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Prize money at Wednesday’s meeting would put many Saturday meetings to shame. Two 20 grand handicap chases and a good supporting card. Well done to Bob Davies and his team. Loads of entries and there will be a good crowd.
Ludlow shows how a small course can be run when its soul isn’t sold to ARC or aimed purely at the Saturday binge drinking crowd. Once you start going you never stop, and that’s why annual membership is thriving too.
Along with Perth this is the best small course in Britain at the moment.
Just a bit difficult to get to
We’re planning to stay over next time we go so we can check out Ludlow itself. And we get a free cup of tea and a cake at the caf when we’re there.If the Ludlow area was in the Cotswolds it would be packed out with tourists; from what we’ve seen of it, it’s quite lovely round there, even if we do have terrible arguements with the satnav lady whilst trying to find the place
Just a bit difficult to get to
We’re planning to stay over next time we go so we can check out Ludlow itself.If you like your food, it’s manna from heaven. The Ludlow Food Centre, barely half a mile from the racetrack, will sort you out with artisan loveliness if you’re in a hurry (I tore round there before taking in the Ludlow Point-to-Point at neighbouring Bitterley last year), but there are dozens, possibly hundreds, of smaller but similarly minded emporia in town if you’re planning to take your time.
The Ludlow food Festival, replete with its famed and slightly naughty-sounding Sausage Trail, is a must for me and Life Partner Column every September these days. Book now!
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Glad the prize money put up by the course has been rewarded by highly competitive fare….
Just going to be a nightmare finding the winners now..
Shropshire in general is an unspoilt gem,… Ludlow Brewery tap also worth a visit if you’re passing by….
If you’ll forgive the shameless plug, my book about moving from London to Shropshire has a piece on Ludlow racecourse, as well as much else Salopian!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Dog-His-Gary-Twynam/dp/1291893288/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418825592&sr=8-1&keywords=gary+twynam
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