There is parking for half a dozen cars at: Car Park: N52 27.795 W2 48.022.
The information board at the car park gives background information. A little further up the hill is a sign for the two routes to the folly. The ‘difficult’ path is extremely difficult and involves some hands and knees struggling at times! The other route is gentler but slightly longer.
The climb is from 217m to 332m with rewarding views along the way. Flounders Folly is situated on Callow Hill in South Shropshire and was built by Benjamin Flounders in 1838.
The tower is built from local stone, 80ft. high and 16 foot square, with two foot thick walls and small slits of windows. There are various stories about why Flounders built the tower. These vary from the theory that he wanted to create work for the unemployed to the rather fanciful idea that he wanted to be able to see his ships on the Bristol Channel or the River Mersey. It might just have been built as a viewing point to mark where four estates met. The restored tower is normally open from 11:00 till 15:00 on the last Sunday of the month and Bank Holidays but you had better check on the website.
If you see the flag flying the tower is open to the public. http://www.floundersfolly.org.uk Continue along the path past the tower for about 100m to Callow Hill trigpoint. Thanks to the Forestry Commission for permission to place.