Shrewsbury, Shropshire’s County Town
Church Farm B&B distance to Shrewsbury: 19 miles/30 minutes
Explore Shropshire’s medieval county town, birthplace of Charles Darwin and home to over 600 listed buildings – many of them independent shops and eateries. Shrewsbury is set within a loop of the River Severn, so you can enjoy a stroll along the river or a cruise aboard Sabrina Boat. Guided walking tours are also available. Visit Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery in the Square and discover a mix of the old, the new and the curious all under one roof, alongside Shrewsbury Visitor Information Centre, Café and Shop.
Ludlow, Shropshire
Church Farm distance to Ludlow: approx. 28 miles/45 minutes
Visit Ludlow and stroll around the grounds of Ludlow Castle, the finest of medieval ruined castles, set in Shropshire countryside.
Ludlow has a well deserved reputation for quality food and drink, with farmers’ markets selling local produce to independent butchers, bakers, delicatessens and food shops, including the nearby Ludlow Food Centre. Ludlow also has a Michelin starred restaurant, Mr Underhill’s.
Bridgnorth, Shropshire
Church Farm distance to Bridgnorth: 9 miles/15 minutes
For over 120 years Bridgnorth Cliff Railway has been transporting people up and down the 111ft sandstone cliffs that separate High Town from Low Town in Bridgnorth. It is the steepest inland funicular railway in Britain.
Out in the Shropshire countryside near Bridgnorth there are plenty of opportunities for walking and cycling in the Severn Valley Country Park. A stroll across the valley, via the footbridge, will take you to the Country Park Visitor Centre at Alveley. Highley is also the station for The Engine House Visitor Centre.
Visit Daniels Mill, a picturesque working water mill with a 38ft cast iron waterwheel. Set in a wooded valley crossed by a 19th Century viaduct carrying the Severn Valley Railway to Bridgnorth, visitors are taken back in time when the mill wheel turns and a steam train crosses the viaduct at the same time.
Or if gardens are more your cup of tea, visit Dudmaston Hall in the village of Quatt, near Bridgnorth. This National Trust property mentioned earlier is a late 17th Century mansion with art collection and lakeside garden.
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Church Stretton, Shropshire
Church Stretton is a historic Market Town situated in the heart of the South Shropshire hills on the English/Welsh border known as The Marches. It is the only town in the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The area is renowned worldwide for its geology, with some of the oldest rock formations in existence.
THERE’S ALWAYS SOMETHING TO DO
The picturesque town and surrounding villages form an excellent base for the country lover and sportsman alike at all times of the year; whether hikers, horse riders, mountain bikers, or nature-lovers. The Long Mynd rising above the west of the town is renowned for gliding, hang gliding and paragliding, and boasts the second highest golf course in England.
Much Wenlock
The town that inspired the modern Olympic Games
The Shropshire town of Much Wenlock is a quintessentially English town, off the beaten track, but well worth the visit.
It is a stunningly beautiful medieval town and played a major part in the 19th century revival of the Olympic Games. It is the home town of Dr William Penny Brookes, the inspiration for the modern Olympic Movement and founder of the Wenlock Olympian Society. In recognition of our sporting heritage, the 2012 London Olympic Games named one of their mascots Wenlock.
Home to Wenlock Priory, or St Milburga’s Priory, this is a ruined 12th-century monastery. Roger de Montgomery re-founded the Priory as a Cluniac house between 1079 and 1082, on the site of an earlier 7th-century monastery. The tranquil ruins of Wenlock Priory stand in a picturesque setting on the fringe of beautiful Much Wenlock. An Anglo-Saxon monastery was founded here in about 680 by King Merewalh of Mercia, whose abbess daughter Milburge was hailed as a saint. Her relics were miraculously re-discovered here in 1101, attracting both pilgrims and prosperity to the priory.
