Shropshire - River Severn - Montford Bridge to Shrewsbury

How to get there - Coming from Shrewsbury on B4380 (old A5) either left just before the old road bridge at Montford (The old Swan - formerly the Wingfield Arms) or right just after (Severn House campsite). Please ask owner's permission in either case; the camp site owner used to work for the Environment Agency and is river-friendly. (map)

Suggested Launch Site - From either of the above down a fairly steep slope to the river.

General Description - A downriver trip of about 12 miles, with a surprisingly fast current assisting even in low water conditions. A very shallow section just after river Perry confluence (1.5 miles from Montford); best to get out and wade on left to prevent being swept under trees on right. A 'Canoeist's Guide to the River Severn' by Sue Drummond tells you which side of islands to go (see links for downloadable version).

The river forms a great loop round 'The Isle', with the river taking some 6 miles to do 1/2 mile as the crow flies. More wooded, with 'hanging' woods on river cliffs, than the upriver section from Crew Green, but with the same variety of wildlife. We saw a buzzard being mobbed by two magpies.

Land at public slipway, right bank just by Frankwell footbridge on outskirts of Shrewsbury, next to public car park in Frankwell. (route)

Return to Montford Bridge on Arrive service 70 from Shrewsbury bus station, just across footbridge from Frankwell. You could make a long day out and do Crew Green to Shrewsbury in a day, taking 6 hours or so paddling.

Comments:

24 Aug 2006		Bembe		The Severn House campsite at Montford Bridge is excellent. One of my favourites.
23 Oct 2007		Jim Thornton		I'm sure the Severn House campsite is nice, but we've always stayed at the Wingfield Arms (now called the Old Swan) - opposite bank just upstream of the bridge. It seemed to us slightly less regimented and more canoe-friendly. It also has a somewhat easier gently sloping launch point just by the bridge.

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