Manchester Airport 1 hr 41
National Trust - Attingham Park (21 min) Landmark property with behind-the-scenes views of ongoing restoration, walled garden and play field. The Ironbridge Gorge Museum (34 min) Complex with museums on early industrial life, recreated towns, science exhibits, and old factories. Acton Scott Historic Working Farm (25 min) Victorian working farm with shire horses, plus wheelwrighting and blacksmithing demonstrations. Jackfield Tile Museum (38 min) Ceramics factory building (still in use) housing national tile collections, plus design workshops. Shrewsbury Castle (24 min) 1000s sandstone castle with the historical collections of the Shropshire Regimental Museum Trust. Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron (34 min) Find out how iron was made in the Victorian era at this local industrial history museum. Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd (25 min) Expanse of heather-covered hills with abundant wildlife and walking, cycling and horse riding paths. The Iron Bridge (37 min) Built in 1779, the world's first cast-iron bridge is an iconic tribute to Britain’s industrial past. Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery (22 min) Showcase in a Victorian music hall & mansion featuring local & international artifacts & art. Blists Hill Victorian Town (38 min) Living museum featuring costumed characters in a restored 19th-century industrial village. Shrewsbury Abbey (19 min) Still-active medieval abbey which is the setting for the popular Brother Cadfael mystery tales. Wroxeter Roman City (20 min) Municipal baths and wall remains in excavated Roman city, plus a museum and recreated townhouse. The Wrekin (33 min) Landmark summit offering hiking trails & sweeping vistas of the surrounding country landscape. Stiperstones (44 min) Historic hill with distinctive rocky outcrops offering extensive views & an all-ability trail. The Quarry (22 min) Riverfront green space with a lush sunken garden in the center, plus a play area & bandstand. |