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The Whim, Weston, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
SY4 5UX Shropshire
Days out for all the family
Are there any fun places to visit? The following attractions are within 10 miles of SY4 5UX:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Dorothy Clive Garden
Dorothy CLive Garden, Willoughbridge, TF94EU
The Dorothy Clive Garden is intimate and informal. It embraces a variety of landscape features, including a superb woodland garden, an alpine scree, gravel garden and many fine mixed borders.
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.
Lilleshall Abbey
Lilleshall, (Off the A518), TF109HW
The extensive, evocative ruins of an abbey of Augustinian canons, dissolved in 1538, feature the remains of the 12th- and 13th-century church and cloister buildings, surrounded by lawns and ancient yew trees. Closed 1 October - 31 March.
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.
Telford Wonderland
Telford Town Park Wonderland, Telford, TF34AY
Children's tourist attraction. Visit your favourite Fairy Tale and Nursery Rhyme characters and their houses.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Museum Of The Gorge
The Wharfage, Ironbridge, Telford, TF87NH
The Old Severn Warehouse is a short walk alongside the River from the Iron Bridge.See what the Gorge was like in 1796 with the help of a giant 12 meter long model.
Jackfield Tile Museum
Jackfield, Telford, TF87LJ
As you wander through the original gas-lit trade show room, galleries and period room setting you will be able to see, touch and even walk on magnificent British tiles.Galleries show exquisite examples of individual tiles and period room settings depict various locations that would have been decorated with tiles.
Coalport China Museum
High Street, Coalport, Telford, TF87HZ
See the National Collections of Caughley and Coalport china in the magnificent old Coalport China works. Rich colours, bright glazes and exquisite decoration.
Weston House and Park
Weston Park, TF118LE
The stunning buildings boast as much character as any English castle and the history contains as many stories as any royal home; Weston is surely the most welcoming of all stately homes. One visit is all it takes to fall head over heels in love with Weston Park.
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.
Royal Air Force Museum
RAF Museum Cosford, Telford, TF118UP
The Royal Air Force Museum at Cosford houses one of the largest aviation collections in the United Kingdom. 70 historic aircraft are displayed in three wartime hangars and within The National Cold War Exhibition.
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.
Whiteladies Priory
Between A41 and A5, 1m SW of Boscobel House, WV81QZ
Built on the grounds of a medieval nunnery, it was to White Ladies that Charles II then a Prince was first taken, after fleeing from Worcester. He arrived at White Ladies Priory on Thursday 4th September 1651 after riding throughout the night and was admitted by a servant of the house named George Penderel.
Boscobel House and The Royal Oak
Boscobel, ST199AR
Boscobel House was built around 1632, when John Gifford of Whiteladies converted a timber-framed farmhouse into a hunting lodge. The Gifford family were Catholics, at a time when the religion was outlawed.
David Austin Roses
Bowling Green Lane, Albrighton, Wolverhampton, WV73HB
World famous rose gardens containing over 700 roses of all types including the Renaissance Garden which is devoted entirely to English roses. The neighbouring Plan Centre has one of the largest collections of container roses anywhere in the Country.
Etruria Industrial Museum
Lower Bedford Street, Etruria, Stoke-On-Trent, ST47AF
Free Guided ToursDiscover more about Etruria Industrial Museum which includes Jesse Shirley Bone & Flint Mill, a historic guaging lock, authentic ticket office and much more!Every Sunday at 1.00 (not available during Events), .
