Indoor and Outdoor Activities

Whatever the weather, Shropshire offers plenty of things to do. Get out there and make the most of our unspoilt countryside. Walk Wenlock Edge, enjoy the tranquility of the Long Mynd or the stark beauty of Caer Caradoc. Take a gentle river cruise on the Severn or take a kayak down Britain’s longest river. Many activities are perfect for family days out.

You may prefer to take in a show at one of the theatres or perhaps a spot of retail therapy in one of our many independent shops.

Museums

• Cosford Royal Air Force Museum
• Blists Hill victorian town - Ironbridge
• Much Wenlock Museum
• Daniels Mill - Bridgnorth
• Ironbridge Open Air Museum of Steel Sculpture
• Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery
• Ironbridge Enginuity
• Coalport China Museum
• Broseley Clay Tobacco Pipeworks
• Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron
• Darby Houses - Ironbridge
• Jackfield Tile Museum - Ironbridge
• Museum of the Gorge - Ironbridge
• The Tar Tunnel - Coalport
• Land of Lost Content  (National Museum of British Popular Culture) - Craven Arms

Stately Homes and Parks

• Weston Park - Weston-under-Lizard
• Attingham Park - nr Shrewsbury
• Dudmaston Estate - nr Bridgnorth
• Benthal Hall - Broseley
• Sunnycroft - nr Telford
• Boscobel House and the Royal Oak - Bishop's Wood

Entertainment

• Cineworld IMAX - Telford
• Odeon Cinema - Telford
• Majestic Cinema - Bridgnorth
• The Place - Oakengates Theatre - nr Telford
• Edge Arts Centre - Much Wenlock
• Theatre Severn - Shrewsbury

Sport and Leisure

• Telford Town Park
• Telford Ice Rink
• Tenpin Bowling - Telford
• Telford Snowboard and Ski Centre
• The Edge Adventure - activities include Quad Biking / Trekking, Mountain Boarding / Grass Boarding, 4x4 Mountain Biking, Clay Pigeon Shooting and Off Road Carting
• Telford Golf and Country Club
• Fishing at the Brewery Inn - Coalport
• Rowley & District Angling Society - Coalport
• The Quarry Swimming and Fitness Centre - Shrewsbury

Walking and Cycling

• Carding Mill Valley
• Long Mynd
• Wenlock Edge
• The Wrekin
• Stiper Stones

Historic Sites and Castles

• The Iron Bridge
• Shrewsbury Castle
• Much Wenlock Priory
• Acton Burnell Castle - nr Shrewsbury
• Bury Ditches Hillfort - nr Bishops Castle
• Caer Caradoc
• Mitchell's Fold Stone Circle - nr Stokesay
• Moreton Corbet Castle - nr Shawbury
• Shrewsbury Abbey
• Upton Cressett Hall - nr Bridgnorth
• Snailbeach Lead Mines - Shrewsbury
• Lilleshall Abbey
• Buildwas Abbey - nr Ironbridge
• Wroxeter Roman City
• Stokesay Castle - nr Craven Arms
• Whittington Castle - nr Oswestry
• Ludlow Castle
• Haughmond Abbey - Upton Magna
• House on Crutches - Bishops Castle
• Powis Castle and Gardens - nr Welshpool
• Clun Castle

Family Days Out

• Hoo Farm - Telford
• Severn Valley Railway - Bridgnorth
• Rays Farm Country Matters - nr Bridgnorth
• Park Hall Countryside Experience - nr Oswestry
• Blists Hill victorian town - Ironbridge
• West Midlands Safari Park - Bewdley
• Wonderland
• Acton Scott Working Farm - nr Church Stretton
• Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre - nr Craven Arms
• Bridgnorth Cliff Railway
• Hawkstone Park Follies - Shrewsbury
• Shropshire Wildlife Trust

Gardens

• Dingle Nurseries and Garden - Welshpool
• Dorothy Clive Gardens - nr Market Drayton
• Hergest Croft Gardens - Kington

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