Short Breaks from Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury is bounded by the river Severn, it's home to 72,000 people and attracts visitors from all over the world. It's a great place to visit for all the attractions it offers for itself or you can do what my friend and I did, we used it as a base and travelled out to the many interesting attractions, on drives out into the Shropshire and nearby environs. We stayed at the YHA hostel, at the time in an old ex stately home which had obviously been the residence of a well to do iron factory owner. I believe it was having permit problems and may not be there now. On our district explorations we visited Lilleshal Abbey ruins, ...  Read the complete review

EM Forster likened the south Shropshire hills to the alps - he called it Little Switzerland - and although this is a huge exaggeration, if you are in Shrewsbury, or even near the West Midlands, you should make your way into the area. If you are going from Shrewsbury it makes sense to make your way south first, on the road to Ludlow, and the first stop is Church Stretton, a beautiful small town which the Victorians must have adored and which still pulls in the crowds. Walk up Carding Mill Valley and get some fresh air (foot and mouth permitting). Then on to Ludlow, a lovely town with great pubs, the highest concentration of michelin stars in the UK, a ...  Read the complete review