Cop Mere – River Sow loop from Eccleshall
Cop Mere – River Sow loop from Eccleshall
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Cop Mere – River Sow loop from Eccleshall
03:51
14.6km
130m
Hiking
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 19, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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1.83 km
The Dingle
Forest
3.17 km
Wincote Plantation
Forest
8.83 km
Jackson's Coppice & Marsh
Nature Reserve
9.30 km
Cop Mere
Highlight • Other
11.2 km
River Sow
Highlight • River
Tip by
11.4 km
Star Inn, Copmere End
Highlight • Pub
Open evenings Mon - Thu & day time - Fri-Sun
Bar snacks such as scotch eggs, pork pies and sausage rolls.
Tip by
14.0 km
The Parish Church of the Holy Trinity, Eccleshall
Highlight • Religious Site
14.3 km
The Old Fire Station
Highlight • Other
14.3 km
Royal Oak Brewery, Eccleshall
Highlight • Restaurant
The Royal Oak is a quintessential coaching inn of the 1900s which provided substantial stabling and accommodation for travellers.
Its story dates back even further than the coaching inn era, the origins of the building can be seen in the attics; the central chimney may even pre-date the ancient timbers. The attics, long abandoned reveal a set of small eerie servants rooms with no natural light. With lath and lime plaster and small oak framed door openings, these rooms evidence an ancient building and suggest the Royal Oak was a substantial inn well before the old toll roads.
The Inn’s name also suggests royalist loyalty at the time of the English civil war which explains the rumour of a tunnel leading from the cellars to Gaol Butts nearby. The cellars are certainly ancient; old stone and arched and do reveal an intriguing closed passage. The coaching era heralded a major change of the Oak, in the early 1800’s the arches would have been added and the attics abandoned in favour of extensions to the pub including the coaching stables and the fine assembly rooms. In Victorian times, the inn was radically changed again, staircases and internal toilets added and rooms amalgamated and the introduction of a bar servery. Before this it is likely the inn would not have had a servery – just ale in jugs poured straight from the cask in the cellar.
Tip by
14.5 km
Flour & Co. Bakery
Highlight • Cafe
Tip by
14.5 km
Eccleshall Town Centre
Highlight • Historical Site
Tip by
14.6 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
6.83 km
4.98 km
2.09 km
666 m
Surfaces
5.13 km
4.77 km
2.09 km
912 m
843 m
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Monday 29 June
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