Cleobury Mortimer

Cleobury Mortimer is a small market town in Shropshire.

Understand

The town's name is usually shortened by locals to simply Cleobury, which is pronounced "Clib-bree" or "Clee-bree". It is located in the far southeast of the county, some 33 miles by road from Shrewsbury.

Get in

By bus

The 292 bus route from Kidderminster offers a regular service to Ludlow via Cleobury Mortimer.

Get around

Everywhere in this small town is accessible on foot. Unless you've been to too many of the pubs.

See

• 🌍 St Mary's Church. Beautiful old church with a crooked spire.  

Do

See 'Drink'.

Buy

Eat

Drink

Large number of pubs per capita — six in total:

• 🌍 The Bell Inn, Lower St, DY14 8AA, ☎ [phone]. (updated Nov 2017)
• 🌍 The King's Arms, 6 Church St, DY14 8BS, ☎ [phone]. (updated Nov 2017)
• 🌍 The Old Lion, Lower St, DY14 8AB, ☎ [phone]. (updated Nov 2017)
• 🌍 Royal Fountain Inn, 13 Church St, DY14 8BS, ☎ [phone]. (updated Nov 2017)
• 🌍 Stable Tavern Inn, 1 Talbot Square, DY14 8BQ, ☎ [phone]. Sun-Thu: noon-11:00pm; Fri-Sat: noon-midnight. (updated Nov 2017)
• 🌍 Talbot Inn, 29 High St, DY14 8DQ, ☎ [phone]. (updated Nov 2017)

All of which, depending on one's mood, can be highly entertaining venues for a pint or two. The town has its own brewery — Hobsons.

Sleep

• 🌍 The Talbot Hotel, 29 High St, DY14 8DQ, ☎ [phone]. 

Go next

• Ludlow, a town to the west, where the 2L bus terminates. The journey to Ludlow via the A4117 road takes you right past Titterstone Clee Hill, offering fabulous views of Worcestershire and Herefordshire to the south.
• Bridgnorth, a town to the north, also home to many public houses.