Croxden Abbey Ruins – The Radcliffe loop from Croxden

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Staffordshire Moorlands

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Croxden Abbey Ruins – The Radcliffe loop from Croxden

Easy

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Croxden Abbey Ruins – The Radcliffe loop from Croxden

01:29

5.40km

90m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.16 km

Croxden Abbey Ruins

Highlight • Religious Site

Croxden Abbey was built in the 12th centaury as the home of 70 Cistercian monks. It was converted to a farm after the suppression of the monasteries in 1538. Remains …

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2.36 km

St Giles' Church and Graveyard, Croxden

Highlight • Historical Site

A Grade II Listed Building next to the Croxden Abbey ruins.

The graveyard has some very well preserved headstones from the 1800's

The oldest one I could see was dated 1821.

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3.39 km

Whipping Post Near the Old School House

Highlight • Monument

A whipping post is a post set upright to which offenders were tied to be whipped. During the medieval period through to the 18th century corporal punishment in the form …

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3.63 km

Cobblestone Ford Near Severn Trent Facility

Highlight • Bridge

Just outside the Severn Trent facility.

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3.64 km

Cobbled Ford Crossing

Highlight • River

A small stream crossing the road surface. One to include on your ride or one to avoid if you don't hate your wheels getting wet! It's your call!

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4.28 km

St. John's Church in Hollington, is a Church of England building designed by G.E. Street, built as a chapel of ease in 1859-1861, and currently has two services a month, one for Holy Communion and the other for Morning Prayer.

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5.40 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.26 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.85 km

1.41 km

139 m