Things to do, places to go and eat
Food scene
Dickin Arms
Serving good, honest homemade food and a plethora of real ales, wines and spirits.
estled within the hills of the rolling Shropshire countryside, you will find the magnificent, Grade 1 listed, Hawkstone Hall & Gardens Estate. With ceilings gilded in gold, sweeping staircases, four-poster luxury suites with roll-top tubs and 88 acres of pristine gardens, we invite you to marry, eat, sleep and retreat.
Hawkstone Hall & Gardens, Spa & Gym
estled within the hills of the rolling Shropshire countryside, you will find the magnificent, Grade 1 listed, Hawkstone Hall & Gardens Estate. With ceilings gilded in gold, sweeping staircases, four-poster luxury suites with roll-top tubs and 88 acres of pristine gardens, we invite you to marry, eat, sleep and retreat.
Wild Shropshire restaurant
25 Green EndTerroir led, micro seasonal, British food
Swan Inn
2 Main RdBest New Pub in the UK" - The Good Pub Guide 2020
An Aladdin's cave of wine, spirits and more! A true gem and one I love to visit to pick up a special gift.
Tanners Wines
26 Wyle CopAn Aladdin's cave of wine, spirits and more! A true gem and one I love to visit to pick up a special gift.
La Lanterna At The Old Vestry
11 Saint Alkmonds SquareAuthentic Italian restaurant, an absolute must! Booking necessay.
Etzio
58-60 High StAuthentic Italian in Whitchurch, booking necessary!
Activities
There is something to do for everyone, whether you are out on the lake, around the lake or eating at the lake.
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Lago Alderford
Tilstock RoadThere is something to do for everyone, whether you are out on the lake, around the lake or eating at the lake.
Straddling the English border, near Whitchurch in Shropshire and Wrexham in Wales, lies one of the biggest and best raised bogs in Britain. Its astonishingly varied wildlife makes it a place of international importance.
Whixall Moss
Straddling the English border, near Whitchurch in Shropshire and Wrexham in Wales, lies one of the biggest and best raised bogs in Britain. Its astonishingly varied wildlife makes it a place of international importance.
Take a traditional rowing boat around the mere followed by lunch at The Boat House
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Ellesmere
Take a traditional rowing boat around the mere followed by lunch at The Boat House
Explore the prison, guided tours giving an insight to life as an inmate.
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Prisão de Shrewsbury
The DanaExplore the prison, guided tours giving an insight to life as an inmate.
Whitewater Active
9 Bridge StThrill seekers, this is a must!
Colemere Vineyard
Sightseeing
Hodnet Hall Gardens
An 18th-century estate for all seasons with 200 acres of parkland and Regency Mansion
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Parque Attingham do National Trust
An 18th-century estate for all seasons with 200 acres of parkland and Regency Mansion
City/town information
Historical town, birth place of Charles Darwin.
Superb restaurants, independent shops and market hall.
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Shrewsbury
Historical town, birth place of Charles Darwin.
Superb restaurants, independent shops and market hall.
Neighbourhoods
The closest town to us. Weekly market on Thursday, great butcher on the high street, Co-Op for those last minute bits and bobs. Also a fuel station.
Wem
The closest town to us. Weekly market on Thursday, great butcher on the high street, Co-Op for those last minute bits and bobs. Also a fuel station.
Farm shop
Maynard's Farm
local farm shop, a favourite of mine!