Leisure
Never mind a weekend break, long weekend or a week-long holiday – it can take a lifetime to explore everything that Shropshire has to offer.
From its hinterland bordering the West Midlands to the east, to the Welsh Marches leading to the mountains of Wales in the west, in Shropshire you will discover chocolate box villages, rolling countryside and dramatic hills such as The Long Mynd, The Stiperstones and Carding Mill Valley.
Shropshire is walking country with a myriad of routes ideal for serious ramblers and casual walkers alike.
Ludlow, Shrewsbury, Bridgnorth and Much Wenlock (among others) provide fantastic opportunities to take a stroll, combining a little retail therapy with exploring a host of historic buildings.
Talking of history, from the prehistoric fossils of Wenlock Edge to the Severn Valley Railway and Wroxeter Roman City (the fourth largest in England), to Blists Hill Victorian town – part of Ironbridge Gorge Museums – Shropshire provides all the fuel you need to travel through time. English Heritage and The National Trust have a plethora of castles (such as Ludlow castle and Stokesay castle) and historic country houses like Attingham Park and Benthall Hall to cover every era in our history.