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Shropshire attractions
Shropshire attractions
With Shropshire home to over 32 castles, there is plenty of history and heritage to be found in Shropshire.
If gardens are more your thing, then you won't be disappointed. Shropshire is home to some 20 national collections including English Roses, Clematis and Tulips. Choose from the award winning Wollerton Old Hall Garden near Market Drayton, the Dorothy Clive Garden near Market Drayton and Hawkstone Park and Follies near Shrewsbury to name a few.
With over 90 attractions to visit, here is a taster of just some of the attractions that you can explore and discover:
Stokesay Castle. A very romantic 13th Century fortified manor house.
The Ironbridge Gorge Museums. The world's first iron bridge (oddly beautiful) spanning the River Severn. Birth place of the industrial revolution, Ironbridge is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Ironbridge Gorge Museums are nine award winning museums and sites that tell this momentous story.
The Severn Valley Railway. Britains premier steam railway, 16 miles of glorious countryside and restored stations. Shropshire has many other steam train attractions besides.
Wroxeter Roman City (Viroconium). The fourth largest Roman city in Britain. Wroxeter was also the city of Camelot from the ledgend of King Arthur. Much to see and learn. You can follow the trail of the Real King Arthur.
The Royal Airforce Museum Cosford. Aviation history brought to life, the largest collection of missiles in the country. Exciting displays of civil and military planes…Last of the few.
Weston Park. Ancestral home of the Earls of Bradford. Lots of events, concerts and the occasional world summit too.
Hawkstone Historic Park and Follies. Wooded magical land of Grottoes, caves, cliffs and follies. Setting for the TV Chronicles of Narnia. Awesome.
Wroxeter Roman Vineyard. One of the worlds most northerly vineyards producing red, white and sparkling wines.
A working watermill, Victorian Judges Lodgings and a Nuclear Bunker. Just how diverse can we get?
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