Best Places to Visit in North Shropshire
What are the best places to visit in North Shropshire? A day out from Oswestry will give you a wonderful mix of family friendly attractions and glorious North Shropshire scenery along canals and around meres.
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The Follies is an historic woodland fantasy with cliffs, crags, caves, deep woods and a series of extraordinary monuments built over 200 years ago. After years of neglect the magical READ MORE…
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See the video of Old Oswestry Hill Fort Old Oswestry Hill Fort – this spectacular, dramatic & mysterious 3,000-year-old hill fort marks the beginning of one of Britain’s oldest settlements, READ MORE…
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Whittington Castle 12th century moated castle in the centre of the village of Whittington. Free access to grounds. Open all year. Tea room. Open all year Wednesday to Sunday 10am-4pm, READ MORE…
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Oswestry and District Agricultural Show – Always held on the first Saturday in August. One day show highlighting farming in Oswestry and the Welsh Borderlands. Giant arena with a full READ MORE…
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Visit Park Hall Countryside Experience. This award winning farm park is on the edge of Oswestry and is an all weather family attraction. Get involved with the animals whether it’s READ MORE… -
Explore the meres, mosses and canals and market towns. The peace and quiet of Shropshire’s northern quarter is perfect for walking and cycling, or why not stop for some café READ MORE…
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Explore the meres, mosses and canals and market towns. The peace and quiet of Shropshire’s northern quarter is perfect for walking and cycling, or why not stop for some café READ MORE…
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Whittington Music Festival CANCELLED Dear supporters of Whittington festival, THE CORONAVIRUS EFFECT You may not be surprised to learn that, like many other event organisers, the festival trustees have decided READ MORE…
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We regretfully have to inform you that the Oswestry Vintage Show 2020, run by CVVMS, held on 13th & 14th June has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus restrictions. READ MORE…
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‘A Mere’ Cycle Hire & Sales is a local family run business set up and run by Rod Evans and his wife Jo. Rod is incredibly passionate about cycling and READ MORE…
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Ellesmere in North Shropshire has always been an important settlement. Those clever ancient Britons found that the magnificent glacial Mere was an ideal place for some genuine rest and relaxation. READ MORE…
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There is a surfaced route to the viewpoint providing easy walking and is suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs. Easy, reasonably level walking on other unmade paths, stout footwear recommended, can READ MORE…
Why not stay a while? You can book a weekend away or a longer staycation in North Shropshire.
Coffee shops, tea rooms, pubs and restaurants around Oswestry & North Shropshire.
Explore North Shropshire
Head out of Oswestry and make your first visit Old Oswestry. The remains of the iron age hillfort, known as the Stonehenge of the iron Age gives stunning views over the Shropshire Plains and North Shropshire where you will head to next.
Some say this is the quietest part of Shropshire and it’s easy to see why. Wander through a landscape of meres and mosses, full of wildlife and mile upon mile of calm canals that link Market Drayton and Whitchurch in the east to Oswestry in the west.
North Shropshire approaches North Wales just past Oswestry and then slides across the north of the county featuring five distinctly different market towns and a scattering of pretty villages including Whittington.
Park Hall was renowned as an army camp until the 1970s but now the area is home to a great family attraction. Park Hall Countryside Experience – This award winning farm attraction lets you get close enough to give a rabbit a cuddle and also has activities to keep every member of the family occupied. Getting lost each summer in Maisie’s Maize Maze could keep Nanna and Grandad busy while the rest of the family could be watching the pig races or milking a cow. While here don’t miss the wartime Trenches Experience and Welsh Guards Museum.
Oswestry Show Ground – Oswestry Show Ground is nearby too, there are events all year – transport displays, antique fairs and even the occasional dog show.The main event is Oswestry Show – it is a one day spectacular of all things rural. Think animals, show jumping, fruit and veg, antique vehicles and a packed programme of events all day.
Head further into North Shropshire, towards Ellesmere, and stop at our quintessential English Village, Whittington. With its ruined castle and moat, is an essential stop on your Shropshire day out. Whittington Castle . Remember the legend of Dick Whittington and his cat? No sign of them now but the castle is still owned by the village community. The grounds buzz with historic re-enactments throughout the summer and be there in October for the spookiest ghost tours. Don’t miss the Whittington International Chamber Music Festival in spring either.
Ellesmere – The Ice Age saw the formation of the meres and mosses that are all around the North Shropshire town of Ellesmere. Hopefully you won’t be shivering when you stroll around some of these picturesque lakes. Feeling energetic? Take a rowing boat out onto the mere but if you would like a more relaxed way to see the birds and wildlife there is a little cruiser that tootles around the lake through the summer.
Hawkstone Follies – Not too much further to Hawkstone Follies now – it’s an extravagant woodland fantasy with caves, woods and monuments.