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“Ludlow is probably the loveliest town in England with its hill of Georgian houses ascending from the river Teme” – John Betjeman, 1943

Nestled on the edge of the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Beauty Ludlow is a Market Town renowned as a food and cultural gem. With a bustling community, Ludlow is jam-packed with events and festivals throughout the year including our famous Food Festival, the Annual Mayfair and Ludlow Fringe to name a few.

This small market town has a charm collated from the Medieval, Tudor and Georgian eras with just under 500 listed buildings. The cobbled streets are lined with a mix of independent shops, tasty eateries, sprinkled with high-street favourites, and an award-winning outdoor market.

• Ludlow Castle  – Walk through the Castle grounds and explore the ancient lodgings of kings, queens, princes, judges and the nobility – a glimpse into the lifestyle of medieval and Tudor society.
• Ludlow Market  – From local food and drink, artisan crafts, interior accessories, vintage finds and glassware. Enjoy regular markets on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday as well as specialist markets on various Thursdays and Sundays throughout the year.
• Ludlow Brewery  – Located in a restored Victorian railway shed, just 50m away from Ludlow station. Grab 20% off admission when travelling by train.
• Ludlow Assembly Rooms  – An arts and community venue with an exciting programme of events including film, theatre, music, talks, and comedy.
• Ludlow Museum and the Buttercross  – Let Ludlow’s historic heritage unfold before your eyes. Discover a wonderful selection of exhibits taking you through Ludlow’s rich history.
• Ludlow Farm shop  – A one-of-a-kind shopping environment where farming, passion for great food and retail come together to create an award-winning experience.
• Ludlow Distillery – Discover how they handcraft their premium spirits on one of their distillery tours or create your very own botanical gin in their Gin School. You can save 10% when you book online!

A weekend in Ludlow

Shopping – Ludlow is proud of its unique and wonderful selection of independent shops. With carefully sourced antique stores, charming boutiques, alluring homeware finds and irresistible delicatessens. It’s difficult to resist the magic of Ludlow’s independents.

Stretch your legs – Enjoy beautiful views of Ludlow with a variety of walks and hikes. From Whitcliffe and Breadwalk to a stroll through Ludlow Castle Gardens and The Millenium Green and not forgetting the Magnalonga (A food and drink walk of circa 8 miles in the Ludlow countryside), Ludlow has walks for all abilities.  Walking in and around Ludlow

See what Ludlow’s all about – Ludlow is notorious for having a jam-packed calendar of events. See what’s on and join us for our legendary food events, concerts at the Castle, Ludlow Races or Arts and Culture events.

Get a taste of Ludlow – Once described as a foodies heaven, a visit to Ludlow isn’t complete without a tasteful trip through the medieval streets. Enjoy delights from the Food and Craft and Local Produce Markets on various Thursdays and Sundays, sweet treats from local bakeries, and locally sourced dishes from quaint cafes and restaurants around every corner.

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Embark on a journey through Ludlow`s enchanting streets on a sunny Saturday market day! 🌞✨ Witness the lively atmosphere as local traders bring colors and flavors to the scene. Explore quaint independent shops, bask in the aromatic charm of cafes, and savor culinary delights at local restaurants. Ludlow`s picturesque streets are a canvas of culture waiting to be explored! 🛍️🍽️ Brilliant 🎥 IG @letsgoludlow

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For the uninitiated it can be a case of ‘where to start’? If food is your thing then  Ludlow  won’t disappoint; as Shropshire’s gastronomic capital the gourmet restaurants are supported by the numerous delis, restaurants, cafes and food markets, all serving quality local food and not forgetting the famous  Ludlow Food Festival .

Real ales fans  gravitate towards  Bishops Castle  as the place to be seen and with several micro breweries, including the famous Three Tuns and more pubs than a town this size should really have, it’s easy to see why.

Walkers will find that  Church Stretton  and  Craven Arms  provide a genuine welcome and an equally great springboard into the Shropshire Hills. Then there is  Clun , immortalised by A.E. Housman in his Shropshire Lad and  Cleobury Mortimer  with its amazing twisted spire.

Visit  Much Wenlock  and the museum to learn about the town’s history and sporting heritage, particularly the Olympic Games.

An explore through this website will give you the very best south Shropshire  accommodation ,  hotels ,  self catering cottages ,  B&Bs  and  inns ,  events  and festivals and plenty of entertaining things to do and see.

One thing is for sure about the  Shropshire Hills  – one visit will not be enough to take it all in!

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Visit Ludlow

Ludlow is a delightful small market town in south Shropshire, very near to the border with Wales. The townscape, based on the original medieval town plan, has fine examples of architecture from the Medieval, Tudor and Georgian periods. Foremost amoung these buildings are Ludlow Castle and the Parish Church of St Laurence.

As well as possessing a deep sense of history and links with the past , Ludlow is still very much a working town. A thriving town centre market takes place weekly on Mondays, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays each week with additional market on Thursdays and Sundays throughout the year (see the Calendar of Events for details) and a busy livestock market takes place year round on the outskirts of the town. The annual Festivals and May Fair are also great attractions. Ludlow has a wide variety of small independent retailers, where the traditions of good quality and friendly service still hold good. Many historic inns and taverns offer refreshment and accommodation, as well as numerous other restaurants, cafes, bed and breakfasts and holiday accommodation.

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Throughout the year Ludlow hosts many diverse events in and around the town centre.

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Welcome to the Ludlow Mascall Centre! Whether you are a repeat visitor or staying with us for the first time, the whole team would like to wish you a warm welcome.

This online Residents Guide is a replacement for the hard-copy information book that we used to provide in our guest rooms. It supplements the information card that you will find in your room and includes as much information as we think you will need to have for your visit. You can download  a PDF version to your smartphone or other electronic device that you will have with you during your stay. A hard copy of the guide is also in the residents lounge.

We have also replaced the paper guest registration form with an online registration form in order to make the check-in process more efficient. If you have not already filled it out and submitted it, please do so prior to your arrival at the Centre. One person in your party can complete the form on behalf of everybody else.

If there is anything else that you would like to know, please e-mail us or phone +44 (0)1584 873882. We constantly monitor and update how we operate, so do not hesitate to contact us via either of the aforementioned menthods if you have a suggestion for how to improve our service.

Thank you for choosing the Ludlow Mascall Centre: a unique place to meet, learn, celebrate, and stay. We hope you have a pleasant time here.

Tina Healy, Centre Director

Coming & Going Parking Bicycle & E-bikes Lift Housekeeping Wi-Fi Residents Kitchen, Dining Area, & Lounge Iron, Ironing Board, & Hair Dryer Smoking & Noise Climate Control Courtyard Garden Visitor Information Athena Greek Taverna & Cafe Breakfast Checking Out

Feedback Form Local Services      Emergency      What3Words      Automated External Defibrilator      Non-Emergency      Transportation      Health      Banks/ATMs      Post Office      Public Library      Supermarkets      Electric Vehicle Charging Points Fire Notice History of the Ludlow Mascall Centre

Coming & Going

Please use the Evening & Weekend Guest Reception entrance at all times. For your safety and that of our other guests, please lock the guest reception entrance door when you enter or leave the Centre. Your room key also locks/unlocks this door.

The key-code for the door at the top of the stairs that leads to the accommodation corridor is on your room key fob, as is the name of your room. The same code unlocks the door to the residents lounge and kitchen area.

There is no guest curfew, but please be mindful of other guests when returning to your room late at night and keep noise to a minimum.

As part of our online guest registration form, you need to provide the number plate details for all vehicles in your party. Once these details and the dates of your stay are on our parking monitoring system, you will not need to re-register. The car park is accessible 24 hours a day. All vehicles are parked at the vehicle owner’s risk. Please park only in marked spaces. On the day of your departure, you can leave your vehicle in the car park until 5pm should you wish to spend some more time in Ludlow.

Bicycles & E-bikes

If you would like to make use of our secure bicycle storage area during your stay, please let us know in advance so that we can have a key ready for you. The storage area is accessible 24 hours a day. All bicycles are stored at the bicycle owner's risk.

There is an outlet in the courtyard garden (to the left of the glass entrance door) where you can charge your e-bike or e-bike battery. In the interest of everyone's safety, do not charge bikes or batteries inside the building. All charging is done at the e-bike owner's risk.

All of our guest rooms are on the first floor and accessible by lift, which is key-operated. The key is kept in the lift, please do not remove it. We ask that you use the hand sanitising stations before using the lift. 

Housekeeping

The housekeeping team will not enter your room during your stay. If you have specific requests, you can contact a member of staff on +44 (0)1584 873882 (weekdays) or +44 (0)7740 029344. At the bottom of the stairs leading up to the guest rooms you will find extra toilet rolls, towels, and cleaning materials, if needed. Extra tea, coffee, milk, and sugar can be found in the residents kitchen.

There is free Wi-Fi throughout the Centre. Network Name: Ludlow_Mascall_Centre Password: LMCWiFiKey

Residents Kitchen, Dining Area, & Lounge

There is a fully equipped kitchen (including a tumble dryer), a dining area, and a residents lounge on the ground floor. You will need the code on the back of your key fob to access this area. As this space is shared among all guests, please be considerate of others and leave it as you would like to find it.

Iron, Ironing Board, & Hair Dryer

You will find an iron, ironing board, and hair-dryer at the bottom of the stairs going up to the guest rooms. Please return these items when you have finished using them so that other guests may use them.

Smoking & Noise

Smoking and vaping are not permitted anywhere in the Centre nor in any of the exterior doorways. You can smoke and vape in the courtyard garden, but please be considerate of other guests who are out there at the same time. Anyone found to be smoking or vaping indoors will be asked to leave.

Please be respectful of other guests and keep noise to a minimum, especially if returning to your room late at night or departing early in the morning.

Climate Control

All of our rooms have oscillating fans, thermostatically controlled radiators, and opening windows. Because the rooms can get hot in the summer, we recommend that you draw the curtains when you go out for the day.

Courtyard Garden

You are welcome to enjoy the courtyard garden, but we ask you to be respectful of our other guests and neighbours.

Visitor Information

Ludlow’s Visitor Information Centre is located in Ludlow Assembly Rooms (Market Square, Ludlow, SY8 1AZ; Tel: +44 (0)1584 813705).

Useful websites listing places to eat, things to do, and other local information:

The Ludlow Guide, www.theludlowguide.co.uk

The Ludlow Website, www.ludlow.org.uk

Let’s Go Ludlow, www.letsgoludlow.com

Visit Shropshire, www.visitshropshire.co.uk

Our staff are also happy to give you recommendations and advice.

Athena Greek Taverna and Cafe

Athena Taverna, located at the Mascall Centre, serves delicious Continental and traditional English breakfasts and authentic Greek dishes for lunch, lite bites, and evening meals. Everything is home-made using a mix of local and Greek ingredients. They are open Tuesday through Saturday, as well as on Mondays during busier times of the year. Breakfasts must be pre-ordered and we recommend you book ahead for lunch or dinner. All bookings and pre-orders can be made by calling +44 (0)1584 875023 or +44 (0)7769 505837 or e-mailing [email protected] .

In addition to Athena Taverna (above), there are a number of places in Ludlow serving breakfast. We recommend that you either phone ahead or check the social media sites of any place where you wish to eat regarding their opening hours or if reservations are necessary.

Checking Out

Please vacate your room by 10am on the final day of your stay. You are, however, welcome to leave your vehicle in our car park until 5pm. On leaving please open your windows to ventilate your room. Keys (including bicycle storage keys) must be deposited in the box outside the entrance to the accommodation corridor on the first floor in order to limit person-to-person contact. Any lost key will result in a £30 charge.

We apologise but we are unable to provide a left luggage facility at this time.

Feedback Form

On the last day of your stay, we will e-mail you with a link to our online feedback form. We would greatly appreciate it if you would fill it out. It is anonymous and will help us to evaluate our service and make improvements where needed. If, however, there is something you wish to discuss during your stay, do not hesitate to contact us .

Local Services

Tel: 999 or 112 (Police, Fire, and Ambulance Services)

What3words divides the world into three-metre squares and gives each one a unique three-word address in order for people to be easily found in emergencies. The locator for the courtyard entrance is custard.templates.dean .

AED (automated external defibrillator)

There is an AED on the exterior of the building, to the left as you enter the car park and past Athena Taverna. The emergency services will provide you with the access details for the AED box. The W hat3words locator for the AED is trespass.shuffle.leopard .

Non-emergency

Tel: 101 (Police Service only) Tel: 111 (National Health Service only)

Transportation

To ensure you have a taxi when needed, we recommend booking one in advance. Annette’s Taxis: +44 (0)1584 878787 Teaky’s Taxis: +44 (0)1584 879478 Wolfcar Private Hire: +44 (0)1584 856690 National Rail Enquiries: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/ Traveline Midlands (buses and trains): http://www.travelinemidlands.co.uk

Portcullis Surgery Portcullis Lane, Ludlow, SY8 1GT Tel: +44 (0)1584 872939

Station Drive Surgery Station Drive, Ludlow, SY8 2AB Tel: +44 (0)1584 872461

Ludlow Community Hospital and Minor Injuries Unit Gravel Hill, Ludlow, SY8 1QX Tel: +44 (0)1584 872201

Boots 34 Bull Ring, Ludlow, SY8 1AA Tel: +44 (0)1584 872548

Lunt's Pharmacy 116-119 Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, SY8 1RU Tel: +44 (0)1584 872230

Lloyds 16 Broad Street, Ludlow, SY8 1NQ Tel: 0845 3000 000

Nationwide Building Society 2 Bull Ring, Ludlow, SY8 1AD Tel: 0845 266 1293

NatWest 15 Bull Ring, Ludlow, SY8 1AG Tel: 0845 301 9765

There are ATMs outside of the One Stop Shop on Tower Street and Tesco.

Post Office

9 Tower Street (inside the One Stop Shop), Ludlow, SY8 1RL Tel: +44 (0)1584 872356

Ludlow Public Library

7-9 Parkway, Ludlow, SY8 2PG Tel: +44 (0)1743 250510

Supermarkets

Aldi Station Drive, Ludlow, SY8 1DA

Co-Op Foldgate Lane, Ludlow, SY8 1LS

Sainsbury's Duncow Road, Rocks Green, Ludlow, SY8 2EY

Spar 1 Castle Street, Ludlow, SY8 1AS

Tesco Station Drive, Ludlow, SY8 2PQ

Electric Vehicle Charging Points The closest EVPs to the Centre are located on the top level of the Upper Galdeford Car Park (postcode SY8 1QF), at The Squirrel pub (postcode SY8 1LP), and on Mill Street (postcode SY8 1BG).

Fire Notice

Residential groups must identify a responsible person within their group to act as a Fire Marshall.

On discovering a fire

Operate the nearest FIRE ALARM. CALL THE FIRE BRIGADE ON 999.

On hearing the fire alarm

During the day:

Make your way to the nearest safe exit and go to the ASSEMBLY POINT, shutting all doors and windows as you go.

During the evening:

Put on a dressing gown or coat, and shoes. Do not stop to dress fully. Wake up the other people in your room. Make your way to the nearest safe exit and go to the ASSEMBLY POINT, shutting all doors and windows as you go.

The ASSEMBLY POINT is at the front of the Centre, to the right of the main gate as you face the road (NOT under the horse chestnut tree).

At all times

ACT QUIETLY. DO NOT STOP to collect personal belongings. WALK, do not run. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PASS OTHERS on your way to the Assembly Point. DO NOT RETURN TO THE BUILDING until permission is given.

History of the Mascall Centre

The Ludlow Mascall Centre is a formally registered educational charity overseen by a board of trustees and managed on a day-to-day basis by a full-time director with the support of five part-time staff.

The oldest part of the Centre was opened in 1857 as Ludlow National School. It was designed by Thomas Nicholson, the architect of the Diocese of Hereford, to accommodate 500 pupils (150 boys, 150 girls and 200 infants). In 1930 it became Lower Galdeford Senior School. Around 1978, the school was taken over by the Diocese of Hereford and later renamed the Bishop Mascall Centre with an ethos of learning for everyone in the community.

The residential wing opened in 1982 and the Fletcher Wing, which is where our main entrance and reception area are located, opened five years later. Our residential wing has undergone many changes, including the creation of the all en-suite guest accommodation on the first floor and housing for Keele University medical students doing placements at local GP surgeries on the ground floor. The Keele partnership, which gives students experience in the practice of rural medicine, is the only project of its kind in Europe.

Although we still carry the name of Robert Mascall, a medieval Carmelite friar who was born in Ludlow and served as the Bishop of Hereford from 1404 until his death in 1416, the Centre no longer belongs to the Church of England. The Diocese of Hereford, however, remains a frequent user of our facilities and we are home to one of its resource centres. We have five rooms of different sizes ideal for training sessions, meetings, residential courses, and celebratory events. Three of these rooms are also licensed for weddings. In 2022 we remodelled and expanded our co-working space and launched WorkPlace, a co-working community with a variety of workspaces. The same year we opened an art gallery, featuring changing exhibitions by local artists.

All combined, the Mascall Centre is a unique place to meet, learn, celebrate, and stay in the heart of Ludlow.

The information in this guide was correct at the time of publication. You should check with the individual establishments for current services offered and opening hours, as businesses may need to temporarily adjust their hours at short notice. If you find missing or incorrect information or think that there’s something we need to add, please e-mail it to [email protected] .

Revised April 2024

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15 Best Things to Do in Ludlow (Shropshire, England)

A historic market town, Ludlow is crowned by a Medieval castle once home to Tudor monarchs.

The town is on high ground on the east bank of the River Teme, and along with its castle has one of the loveliest parish churches in England.

In Medieval times Ludlow was on the Welsh Marches, and much of this border region was marshalled by the Mortimers, who were some of the most powerful figures in England at the time.

In the countryside you can follow in their footsteps on the Mortimer trail and explore their former hunting ground.

Ludlow itself is uncommonly pretty, with more than 500 listed buildings, many in Tudor and Georgian styles and housing local shops like bakeries, bookstores and tearooms.

Let’s explore the best things to do in Ludlow :

1. Ludlow Castle

Roosted on a promontory over the River Teme, Ludlow Castle was founded by the Normans but reached the height of its powers in the 14th and 15th centuries under the Mortimers.

These “Marcher Lords” controlled a big chunk of the Welsh borders and wielded huge wealth.

After the Wars of the Roses in the 15th century Ludlow Castle became a royal property – Prince Arthur would die here in 1502, while Mary Tudor later spent three winters at the house.

The castle was vacated at the end of the 17th century and slowly became a ruin.

A whole spectrum of architecture remains, from Norman to Medieval and Tudor.

Passing through the outer bailey you have to cross a moat to reach the substantial shell of the keep and great hall.

In summer, as part of Ludlow’s Arts Festival there are open air performances of John Milton’s Comus, which was premiered at Ludlow Castle’s great hall in 1634.

2. St Laurence’s Church

As Ludlow’s wool trade prospered in the 15th century the parish church was given an expensive makeover.

Mostly in the Perpendicular Gothic style, St Laurence’s is Shropshire’s largest parish church and has decoration and fittings of a quality you’d normally expect from a cathedral.

This is clear in the 28 15th-century misericords in the choir, carved from oak and depicting characters like a Green Man, a mermaid and an ale-wife being dragged off to hell by demons.

Some have royal imagery, like a gorged and chained antelope, which was the badge of Henry VI who reigned in this period.

Also in the chancel are intricate monuments for members of the Council of the Marches (1400s-1600s). Check out the east window here, as well as another depicting the Ten Commandments, and showing six of them being broken!

3. Castle Square

The oldest and highest part of Ludlow, Castle Square is the scene of the town’s market, which we’ll talk about in more detail later.

Even when the market isn’t trading, Castle Square is Ludlow’s commercial soul, with just a couple of chain stores, and many more local shops like an antique bookseller, a bakery and a design shop, in between a few pubs and eateries.

On the west side are the Assembly Rooms, dating to 1840 and now used as an arts and community centre.

Also on the west end is an imposing Georgian townhouse, built in 1770 and used by the Ludlow Girls’ High School since 1910.

4. Castle Lodge

A monument we haven’t mentioned on Castle Square is the marvellous Castle Lodge, dating from the start of the 13th century.

The house was reworked at the end of the 16th century, when the distinctive timber framing on the upper storey was completed.

Earlier, Catherine of Aragon had lived at Castle Lodge (as well as the castle itself) when she was married to Prince Arthur, older brother of Henry VIII. At the time this post was written in 2018, the house was still in private hands as the home of an older man.

Castle Lodge is like a miniature Hampton Court Palace, and a time capsule of Tudor interior design.

For a small few (£3) you can go in to see the amazing wood panelling, plasterwork, Tudor fireplaces, stained glass windows and climb the creaking wooden stairs.

5. Stokesay Castle

A half-day out in the Shropshire Hills, Stokesay Castle is one of the best-preserved Medieval fortified manor houses in the country.

This fine residence was ordered in the 13th century by Laurence of Ludlow, another of the most affluent men in England at the time.

Stokesay Castle has survived so well as it was only partially damaged in the Civil War (when nearly all English castles were torn down), and the resident Baldwyn family were able to carry on living here.

The castle is maintained by English Heritage and has a magnificent Great Hall, with mesmerising views of the Shropshire countryside through its gable windows.

In the Solar (private apartment block) there’s delicate 17th-century carved panelling over the fireplace, while the gatehouse from the same time has carvings of a dragon, Adam and Eve and an angel in its frame.

The North Tower is also unmisable for its Medieval tiles floor and remnant of a fresco.

6. Acton Scott Historic Working Farm

Open in spring and summer, this living museum is a window on agricultural life in Shropshire at the turn of the 19th century.

Back then, burly shire horses were required for heavy duty tasks, in place of modern tractors.

As a working farm, the choice of activities at Acton Scott changes with the season.

Spring is a fine time to come, as you can bottle feed lambs, hold newly hatched chicks and collect eggs.

At various times of the year there are demonstrations of old-time skills like ploughing, sowing, harvesting, butter churning, milking, brick-making, forging and wheel-making, some of which you can take part in.

Kids meanwhile will adore the farm’s cows, sheep, poultry, donkeys and pygmy goat.

7. Ludlow Museum

At the very top of Broad Street is the Buttercross, built in the 1740s at the highest point of the Medieval town where the High Cross used to stand.

This grand Palladian building used to host the town council and is now the Ludlow Museum, dipping into the Ludlow and Bromfield area’s archaeology and natural history.

Be sure to see the Bitterley Hoard, a Civil War-period stash of silver coins, minted between the 16th and 17th centuries.

You’ll also Bronze Age urns and axes, a decorative Anglo-Saxon sword pommel and ring, and an assortment of fossils discovered in the local limestone.

8. Broad Street

North to south through the centre of Ludlow, Broad Street wends its way down to Broad Gate on the town’s wall.

The 20th-century architecture historian Sir Nikolaus Pevsner described Broad Street as “one of the most memorable streets in England”. Standing in front of the Buttercross and looking down the street, Broad Gate is impressive against the wooded hillside across the Teme.

That gatehouse is a regal private home with a mixture of 13th-century defences and Romantic 19th-century additions.

All down Broad Street there are historic properties that are either private residences or independent shops.

Many of the facades are half-timbered, particularly the fabulous row near the top of the hill, which hangs over the pavement.

9. Mortimer Forest

Southwest of Ludlow is a big tract of ancient woodland straddling the Shropshire and Herefordshire border and owned by the Forestry Commission.

In Medieval times this was a hunting forest owned by the Mortimers who resided at Ludlow Castle.

The Forestry Commission installed picnic tables and laid out signposted walking trails.

Walkers in good shape can tackle the Vinnalls Loop, which ascends High Vinnalls, one of the tallest hills around Ludlow, at 248 metres.

The Mortimer Forest has interesting geology, with limestone dating back 400 million years.

You may turn up a fossil of a trilobite or coral from the Silurian Period when this place was deep underwater.

10. Mortimer Trail

If you really want to turn your trip into an adventure you can hike the Mortimer Trail, a 30-mile footpath through the Welsh Marches.

The route crosses the Arrow, Lugg and Teme valleys for some challenging climbs, and leads you over a series of limestone ridges and hills.

You’ll venture through gentle pasture and dense forest, and there’s history to keep you enthralled.

Croft Ambrey is an Iron Age hill fort, while there’s an august National Trust property at Croft Castle.

By the village of Aymestrey you’ll enter the Puckhouse Wood, long believed to be inhabited by pucks (a mischievous wood sprite).

11. Ludlow Market

Castle Square is a suitably historic location for the town’s market, which has been trading on this very site since the 1100s.

The award-winning Ludlow Market is run by the town council and takes place on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays all year round.

What may strike you is the quality of the wares sold at these stalls, be it fruit and vegetables, handmade pies, wine produced nearby on the Clee Hills, fashion, furniture, fabrics, wool, books or jewellery.

There’s a farmers’ market on the second and fourth Thursday of the month and a “Made in Shropshire” craft market, normally on the first Saturday of the month.

12. Ludlow Millennium Green

Ludlow Castle is defended by a deep gorge on the River Teme, which makes the town all the more beautiful, but means that it can be tricky to get down to the river itself.

Ludlow Millennium Green is one of the few open spaces on the town side of the river, and sits just beneath the castle ruins.

People come to these lawns for picnics, lingering over the views across to the historic Dinham Bridge and the high west riverbank.

On hot days you can even take a dip in the river.

The Mill on the Green is on the site of a Medieval corn mill, which eventually became the Ludlow Electric Light Company in the early 1900s.

After closing, the mill was turned into a cafe, but its hydroelectric waterwheel continues to function, providing most of the energy for the cafe.

13. Whitcliffe Common

The steep wooded slopes on the west bank of the Teme are protected as a nature reserve and have a satisfying view of the castle before the Clee Hills.

This 53-acre common is threaded with walking trails and stone steps, and has benches where you can catch your breath and soak up the scenery.

By the water, the Bread Walk was first laid out in 1850 and will guide you past ferns, rugged cliffs and a waterfall.

The route is known as the “Bread Walk” because workers on the route were apparently paid with bread to prevent them spending their wages in pubs on the way home.

14. Clee Hills

Northeast of Ludlow are the powerful outlines of Shropshire’s tallest hills.

The closest of the Clee Hills to Ludlow is Titterstone Clee Hill (533 m), five miles south of Brown Clee Hill (540 m), the tallest in the county.

Both hills were mined for coal for hundreds of years, while the remnants of dolorite quarries pock the landscape on Brown Clee Hill.

The hills are laid with heather moor and wildflower meadows, and even grow vines in places.

Those industrial vestiges also add some mystery to the terrain to go with the astounding views.

To the west you can see as far as Snowdonia in Wales, while on clear days you can even make out Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton, 30 miles to the northeast.

15. Medieval Christmas Fayre

At the end of November Ludlow Castle is the appropriate setting for a two-day fair with a Medieval theme.

Set against the 13th-century keep is the Castle Garden Stage, for choreographed fighting knights and storytellers, while the Market Place Stage has comedy, pantomime and Medieval-style bands.

Roamed by jesters and jugglers, that market boasts more than 100 stalls, offering all manner of handmade seasonal gifts and food and drink.

Visitors are invited to join in the fun at workshops for juggling, sword-fighting and archery.

15 Best Things to Do in Ludlow (Shropshire, England):

• Ludlow Castle
• St Laurence's Church
• Castle Square
• Castle Lodge
• Stokesay Castle
• Acton Scott Historic Working Farm
• Ludlow Museum
• Broad Street
• Mortimer Forest
• Mortimer Trail
• Ludlow Market
• Ludlow Millennium Green
• Whitcliffe Common
• Medieval Christmas Fayre

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5 under the radar places to visit when you come to Ludlow

5 under the radar places to visit when you come to ludlow..

So, you’ve booked your staycation for the summer and you’re already ahead of the game because you’ve decided to come to South Shropshire (sshhhh…don’t tell anyone else how awesome it is, or they’ll all want to come). You’ve scoured the Ludlow Guide website, you’ve checked the articles on TripAdvisor and the like, and you know about all the top-rated things to do and places to go in Ludlow.

But you aren’t *just* a ‘top-rated attractions’ type visitor, are you? You want to find places that only the people who are in the know….well, know about.  You want to be able to say airily, as you show off your snaps of the BEST STAYCATION EVER...

“Oh yes, of course, everyone goes to see the Castle, and we loved it – so much history, you know, but then we found this little place which no-one else seemed to know about – just locals there,”

...and then congratulate yourself as your friends oooh and ahhh at your insider knowledge (and Insta-worthy pics).

Traveller, this is the article for you! We have hit up the most insider-y of Ludlow insiders and finagled from them their top five under the radar places to see when you come to stay in Ludlow!

Mate…we have an awesome brewery.

“A little bit of beer is divine medicine.”

So said Paracelsus, a Greek Doctor (and he lived a long time ago so it must be true…)

One of Ludlow’s best-kept secrets is its brewery. Coming by train? Even better – it’s practically in the station (that may be a bit of an exaggeration – it’s actually housed in one of the old Victorian railway sheds). 

Not only is the beer divine, but the venue itself is simply beautiful – a shed it may have been, but it’s been restored lovingly and it’s a fantastic combination of modern-meets-Victoriana. They’ll even give you a scotch egg (locally made, obvs) to go with your pint, just in case Boris is asking.  

Locals love this place, and you’ll find a real cross-section of folks hanging out on the terrace (perhaps enjoying the live music they often have on). Husbands waiting while the wives canter round Aldi; trainspotters looking for…well, trains; bearded ale drinkers drinking some of the finest (award-winning) ale available in Shropshire.  

Defo one for the bucket list.

Titterstone Clee is not just a funny name.

I mean…it’s a really funny name and there are some nice schoolboy jokes to be made about the size of Shropshire’s Titterstones, but that’s not why this has made the list (or at least, it’s not the *only* reason why). 

Clee Hill isn’t *quite* the tallest hill on the block (that honor goes to its neighbour, Brown Clee) but the view from the top is absolutely unrivalled, and different every day.  Seriously, if you drove up there every day during your stay you’d get a different, but equally glorious view.  

Ancient folk thought it was pretty darned good too, and Titterstone Clee (*schoolboy smirk*) is one of only a few hills in England to show up on the Mappa Mundi (which you can go and visit in Hereford, just to check). 

There are some GLORIOUS walks along the hill – some possibly a little windy for smaller people – and, as well as the current iteration (which is still happily churning out…well, stones, I guess) there is an abandoned Victorian quarry at the summit, where you can take some urban looking shots of the graffiti (some of it really rather lovely) which keeps turning up on it. The quarry boasts some of the first ferroconcrete construction in the U.K., so that’s something for all you concrete fanciers out there.  Ahem.  

It’s worth noting that there has been mining on the summit for hundreds (probably thousands) of years as well as the quarrying, and that’s another good reason to avoid it with very small people – there are a reasonable number of drops and plummets to scare the bejesus out of any parent (but hey, maybe that’s your thing).

There’s a soap opera playing out on the river

So, there’s a river that runs through Ludlow, and on that river is a LOT of wildlife. Seriously, it’s a haven. If you want a good glimpse of what’s down by the river, try following @stevesankey on Instagram – he’s a local wildlife photographer and has captured some enviable shots of otters, kingfishers and plenty more.

But the thing that’s got all the locals talking this year is the swans.  There has been a pair of swans on the Teme for some years now – they are something of an institution, and many is the local who pops down to CSONS for a cinnamon bun (holy god those cinnamon buns…) and a peep to see if the swans are out.  Last year they produced a lovely…litter? Bunch? Nope, we don’t know the collective noun for them, but they had some babies, and for a while everyone was very happily sitting down by the Teme, growing fatter (darn those cinnamon buns) and cooing over the lovely little cygnets.  

In late summer, however, the female swan disappeared, and wasn’t seen for quite some time.  As it turns out, in a style worthy of Eastenders, an unknown pillock had shot her which is very sad but more common than you’d suppose. What has been lovely is to see, though, is that Dad is still bringing the cygnets along the Teme (presumably to hoover up cinnamon bun crumbs).  Shout out to all the single dads out there – and especially Ludlow’s single dad swan. It’s been a silver lining to an otherwise sad story.

Long story short – CSONS has amazing cinnamon buns, and there is some lovely wildlife to look at while you eat them.  Cinnamon buns.  Don’t shoot swans.

Bet you’ve never been on the Magnalonga before!

Nope – we don’t know what one is either, but when you live in Ludlow it’s associated with one thing, and one thing only – a massive great walk with loads of food.  Frankly, for this writer, putting pit stops along an eight mile walk is about the only way you could persuade her to partake in it in the first place, and as such it is a GENIUS idea.  

Brought to you by the same folk who do the Ludlow Food Festival , the Magnalonga is like its baby cousin.  You do a walk, so you get to feel virtuous, and Hannah (who’s a local and in charge of the whole thing) curates the whole thing, so you KNOW you’re going to get a nice one where you’ll see lots of lovely sights. It’s designed to show you the best views surrounding Ludlow, so you’ll get to see some fantastic glimpses and gorgeous vistas.  

During the journey, you get to make pit stops for refreshment.  This consists of some frankly bloody lovely local food, washed down with local drinks.  It’s all very…local.  It’s fun, you get to make loads of new friends who all like walking and eating stuff just as much as you.  What’s not to love?

Feel like golfing on a racecourse? Ludlow’s your town!

I know, I know, golf is one of those activities that is a bit of a divider – either your ears have pricked up, your mouth has started to water and you’re already Googling it, or you’ve rolled your eyes and written it off, but as someone who would ordinarily roll her eyes, hear me out.  

Yes, there is a golf course.  You can, indeed, play golf there.  But it is GORGEOUS. It’s on the Ludlow Racecourse, which is beautiful and historical in itself (there’s also a train track and level crossing that runs through it) but ALSO it’s within striking distance of the amazing Ludlow Farm Shop.  

So, if like me, watching people golf makes you want to cover yourself in honey and go and sit on an ant’s nest, leave your beloved playing, and shoot on over there.  

It has a beautiful garden centre, a pub (and it’s a REALLY nice one, not an old man one), a café and (obvs) a Farm Shop.  All brimming with produce that is locally produced on the Oakley Estate, of which this centre is part. You can go for a walk and see the priory at Brimfield (it takes 5 minutes to get there which even I can manage) and reward yourself with a coffee and a homemade cake.  AND there’s a playground, so even the small people are catered for.  Bosh.

So, there you have it. Ludlow has some amazing attractions, and many of them are rightly famous. The Castle is incredible, the Food Festival is the original and the best, and the mix of ancient, medieval and Georgian means that Ludlow is a feast for the eyes in whichever direction you look. Sometimes, though, you want to see the side of Ludlow that only the locals know about.  So don’t tell them I told you, yeah?

Article written by Katie Stone PA

Published by Ludlow Guide on 12 th / March / 21

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The 9 Very Best Things to Do in Ludlow, Shropshire

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Nestled in the glorious Shropshire countryside, you’ll find the small but impressive town of Ludlow. Undoubtedly, it’s one of Shropshire’s best towns , with a rich medieval history and beautiful architecture. Ludlow is famed for its castle and the Ludlow Food and Drink Festival.

And if that isn’t enough to tempt you, there are a ton of other things to do in Ludlow, the jewel of the Welsh Marches.

Oddly, Ludlow is located in an imprecisely defined area known as the Welsh Marches, which is along the border of England and Wales. However, Ludlow isn’t located in Wales (it’s in England!).

Things to Do in Ludlow

A visit to Shropshire wouldn’t be complete without a wander around little Ludlow. And if you’re looking for other places to visit in Shropshire , read our post about Shrewsbury , Ironbridge and Bridgnorth – three other fantastic towns to see in this beautiful county.

1 | Take a Brewery Tour

If you’ve been with us for a while, you’ll know we love a good beer! That’s why a brewery tour is first on our list of things to do in Ludlow.

Because thankfully, Ludlow is home to a brilliant little brewery known as the Ludlow Brewing Company.

Housed in a former railway building built in 1857 are a few brewing vats that produce their delicious range of beers, from the classic Ludlow Gold to the beautiful Black Knight.

The tour is one of the smallest we’ve ever been on, but it wasn’t lacking in information, interest or the tasters, which – let’s face it – is what you’re really there for, right? Ha!

Inside the Ludlow Brewing Company building, you’ll also find a bar open daily to the public.

So, even if you don’t fancy a brewery tour but just a beer, it’s a great spot to enjoy some of Shropshire’s finest beers in relaxed surroundings.

• Tours are £10 per head.
• Walk-ins are accepted, but you’re better off booking to secure your place. You can do that by visiting the Ludlow Brewing Company website .

2 | Visit Ludlow Castle

An absolute must-do in Ludlow is to visit Ludlow Castle. Built in the late 10th century to hold back unconquered Wales, it sits high above the River Teme and is one of the best-preserved medieval castles in England and the town’s most famous landmark.

Take a walk around the castle and have a glimpse of life in medieval society.

Ludlow Castle is also home to the famous annual Ludlow Food Festival, which usually happens in September.

It just so happens Ludlow Food Festival was the UK’s first food festival, launched back in 1995, which celebrates local producers from the Welsh Marches region and attracts some of the top names from the culinary world.

• Ludlow Castle is open seven days a week,10 am to 4 pm, except for Christmas Day and December & January weekdays.

3 | Walk Down Broad Street

We love walking and find that the best way to see a place and really get to know it is by wandering on foot. Although Ludlow isn’t a huge town, it’s full of a few beautiful streets, of which Broad Street is the nicest of them all.

Sir Nikolaus Pevsner, an art and architectural historian, crowned Broad Street as “one of the most memorable in England.”

Broad Street has a combination of shops and residential properties, and part way down, you’ll find The Broad Gate – a medieval fortified 13th armoured gatehouse.

4 | Visit Castle Square & Ludlow Market

Castle Square is the beating heart of Ludlow. You’ll find it surrounded by a castle, beautiful architecture, shops, and cafes, and it’s home to the traditional open-air market.

Markets have been held in Ludlow since the 12th century, and today’s market runs every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday throughout the year.

A visit to Ludlow wouldn’t be complete without a visit to Castle Square.

5 | Walk Up Whitcliffe Common

To get off the beaten track in Ludlow, head up Whitcliffe Common. It’s on the opposite side of the River Teme, but once you’re at the top, you’ll get a fantastic view of Ludlow.

We recommend walking from Castle Square, down past Ludlow Castle, across Dinham Bridge, up Whitcliffe Common, down the hill and across Ludford Bridge, up Lower and Broad Street, and back to Castle Square.

It’s a short but interesting loop that will allow you to see the best of Ludlow.

6 | Visit Ludlow Museum

Ludlow Museum is housed in the impressive Butter Cross building, located at the top of Broad Street. It’s home to a small but rich array of information and items surrounding Ludlow’s long history.

It would be easy to miss Ludlow Museum – you’ll find the entrance tucked down Church Street, behind the Butter Cross building.

• Entry to Ludlow Museum costs £1 for adults and 50p for children (under 5s go free!).
• The museum is open every week on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 10 am – 4 pm.

7 | Visit St Laurence Church

Nicknamed ‘The Cathedral of the Marches’, St Laurence Church is the largest parish church in Shropshire and one of the largest in England.

Inside, there are a ton of wonders and treasures to look at, including the impressive stained-glass windows. You can also climb the 201 steps to the top of the tower for some epic views over Ludlow and Shropshire.

There’s a fee to climb the tower – £5 for adults and £3 for children (who must be eight years and older). St Laurence Church even has its own cafe, The Icon Coffee Shop, which sells a range of cakes, pastries and savoury items.

8 | Go Shopping

Ludlow is a great place to go shopping. It has an extensive range of independent retail, plus a few chain brands, such as FatFace and Crew Clothing.

But whatever you’re after, there’s a bit of something to suit everyone in Ludlow.

If wine is your tipple, head to Bentley’s Wine Merchants on Castle Square for some of the best and best-value wines from around the world.

And don’t forget to pop into Holloway’s Period House Shop on Corve Street. It’s a treasure trove of mesmerising interior stuff for your pad, plus the shop has a fascinating history as a former garage and stable.

9 | Take a Ludlow Town Tour

The last thing on our list of things to do in Ludlow is to take a town tour. If you’d like to know more about Ludlow’s history and some of its characters from the past, look no further than a Ludlow Town Tour.

Guided town tours of medieval Ludlow have been going on for over 40 years. They are run by the Ludlow Historical Research Group and tell you about life in Ludlow and its history over the centuries, along with some ‘gossip’ about some of the characters who have lived in the town.

All proceeds from the Ludlow Town Tour go towards the Visitor Information Centre and support historical research.

• Tours cost £5 per head (under 16s are free!) – turn up at 2.30 pm at the cannon outside Ludlow Castle to get your fill of Ludlow history!
• Ludlow Town Tours last approximately 90 minutes and are available on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays from April to October. In July, August and September, they also run every weekday. Exceptions are the Ludlow Food Festival and May Fair Weekends.

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Triple shooting in Center City ends violent weekend in Philly

Three people were wounded in a shooting Sunday night in Center City Philadelphia.

At approximately 11:30 p.m., Philadelphia Police were called to 11th Street near Ludlow, and found three gunshot victims at the scene, according to authorities.

A 53-year-old female suffered a gunshot wound to her right leg, and a 22-year-old male suffered a gunshot wound to his right arm. Both were transported to Jefferson University Hospital, and placed in stable condition, according to authorities.

A 42-year-old female was located on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to her right arm and pelvis. She is in critical but stable condition, according to police.

The scene was held, no weapon was recovered and no arrests have been made at this time.

Anyone with information is asked to call or text police at 215-686-TIPS (8477).

The incident caps off a violent weekend in Philadelphia, where 2 people were killed and at least 9 wounded in gunfire across the city, including a quadruple shooting in West Philadelphia.

There have been 109 homicides in Philadelphia in 2024, down 38% compared to the same date in 2023, according to PPD data .

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Woman visiting from Canada among 3 innocent bystanders shot in Center City Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A woman visiting from Canada is among three innocent bystanders who were shot in Philadelphia's Center City section Sunday.

The shooting happened at 11th and Ludlow streets around 11:30 p.m., according to police. The area isn't far from Jefferson Hospital and the Fashion District.

Investigators said at least four shots were fired from a 9mm gun.

Police said a 22-year-old man was shot twice in the arm, a 53-year-old woman was hit in the knee, and a 42-year-old woman was shot in the pelvis and arm.

"There was some type of argument or dispute that happened out here; however, we're getting conflicting information on the description of any shooters," said Captain Anthony Ganard with Philadelphia police.

All three victims were rushed a couple of blocks away to Jefferson Hospital. The woman who was shot twice was initially listed in critical condition but has since been stabilized.

Action News has learned the 53-year-old victim is visiting from Canada, according to police. She is listed in stable condition.

The man who was shot is also listed in stable condition.

"I believe two of the individuals who were shot were maybe just people who were walking by. So whoever shot, didn't even appear they hit the person they were trying to shoot," noted Commissioner Kevin Bethel with Philadelphia police.

There was a Pride event in the area several hours before the shooting, but police say the two events do not appear to be connected.

"Nothing, absolutely zero to do with Pride," Bethel said.

Now, tourists visiting the city are growing wary.

"What I think is that people are hurting and they need to address poverty from the base level. The root level of what is really going on," noted Stacey Thomas from Baltimore, Maryland.

Residents voiced the same concerns.

"I mean, not really shocking, it's just the gun violence," said Lena Gamble, of West Philadelphia. "People have guns and don't have licenses, and they just let anybody get guns and that's the problem."

However, people who frequent the busy area told Action News they don't often hear of shootings there.

"Yeah, that's very rare. I don't know if it's from celebrations last night. I don't know," said Michael Dillard, of West Philadelphia.

Business owners in the area told Action News that this shooting has caused concerns over their safety.

"I've been at this location for five years, but I've been down the street for 15 years," noted Eric Razon with E.R. Diamonds.

Razon's business is two doors down from the latest crime scene.

"It's one of those things where you know it's potentially going to happen near you or in your area," he said. "We've seen it come up slowly to the Business District of Philadelphia."

He says he's stepping up security in light of the recent violence.

"We have security watching us, surveilling us 24/7," Razon said. "We know the new mayor is really stepping up, hopefully, it'll stick. And we'll see a change. That's what we really need here."

Investigators said they're working on getting a better video, hoping to piece together how this all played out and get a better description of the shooter.

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A Neighborhood Battles Illegal Weed Shops: ‘We’ve Been Begging for Help’

Alarmed by the proliferation of unlicensed stores, Lower East Side residents have banded together to track the shops and push for the authorities to shut them down.

By Colin Moynihan

Just before 11 p.m. on a recent Saturday, a young woman was buzzed into Flame Zone Convenience, an unlicensed weed store on Delancey Street in the Lower East Side displaying bags of potent gummies and multiple strains of marijuana, including one called Gunpowder.

It was four days after Mayor Eric Adams had announced a crackdown on unlicensed shops. But the woman paid $20 for a joint, and then began smoking it on the sidewalk.

A few minutes later, at Dubai Cannabis Supply, an unlicensed shop nearby on Stanton Street, a visitor asked: “Do you have ’shroom chocolate bars, by any chance?”

A glass display case inside included Diamond Shruumz bars in fruity cereal and cookie butter flavors, which are marketed as containing psilocybin — a psychedelic compound found in over 200 types of mushrooms that is illegal to possess in New York.

Multiple other unlicensed shops were open for business within a few blocks, offering cannabis-based intoxicants including joints, vape cartridges, rosin, THC-infused gummies, chocolates and tinctures.

Nearly 3,000 unlicensed cannabis stores are estimated to have opened across New York City since 2021, when a state bill was passed legalizing recreational marijuana and allowing for the distribution of retail cannabis licenses. There are 132 licensed adult-use dispensaries across the state, according to the Office of Cannabis Management, with 62 in the city.

Few neighborhoods in New York City may have been better equipped to fight the crush of renegade shops than the Lower East Side, which has a long history of activism and civic engagement.

In 2022, with local authorities and the Office of Cannabis Management doing little to shut down the shops, some neighborhood residents created a spreadsheet listing the locations of nearly three dozen unlicensed sellers, which they said they distributed to government officials, hoping to prompt enforcement.

That D.I.Y. ethos was consistent with previous actions on the Lower East Side and in the neighboring East Village, including a picket in the 1980s against drug dealers, rallies in the 1990s against the destruction of community gardens and protests in the 2000s over an influx of bars.

But residents say that the unlicensed weed shops have seemed impervious to their efforts.

“We’ve been begging for help,” said Diem Boyd, a longtime resident who has organized neighborhood efforts against bars, among other causes, and helped coordinate the spreadsheet effort.

That effort was born of sidewalk conversations among neighbors who were struck by the sight of illegal establishments operating openly. Eight people, including Ms. Boyd, a public-school teacher, a landscape architect, a dance instructor and a television sound engineer, worked on the project.

They gathered information from others in the neighborhood, they said, researched city records, communicated through a shared Google document and monitored the unlicensed shops on nights and weekends, observing them from the sidewalk and sometimes venturing inside to corroborate details.

Most of the residents who helped gather information declined to speak publicly about the process because of fears for their safety. The teacher, a 22-year Lower East Side resident, said that he helped compile the sheet in part because men connected to shops that had opened in his building regularly gathered outside, making noise and sometimes harassing residents. The teacher said that he had been threatened on one occasion and recorded with a phone during another incident by men linked to an unlicensed shop.

The question of how to handle illegal shops has inevitably become intertwined with questions of social justice. Part of the aim of the 2021 law was to address decades in which Black and Latino people were arrested on marijuana charges in disproportionate numbers. New York’s nascent cannabis program began by prioritizing licenses for those people who had been harmed by the war on drugs.

But the rollout of the licensed shops has stumbled , tripped up by lawsuits, bureaucratic delays and a lack of financial assistance for retailers. At one point policymakers promised to provide turnkey storefronts for new business owners. Those promises never came through.

Jeffrey Hoffman, a cannabis lawyer and legalization advocate who supports closing the unlicensed shops, said the authorities in New York had rightly avoided arresting people of color when shuttering the stores, adding: “The whole purpose of the law was to stop that.”

In a statement, the mayor’s office said that Mr. Adams was committed to closing illegal shops that threatened the “health and safety” of New Yorkers.

“Both the mayor and the sheriff have a long history of fighting against the criminalization of cannabis,” the statement added. “And we have been clear that these operations allow us to strike a balance between shutting down illegal shops that are unlawfully selling potentially deadly products and supporting justice-impacted cannabis business owners.”

The spreadsheet, which was updated most recently in April, listed 34 unlicensed shops — ranging from open emporiums to convenience stores said to sell secretly — within a 22-square-block area, outnumbering bodegas, laundromats and cafes. In addition to selling weed, the sheet says, some shops have sold tobacco, e-cigarettes or beer without the required permits.

A review by The New York Times found that 28 of the 34 shops on the spreadsheet were open in early June. Two were not open. Two appeared to have permanently shuttered and two had recently been closed by the New York City Sheriff’s Office, which had posted large white stickers on their facades saying each had engaged in “the unlicensed sale of cannabis and/or cannabis products.”

In response to a question about whether the Police Department sees unlicensed shops on the Lower East Side as a particular problem, a representative said in an email: “The New York City Sheriff’s Joint Compliance Task Force will address all unlicensed and unregulated smoke shops which are affecting multiple neighborhoods throughout New York City.”

“I hear so many complaints, constantly,” Susan Stetzer, the district manager of Community Board 3, which covers the East Village and the Lower East Side, said, adding that residents had accused shops of blaring loud music late at night and selling to minors. “It’s very frustrating.”

Unlicensed shops on the Lower East Side have also been the sites of robberies and attempted robberies. In 2022, a group of men reportedly stole roughly $12,000 in merchandise and $300 in cash from a smoke shop on Orchard Street before shooting one of the workers there . In 2023, another worker at a Clinton Street shop was shot during an attempted robbery.

Bradley Tusk, a venture capitalist and former adviser to Mayor Michael Bloomberg who has opened a bookstore on Orchard Street, said the unlicensed shops nearby contributed to an “atmosphere of lawlessness,” adding that he thought the city should approach the stores “visibly and aggressively.” He was not involved with the spreadsheet.

Mayor Adams announced the crackdown on unlicensed shops, known as Operation Padlock to Protect, on May 7. The mayor’s office said on Wednesday that the city had closed more than 310 shops, 75 of them in Manhattan, prioritizing those near faith centers and schools and those with documented sales to minors.

Written requests for interviews with the owners of several unlicensed shops did not yield responses.

The first version of the spreadsheet, compiled in late 2022 included 13 shops. Updated in January 2023, it included 30. By July of that year the number had climbed to 35.

Ned Shalanski, a landscape architect and artist on the Lower East Side who helped compile the sheet, said he wanted to bring attention to the spread of unlicensed shops. Eight of them, including the one on Clinton Street where an employee was shot in 2023, opened within a short walk of his apartment, Mr. Shalanski said.

“It did feel like a collective, local response was necessary,” he added.

The residents who contributed to the spreadsheet coordinated with Ms. Boyd, who said the group had sent copies to the Office of Cannabis Management, the governor, the mayor, officials with the Police Department and the Sheriff’s Office, and members of the City Council and State Legislature.

Ms. Boyd said that effort had helped to gain the attention of local officials, including Councilman Christopher Marte and Assemblywoman Grace Lee.

In 2023, Mr. Marte contacted the city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, which cited some of the illegal Lower East Side weed shops for unauthorized “tobacco retail dealer activity,” among other offenses. Ms. Lee wrote to landlords renting to the unlicensed shops and contacted the Sheriff’s Office about them. In December, the office seized marijuana from shops on Clinton Street and Rivington Street.

Ms. Lee also met with more than two dozen residents to tour spots in the neighborhood that they thought needed greater attention from law enforcement, including the corner of Ludlow and Stanton Streets, where three unlicensed shops operated.

Police officers wrote in affidavits that in 2022 and 2023 a confidential informant and an undercover officer bought psilocybin bars inside two of the stores: Exotic Clouds Vape Shop and Dubai Cannabis Supply, where the Shruumz bars were displayed for sale last month.

The city initiated civil proceedings against the two shops, calling each a public nuisance and asking that they be shut down for a year. Those cases ended in settlements with no admission of wrongdoing. Both stores were enjoined from possessing controlled substances and from storing or selling cannabis products without a state license. During visits in May, however, both had marijuana and THC gummies for sale.

Lance Lazzaro, a lawyer representing Dubai Cannabis Supply and Exotic Clouds, said the shops had adhered to the terms of their settlements, adding that it was “hard to comment on” what The Times had seen for sale.

Criminal cases have been connected to another unlicensed shop in the neighborhood. A man accused of selling crack in and near a store on Clinton Street pleaded guilty to the sale of a controlled substance. A second man faces charges of selling crack in and near the shop and of possessing a firearm.

Last year, Mr. Adams suggested that all illegal shops in the city could be closed within 30 days. Just before announcing the crackdown last month, the mayor said that it would take longer, an acknowledgment of the difficulty and complexity of the task.

Mr. Hoffman, the cannabis lawyer, predicted it would take months or longer to shut down all the unlicensed shops, given their numbers and that many owners would likely adapt by carrying out clandestine sales.

“The cat-and-mouse game is on,” Mr. Hoffman said, adding: “You used to be able to do it with impunity and now they just have to be more careful.”

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