Wilde Lodge / Stays
Stays at Wilde Lodge
Cycle Hire & Trails
Cycling Hire
Pearce cycles, Ludlow, 25 min drive. Bike repair & sales shop. Mountain bikes for hire for your stay
Drover Cycles, Hay on Wye, 45min drive. Wide range of rental bikes for all ages and riding styles. They deliver bikes to Wilde lodge for a flat fee of £10 plus every £2 for every mile ( Wilde lodge is 27 miles away).
Bike Trails
Hopton woods, Hopton, 20 min drive, A huge selection of fantastic trails built by Pearce Cycles.
Radnor forest,25 mins drive to great trails
Ludlow to Wenlock edge route,A great route with breath taking views
Rhayader, 60mins drive. Gateway to Elan Valley. Bike hire withNeils wheels
Elan Valley,50 mins drive to some spectacular off road trails
Outdoor activities
The Great Escape, Craven Arms, 20 min drive, Experience one of England’s longest zip lines, tackle the exciting low ropes course, and take on The Great Escape challenge.
Oaker Wood Leisure, Kingsland, 45 min drive. Outdoor activities is set in 175 acres of mature woodland.
Branching Out Forest School & Social Forestry Certain activities can also be booked to take place at Wilde Lodge.
Child Friendly Activities
Mickey Miller’s Family Playbarn, Craven Arms, 15 min drive.
Monkey Mania, Ludlow, 25 min drive.
Small Breeds Farm Park and Owl Centre, Kington, 40 Minute drive.
National Trust & Gardens
Hopton Castle, Craven arms, 20 min drive
Wigmore Castle, Wigmore, 20min drive
Clun CastleClun, 20min drive
Ludlow CastleLudlow, 30min drive
Croft Castle, Yarpole, 30 min drive.
Berrington Hall, 40 min drive.
Powys Castle, Welshpool1 hour drive.
Gardens & Places of Interest
Sporting Activities
Phil Price Rally School, Llangunllo, 20 min drive.
Griffin-Lloyd Shooting Ground, Llangunllo, 20 min drive
Underhill Horse Riding Stables, Llandrindod Wells, 20 min drive. minute drive.
Ludlow racecourse, Ludlow, 30 min drive.
Ludlow Golf club, Ludlow, 30 min drive.
Kington golf club, Kington 30 min drive. 1284 ft above sea-level at its highest point.
Church Stretton golf course, Church Stretton, 45 min drive.
Herefordshire Go Karting Raceway, Weobley, 40 min drive.
I Can Dance, Shrewsbury, Offer a variety of packages to entertain any group booking at the lodge Their themed workshops range from Beyonce, hip hop, Charleston, Grease, Bollywood, hip Hop Hen and Lady Gaga.
Festivals & Events
Presteigne Festival, Presteinge, late‑summer during the bank‑holiday weekend.
Ludlow Spring festival, Ludlow, celebrating local food, drink and live entertainment.
Ludlow food festival, Ludlow, Large food & drink festival each year during autumn.
Bishops castle walking festival, Bishops Castle, A four‑day walking festival during spring.
Beardy Folk festival, Cleobury mortimer, A midsummer folk‑music festival
Hay literary festival, Hay-on-wye, A world‑famous literary and arts festival in Hay‑on‑Wye during late spring.
Hay winter festival, Hay-on-wye, A cosy winter festival bringing together authors, thinkers, music, comedy.
Shrewsbury food festival, Shrewsbury, A fun summer weekend festival celebrating local food, drink and family‑friendly fun
Shrewsbury flower show, Shrewsbury, A classic summer flower
Shrewsbury Folk festival, Shrewsbury, A lively summer festival bringing together folk, world and music.