark – this is very small and intended just for castle visitors. Please park at the larger free carpark north of the town at the Memorial Hall and walk to castle (it is not far
and an easy walk). Here is the Google maps link to the Memorial Hall carpark: https://maps.app.goo.gl/MvR4BCaJ7N Meet at 2.00pm at the highest part of Clun Castle, Newport Street, Clun, SY7 8JT

Sunday 28th June 2026 – Death in Shrewsbury walk. A Two Nigels walk. Meet at 2.30pm at St Mary’s church where Nigel Baker and Nigel Hinton will lead the group. The tour will take in the four ancient minster/parish churches, three friaries, at least two non-parochial chapels with their cemeteries, the Non-Conformists with burial grounds and the ‘illicits’ – corpses found around town down the years! We expect the walk to take around 90 minutes and for those interested we will visit the King’s Head (Mardol) for a drink and a look at the 14th century wall painting afterwards. Adult themes! Meet at 2.30pm at St Mary’s Church, St Mary’s Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 1DX

Saturday 11th July 2026 – Offa’s Dyke, Knighton. We will meet at 2.00pm at the Offa’s Dyke Visitors Centre carpark on West Street, Knighton, Powys, LD7 1EN. We will first walk around the indoor display that provides a history of the dyke and how it was constructed. Guides from the Centre will be on hand to provide further background information and to answer questions. After this we will take a look at the small section of the Dyke immediately behind the centre. There is no cost to enter the visitor centre, but donations would be welcomed! After this, for those interested, we will drive to an extensive section of the Dyke close to the B4355 for a short walk along it accompanied by a guide from the Centre. (Here is the Google maps link for the carpark on the B4355 : https://maps.app.goo.gl/vhsmMQEZoCd8AcpW6, What3Words: relate.rivals.mermaids). Limited parking is available here so we might decide to car-pool before we leave Knighton. There are toilets and a tea-room at the Visitor Centre. Meet at 2.00pm at the carpark at the Offa’s Dyke Visitors Centre, West Street, Knighton, Powys, LD7 1EN.

Saturday 25th July 2026 – CBA West Midlands AGM. The Society has been asked by the Committee of CBA West Midlands to provide a location for their AGM this year, which will be on 25th July. We hope the venue will be the United Reformed Church. Further details will be provided in due course.


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