Things to see & do
Always check the individual websites for current opening times.
Cleobury Mortimer Golf Club (3 miles)
https://www.cleoburygolfclub.co.uk/
Picturesque 27 hole golf club offers varied challenges suitable for all skill levels.
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Wyre Forest (7 miles)
https://www.forestryengland.uk/wyre-forest
One of Britain’s largest remaining ancient forests. High ropes treetop challenge of Go Ape. A family of beavers was introduced into the forest in 2024.
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Wenlock Edge NT, (19 miles)
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/shropshire-staffordshire/wenlock-edge
This limestone escarpment runs for 18 miles across the county and has a number of marked trails. It’s a site of special scientific interest because of its geology.
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Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd, NT, (28 miles)
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/shropshire-staffordshire/carding-mill-valley-on-the-long-mynd
Designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with miles of paths for walkers and mountain bikers.
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Clee Hills (7 miles)
The highest point in Shropshire with views as far as Snowdonia and the Brecon Beacons in the west and the Malvern Hills and the Cotswolds to the south. The hills are an important wildlife area and its radar station “Golf Balls” are a key local landmark. There are bracing walks and remnants of the mining that has been active here since the Bronze age.
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Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre (20 miles)
https://www.visitshropshire.co.uk/things-to-do/attractions/shropshire-hills-discovery-centre/
The centre includes an Iron Age roundhouse and a full size replica of the mammoth skeleton that was discovered here in 1986.
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Hobsons Brewery (4 miles)
https://www.hobsons-brewery.co.uk/
This family brewery holds regular tours where visitors can learn first-hand from one of the brewers about the different stages of the process, from raw materials to the perfect pint.
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Mortimer Forest & High Vinnalls (15 miles)
https://www.forestryengland.uk/mortimer-forest
Straddling the Shropshire/Herefordshire borders, this thousand hectare forest was originally made up of ancient royal chases and deer parks. It was named after the Mortimer family, Norman Lords who held power over the region for 300 years.
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West Midlands Safari Park (12 miles)
The 200 acre park is home to over 165 exotic species including elephant, rhino, lion and tiger.
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Severn Valley Railway (8 miles)
This heritage railway operates throughout the year and runs through 16 miles of beautiful Worcestershire and Shropshire countryside.
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Houses & Gardens
Arley Arboretum (19 miles)
https://www.arleyestate.co.uk/arboretum/
Situated on the banks of the River Severn and home to over 300 species of trees from around the world.
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Attingham Park (NT) (28 miles)
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/shropshire-staffordshire/attingham-park
An 18th-century estate for all seasons with 200 acres of parkland and Regency Mansion.
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Berrington Hall (NT) (26 miles)
https://www.visitherefordshire.co.uk/discover/national-trust-berrington-hall
Neoclassical country house designed in 1781 by Henry Holland for Thomas Harley.
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Croft Castle (NT) (20 miles)
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/worcestershire-herefordshire/croft-castle-and-parkland
Home of the Croft family since 1085 with extensive gardens and parkland featuring many ancient oaks and a four hundred year old avenue of sweet chestnut.
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Stokesay Castle (EH) (19 miles)
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/stokesay-castle/
One of the finest examples of a fortified medieval manor house in Britain.
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Witley Court and Gardens (EH) (19 miles)
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/witley-court-and-gardens/
The vast and rambling remains of the palatial 19th century mansion are surrounded by magnificent landscaped gardens - the 'Monster Work' of William Nesfield. After a fire in 1937 Witley Court is one of the country’s most spectacular ruins.
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Shropshire
https://www.investinshropshire.co.uk/why-shropshire/fascinating-facts-about-shropshire/
There are more rocks of different ages here than any area of similar size in the world(dating from 700 to 200 million years ago), and places like Ludlow and Wenlock Edge have even given their names to geological periods. The world's oldest known complete fossil was also discovered in Shropshire at Caradoc.
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Shropshire Hills – area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB)