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Chain Lane, Maesbury, Oswestry, Shropshire, Shropshire
SY10 8JJ Shropshire
Days out for all the family
Are there any fun places to visit? The following attractions are within 10 miles of SY10 8JJ:
Chester Zoo
Chester Zoo, Caughall Road, Upton, Chester, CH21LH
Fancy a fabulous day out with more than 11,000 amazing animals? Youre in the right place! Were the UKs top zoo, with 110 acres of award-winning enclosures and gardens to explore.Youll pack loads of exciting stuff into a day at Chester Zoo and even then youll probably want to come back for the rest!We have 110 acres of award-winning gardens to explore, and over 11,000 animals to discover.
Park Hall Farm
Burma Road, Oswestry, SY114AS
Park Hall near Oswestry in Shropshire is one of the region's most exciting all weather family visitor attractions.With regular hands-on animal activities, two massive indoor playbarns, lots of outdoor play and driving activities there is never a dull moment for the kids.
Chirk Castle
8m south of Wrexham, Signposted off A483, Wrexham, LL145AF
Chirk Castle is a 700 year old marcher fortress, which commands fine views over the surrounding countryside.Originally the 13th century castle, completed in 1310, was bought for £4800 in 1595 by Sir Thomas Myddelton a Welsh merchant.
Llangollen Wharf
Llangollen Wharf, Llangollen, Denbighshire, LL208TA
Llangollen Wharf is one of the major attractions in the North Wales market town of Llangollen. From the Wharf you can embark on either a horse drawn boat trip along the feeder for the main canal, or a motorised aqueduct cruise which takes you across the famous Pontcysyllte Aqueduct built by Thomas Telford.
Powis Castle and Garden
Powis, SY218RF
A 12th Century Castle built by Welsh princes, for the last 4 centuries home to the Herbert family. It contains one of the finest collections of paintings and furniture in Wales and an impressive collection of treasures from India.
Shrewsbury Museum
Rowleys Hse, Barker Street, SY11QH
Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery, Barker Street.Shrewsbury Castle and The Shropshire Regimental MuseumColeham Pumping StationThree of Shrewsbury finest historic buildingsOpen: Contact for Details.
Shrewsbury Castle and Regimental Museum
The Castle, Castle Street, Shrewsbury, SY12AT
The Castle houses the spectacular collections of the Shropshire Regimental Museum Trust including pictures, uniforms, medals, weapons and other equipment from the 18th Century to the present day. The oldest parts of the Castle were built between 1066 and 1074, during the reign of William the Conqueror.
Haughmond Abbey
Upton Magna, SY44RW
Extensive remains of a 12th-century Augustinian abbey; the exhibition commemorates 600 years since the Battle of Shrewsbury.The ruins of Haughmond Abbey are looked after by English Heritage and are open to the public.
Moreton Corbet Castle
off B5063, Moreton Corbett, SY45UY
The castle may date from as far back as the 12th century. It was partially demolished in the 16th century to make way for the great Elizabethan mansion house.
Hawkstone Hall and Gardens
Hawkstone Hall, Marchamley, Shrewsbury, SY45LG
Come and visit the secret jewel in Shropshire. Entrance in the village of Marchamley.
Glansevern Hall Gardens
Glansevern Hall Gardens, Berriew, Welshpool, SY218AH
Many acres of old established gardens surrounding beautiful Greek Revival house (not open) on banks of River Severn. Woodland walks, lake and water garden, vast rock garden and grotto, rose and herbaceous beds, newly restored walled garden, tea rooms, art gallery, plants for sale.
Attingham Park
Attingham Park, Atcham, SY44TP
One of the great houses of the Midlands, Attingham Park was built in 1785 for the 1st Lord Berwick to the design of George Steuart and has a picture gallery by John Nash. The magnificent rooms contain collections of ambassadorial silver, Italian furniture and Grand Tour paintings.
Alyns Waters Country Park
Guard Pentre Bach Mold Road, Gwersyllt, Wrexham, Flintshire County, LL114AG
Alyns Waters Country Park - Amusement Park in Wrexham, Flintshire County. Contact venue on telephone number 01978762122 for opening times, entrance costs, and attractions/rides available at this park.
Thresholds Centre
Picklescott, Bishops Castle, SY66NU
Thresholds is the ideal base for exploration of the scenic hills often referred to as Mary Webb Country, by horseback, on foot, cycling of minibus tour. Information about the area is available by dropping in.
Rug Chapel
Rug, Rug, Denbighshire, LL219BT
These delightful religious sites are located close together in beautiful countryside just west of Corwen.Rug is a rare example of a little altered private 17th century chapel.
Wroxeter Roman City
5m East of Shrewsbury, Wroxeter, SY56PH
Wroxeter was the fourth largest city in Roman Britain. Much of the site where it stood has escaped subsequent development and so it can provide extensive information about what the city was like.
Wollerton Old Hall Garden
Wollerton, Market Drayton, TF93NA
A delightful 20th Century garden around a 16th Century house (not open). The formal design creates many separate smaller gardens each with its own design and planting.
Acton Burnell Castle
Acton Burnell Castle, Acton Burnell, SY57PE
Tucked away in a quite backwater of Shropshire stand the remains of a thirteenth century fortified manor house at Acton Burnell. It was built in the 13th century by Robert Burnell, Chancellor of England and close friend of King Edward the First.
Cholmondeley Castle Garden
Malpas, SY148AH
Extensive ornamental gardens dominated by romantic Gothic Castle built in 1801 of local sandstone. Beautiful Temple water garden, rose garden and many mixed borders.
Mellington Hall
Mellington, Churchstoke, SY156HX
Welcome to Mellington Hall Holiday Home Park in Churchstoke, Powys, a family owned establishment comprising of the mansion house itself set in 270 acres of park and farm land idyllic for cycling, coarse fishing and walking, with the Offas Dyke path running through the grounds.Peace and tranquillity is the main attraction at Mellington Hall Holiday Home Park, with the Hall and caravan park situated approximately one mile off the main road.
Ewe-Phoria Sheepdog Centre
Glanrafon, Llangwm, LL210PE
Ewe-Phoria is an Agri-Theatre and Sheepdog Centre that details the life and work of the shepherd on a traditional Welsh farm.The Agri-Theatre has unusal living displays of sheep with accompanying lectures on their history and breed, while outside sheepdog handlers put their dogs through their paces.
The House on Crutches Museum
High Street, Bishops Castle, SY95AE
Housed in half timbered, 16th century house overhanging the cobbles at the top of the High Street, this volunteer-run museum offers a changing range of exhibitions covering the history of Bishops Castle, town trades, fairs and markets, farming life and the surrounding countryside, costume and changing approaches to cooking and the kitchen.Admission to the House on Crutches Museum is free, but we depend on donations and groups, societies and schools which visit or arrange tours.
Acton Scott Historic Working Farm
Wenlock Lodge, Acton Scott, Church Stretton, SY66QN
Tucked away in the South Shropshire Hills, in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is the historic and privately owned country estate of Acton Scott. Its peaceful village character is cherished by all those who live and work here.
Hoo Farm Animal Kingdom
Preston-on-the-Weald Moors, TF66DJ
Hoo Animal Kingdom Farm is a real children's paradise where there is always something happening. There are lots of new arrivals including Wallabies, Emus, Meerkats and a litter of baby piglets born 11th July.
Buildwas Abbey
, Buildwas, Telford, TF87BW
Impressive ruins of a Cistercian abbey, including its unusually unaltered 12th-century church, beautiful vaulted and tile-floored chapter house, and recently re-opened crypt chapel. In a wooded Severn-side setting, not far from the Iron Bridge and Wenlock Priory.
Telford Steam Railway
The Old Loco Shed, Bridge Road, Horsehay, Telford, TF42NF
Telford Steam Railway is based at Horsehay and Dawley station and goods yard in Telford, the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. Originally on the Great Western branchline from Wellington to Craven Arms via Ironbridge.
Cheshire Military Museum
The Castle, Chester, CH12DN
In the Cheshire Military Museum we remember the Cheshire Regiment, Cheshire Yeomanry, the 3rd Carabiniers, the 5th Royal Iniskilling Dragoon Guards and the Eaton Hall Officer Cadet School. And several other small Cheshire units - some now long retired (often from bigger corps of the Army).
Walcot Hall
B4385, beside Powis Arms, Lydbury North, Shropshir, SY78AZ
Walcot Hall overlooks the village of Lydbury North in South Shropshire. It operates today as a family home but offers visitors a rare opportunity to experience what it might be like to live on a country estate.
Deva Roman Experience
Pierpoint Lane, Chester, CH11NL
Stroll along reconstructed streets experiencing the sights, sounds and smells of Roman Chester. From the streets of Deva (the Roman Name for Chester), you return to the present day on an extensive archaeological 'dig', where you can discover the substantial Roman, Saxon and medieval remains beneath modern Chester.
Ironbridge Gorge Museums
Coach Road, Ironbridge, TF87DQ
Once described as 'the most extraordinary district in the world', the Ironbridge Gorge is still a remarkable, and beautiful, place to visit today. A huge amount of early industry survives as furnaces, factories, workshops, canals and the settlements of Coalbrookdale, Ironbridge, Jackfield and Coalport.
