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Markets are held in Castle Square throughout the year, including the twice-monthly antique and flea market, a monthly local produce market and Book & Craft fairs. There are many specialist shops including five quality independent butchers.
Ludlow is a perfect centre for exploring the beautiful Marches countryside, by car, bicycle or on foot. The 30-mile Mortimer Trail connects Ludlow and Kington and the Shropshire Way passes through the town. There are also many short distance walks to be enjoyed in the vacinity including the Bread Walk along the bank of the River Teme and over Whitcliffe Common with its panoramic view of Ludlow and the Clee Hills.
Nearby Attractions include Stokesay Castle (English Heritage), Berrington Hall and Croft Castle (Both National Trust).
More about Mulberry House
Mulberry House is a Grade II listed Georgian town house, probably completed around 1800 by Richard Scott of Shrewsbury, with an imposing doorcase and arched traceried fanlight typical of the period. The rear of the house may have been built in the 1650's.
The garden is dominated by a Mulberry tree, possibly planted as far back as 1608 when King James I issued an edict encouraging the planting of these trees to help establish the English silk industry.
The king supplied the trees (for three farthings or six shillings per hundred) but legend has it that black mulberries were cultivated in error. Silk worms prefer white mulberries and so the project to produce English silk failed, leaving us with a source of fruit from home-made wine and jam.
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