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How to get in Shropshire
How to get in Shropshire
Shropshire is relatively easy to get to by road and rail.
The A49 (which runs from Herefordshire to Lancashire) runs through Shropshire from north to south, while from the M6 the M54 and A5 run east to west.
Railways also run from the south to Shrewsbury, stopping primarily in Ludlow and Church Stretton. The main line from Birmingham and Wolverhampton also runs to Shrewsbury and then north to Chester or west to Wales. Shropshire does have a direct link to London, albiet it only a few times a day, and it taking approximately four hours direct (the 'scenic route'), when switching at Birmingham New Street and taking two trains, arriving at London Euston would be just over two hours. The direct service is called Wrexham and Shropshire and runs from Shrewsbury to London, stopping at Wellington and Telford in Shropshire, before continuing to Banbury and then London Marylebone
Air travellers will normally fly to Manchester Airport, Birmingham International and possibly John Lennon Airport, Liverpool. East Midlands Airport is also a possibility.
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