diff --git a/voluptuous/tests/tests.py b/voluptuous/tests/tests.py
index aaa260d..3bf52b4 100644
--- a/voluptuous/tests/tests.py
+++ b/voluptuous/tests/tests.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     Replace, Range, Coerce, All, Any, Length, FqdnUrl, ALLOW_EXTRA, PREVENT_EXTRA,
     validate, ExactSequence, Equal, Unordered, Number, Maybe, Datetime, Date,
     Contains, Marker, IsDir, IsFile, PathExists, SomeOf, TooManyValid, Self,
-    raises, Union)
+    raises, Union, Clamp)
 from voluptuous.humanize import humanize_error
 from voluptuous.util import u, Capitalize, Lower, Strip, Title, Upper
 
@@ -585,7 +585,23 @@ def test_fix_157():
     assert_raises(MultipleInvalid, s, ['four'])
 
 
-def test_range_exlcudes_nan():
+def test_range_inside():
+    s = Schema(Range(min=0, max=10))
+    assert_equal(5, s(5))
+
+
+def test_range_outside():
+    s = Schema(Range(min=0, max=10))
+    assert_raises(MultipleInvalid, s, 12)
+    assert_raises(MultipleInvalid, s, -1)
+
+
+def test_range_no_upper_limit():
+    s = Schema(Range(min=0))
+    assert_equal(123, s(123))
+
+
+def test_range_excludes_nan():
     s = Schema(Range(min=0, max=10))
     assert_raises(MultipleInvalid, s, float('nan'))
 
@@ -595,6 +611,11 @@ def test_range_excludes_none():
     assert_raises(MultipleInvalid, s, None)
 
 
+def test_range_excludes_string():
+    s = Schema(Range(min=0, max=10))
+    assert_raises(MultipleInvalid, s, "abc")
+
+
 def test_range_excludes_unordered_object():
     class MyObject(object):
         pass
@@ -603,6 +624,58 @@ class MyObject(object):
     assert_raises(MultipleInvalid, s, MyObject())
 
 
+def test_clamp_inside():
+    s = Schema(Clamp(min=1, max=10))
+    assert_equal(5, s(5))
+
+
+def test_clamp_above():
+    s = Schema(Clamp(min=1, max=10))
+    assert_equal(10, s(12))   
+
+
+def test_clamp_below():
+    s = Schema(Clamp(min=1, max=10))
+    assert_equal(1, s(-3)) 
+
+
+def test_clamp_invalid():
+    s = Schema(Clamp(min=1, max=10))
+    if sys.version_info.major >= 3:
+        assert_raises(MultipleInvalid, s, None)
+        assert_raises(MultipleInvalid, s, "abc")
+    else:
+        assert_equal(1, s(None))
+
+
+def test_length_ok():
+    v1 = ['a', 'b', 'c']
+    s = Schema(Length(min=1, max=10))
+    assert_equal(v1, s(v1))
+    v2 = "abcde"
+    assert_equal(v2, s(v2))
+
+
+def test_length_too_short():
+    v1 = []
+    s = Schema(Length(min=1, max=10))
+    assert_raises(MultipleInvalid, s, v1)
+    v2 = ''
+    assert_raises(MultipleInvalid, s, v2)
+
+
+def test_length_too_long():
+    v = ['a', 'b', 'c']
+    s = Schema(Length(min=0, max=2))
+    assert_raises(MultipleInvalid, s, v) 
+
+
+def test_length_invalid():
+    v = None
+    s = Schema(Length(min=0, max=2))
+    assert_raises(MultipleInvalid, s, v) 
+
+
 def test_equal():
     s = Schema(Equal(1))
     s(1)
diff --git a/voluptuous/validators.py b/voluptuous/validators.py
index 9b0e030..ce1567e 100644
--- a/voluptuous/validators.py
+++ b/voluptuous/validators.py
@@ -607,10 +607,10 @@ def __call__(self, v):
 
             return v
 
-        # Objects that lack a partial ordering, e.g. None will raise TypeError
+        # Objects that lack a partial ordering, e.g. None or strings will raise TypeError
         except TypeError:
             raise RangeInvalid(
-                self.msg or 'value must have a partial ordering')
+                self.msg or 'invalid value or type (must have a partial ordering)')
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return ('Range(min=%r, max=%r, min_included=%r,'
@@ -640,11 +640,17 @@ def __init__(self, min=None, max=None, msg=None):
         self.msg = msg
 
     def __call__(self, v):
-        if self.min is not None and v < self.min:
-            v = self.min
-        if self.max is not None and v > self.max:
-            v = self.max
-        return v
+        try:
+            if self.min is not None and v < self.min:
+                v = self.min
+            if self.max is not None and v > self.max:
+                v = self.max
+            return v
+
+        # Objects that lack a partial ordering, e.g. None or strings will raise TypeError
+        except TypeError:
+            raise RangeInvalid(
+                self.msg or 'invalid value or type (must have a partial ordering)')    
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return 'Clamp(min=%s, max=%s)' % (self.min, self.max)
@@ -659,13 +665,19 @@ def __init__(self, min=None, max=None, msg=None):
         self.msg = msg
 
     def __call__(self, v):
-        if self.min is not None and len(v) < self.min:
-            raise LengthInvalid(
-                self.msg or 'length of value must be at least %s' % self.min)
-        if self.max is not None and len(v) > self.max:
-            raise LengthInvalid(
-                self.msg or 'length of value must be at most %s' % self.max)
-        return v
+        try:
+            if self.min is not None and len(v) < self.min:
+                raise LengthInvalid(
+                    self.msg or 'length of value must be at least %s' % self.min)
+            if self.max is not None and len(v) > self.max:
+                raise LengthInvalid(
+                    self.msg or 'length of value must be at most %s' % self.max)
+            return v
+
+        # Objects that havbe no length e.g. None or strings will raise TypeError
+        except TypeError:
+            raise RangeInvalid(
+                self.msg or 'invalid value or type')    
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return 'Length(min=%s, max=%s)' % (self.min, self.max)