A few of the things to do in Shropshire

There are plenty of things to do in the county and on our doorstep. We are just 2 miles from Powys in Wales.

Loton Park Hill Climb, Alberbury.

The Loton Park Speed Hill Climb course is set in the beautiful surroundings of the deer park. The course is 1475 yards (1349 metres) long with an average gradient of 1 in 25 (4%) and the steepest of 1 in 7 (14%) and is rated as one of the country’s most demanding hills by competitors. This is a monthly event between April and October. Cars include single seaters, super cars and vintage.

The Shropshire Young Farmers SYF are always upto something. Sometimes the events take place using the adjacent farm buildings.

There are some great pubs serving excellent food close by; The Windmill, The Hand and Diamond, Admiral Rodney and the Royal Hill to name but a few.

Rodney's Pillar can be seen to the West from the Scary room. A popular summit with ramblers.

Rowton Castle which can be seen from the AB and Wonky rooms is host to weddings and other functions. It also has a country club boasts that it is Shropshire’s most friendly and affordable health & fitness club.

Ludlow castle was developed in 1086 by the Norman overloards as one of a line of castles along the Welsh Marches to defend the border and subdue the local Anglo Saxon population. From 1233 onwards the town walls were constructed. There are events at the castle, a weekly open market and plenty of interesting shops and pubs to visit. There are regular trains from Shrewsbury.

Step back in time at the Ironbridge Gorge Museums including Blists Hill which is a working Victorian town.

The Ironbridge was created at the birth of the industrial revolution and is the first of its kind in the world.

In the Ironbridge gorge is the Jackfield Tile Museum complete with mock London tube station. It presents the history of the British decorative tile industry between 1840 and 1960.

Shrewsbury has many sports and fitness venues.

Shrewsbury Town Football Club is home to the 'Mighty Shrews' and has events and the occasional concert.

20 miles away is the market town of Oswestry a North Shropshire town with award-winning weekly markets and birthplace of the wartime poet, Wilfred Owen. Cambrian Heritage Railways run steam train trips from Easter to Christmas. There's a fine example of an Iron Age hill fort nearby.

Also the picturesque town of Ellesmere is Shropshire's 'lake district'. There are formal gardens and woodland walks with art and sculpture trails and there’s the motte and bailey of the castle grounds.