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Things to see & do in the immediate vicinity

Land of Lost Content
t:  01588 676176
e: 
w:  www.lolc.org.uk
p:  The Market Hall
Market Street
Craven Arms SY7 9NW
Land of Lost Content
 
National Museum of British Popular Culture. A Million Memories from the 20th. Century, See All We Enjoyed & All We Endured, Everything You, your Parents, Grandparents, Sons & Daughters Owned, Used, Played with and Threw Away.
Mickey Millers Family Play Barn
t:  01588 673800
e: 
w:  www.mickeymillers.com
p:  Oakfield Farm
Watling Street
Craven Arms SY7 8DX
Mickey Millers Family Play Barn
 
 
All year indoor family attraction with slides, challenges and obstacles to climb up, down, over and through. Food available.
Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre
t:  01588 676000
e: 
w:  www.shropshirehillsdiscoverycentre.co.uk
p:  School Road
Craven Arms SY7 9RS
Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre
 
Information Centre & Visitor Attraction located in Craven Arms with cafe, gallery, shop, meadows and trails. Lots of information and displays for those wishing to explore South Shropshire.
Stokesay Castle
t:  01588 672544
e: 
w:  www.english-heritage.org.uk
p:  Craven Arms SY7 9AH
Stokesay Castle
 
 
English Heritage. Beautiful perfectly preserved 13th-century fortified manor house - the best example of its type in England.
Delbury Hall Trout Fishery
t:  01584 841267
e:  wrigley@delbury.com
w:  www.delbury.com
p:  Diddlebury
Craven Arms SY7 9DH
Delbury Hall Trout Fishery
 
 
 

Things to see & do nearby - within approx 15 miles

Thresholds Centre
t:  01694 751411
e:  info@thresholdscentre.co.uk
w:  www.thresholdscentre.co.uk
p:  Picklescott
Church Stretton SY6 6NU
Thresholds Centre
 
 
The Thresholds Centre offers a diverse range of activities from Easter to November. These include crafts & art workshops, creative writing, local history, landscape appreciation, walks, tours, drama and murder mystery events.
Marches Horse Trails
t: 
e: 
w:  www.marcheshorsetrails.co.uk
p:  South Shropshire
Marches Horse Trails
 
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An opportunity to bring your horse on holiday! Enjoy the splendid scenery of Shropshire's gently rolling hills - our routes cover the Clun Forest, the beautiful Shropshire Hills and Stiperstones. Ride along the Jack Mytton Way along the Corvedale or take a canter down the Kerry Ridgeway. B&B, Self Catering, Camping, stabling and grazing available with our members.
Mocktree Barns Walking Holidays
t:  01547 540441
e:  mocktreebarns@care4free.net
w:  www.mocktreeholidays.co.uk
p:  Leintwardine
near Ludlow SY7 0LY
Mocktree Barns Walking Holidays
 
 
 
Why not spend a few days getting to know more about the landscape and wildlife of the beautiful Herefordshire and South Shropshire borderland? We offer holidays & self-catering accommodation to suit your interests and the time you have available. Individuals or small groups are equally welcome, as are well-behaved dogs.
Acton Scott Historic Working Farm
t:  01694 781306
e: 
w:  www.actonscottmuseum.co.uk
p:  Church Stretton SY6 6QN
Acton Scott Historic Working Farm
 
Living History in the Shropshire Hills. Experience daily life on an upland farm the end of the 19th century
Clun Castle
t: 
e: 
w:  www.english-heritage.org.uk
p:  Clun SY7 8JA
Clun Castle
 
This ruined Borderland castle, is perched high on two ice age mounds overlooking the South Shropshire town of Clun.
House on Crutches Museum
t:  01588 630007
e: 
w:  www.bishopscastle.co.uk/tourism/crutches.htm
p:  High Street
Bishops Castle SY9 5AA
House on Crutches Museum
 
 
 
16th century timber-framed house with exhibits depicting local history and rural life in South Shropshire.
Ludlow Castle
t:  01584 873355
e:  info@ludlowcastle.com
w:  www.ludlowcastle.com
p:  Castle Square
Ludlow SY8 1AY
Ludlow Castle
 
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Originally a Norman castle, now retains various medieval buildings, including the magnificent ruins of the inner bailey. The castle forms a spectacular backdrop to the world renown Ludlow Festival, held in the grounds every summer.
Shipton Hall
t:  01746 785225
e: 
w: 
p:  Shipton
Much Wenlock TF13 6JZ
Shipton Hall
 
 
Located in the Corvedale Valley, a few miles from Much Wenlock, Shipton Hall is an Elizabethan manor house built in the 14th century by Richard Lutwyche.
The Shropshire Hills Shuttle
t:  01588 673888
e:  shuttle@tess.org.uk
w:  www.shropshirehillsshuttles.co.uk
p:  Shropshire Hills and beyond!
The Shropshire Hills Shuttle
 
 
 
A series of Shuttle Bus Services offering "green" routes to the more remote villages and attractions. The 2007 Shuttle bus season will run at weekends and Bank Holidays from 7th April to 28th October inclusive.
Wenlock Edge
t: 
e: 
w:  www.nationaltrust.org.uk
p:  Much Wenlock
Wenlock Edge
 
 
Wenlock Edge is a long wooded escarpment stretching from The Wrekin to Craven Arms. The limestone ridge is the remains of a coral reef, so there are lots of opportunities for fossil hunting amongst the exposed rocks. The area is very popular with walkers and the National Trust own a seven mile stretch of the ridge.
Wenlock Pottery
t:  01952 727600
e:  david.a.archer@btinternet.com
w:  www.wenlockpottery.co.uk
p:  Shineton Street
Much Wenlock
Wenlock Pottery
 
 
 
Traditional home-thown pottery for sale, with cafe.
Wenlock Priory
t:  01952 727466
e: 
w:  www.english-heritage.org.uk
p:  Much Wenlock
Wenlock Priory
 
 
English Heritage - Beautiful remains of large Cluniac Priory
Wilderhope Manor
t:  0870 770 6090
e:  wilderhope@nationaltrust.org.uk
w:  www.nationaltrust.org.uk
p:  Longville
Nr Church Stretton TF13 6EG
Wilderhope Manor
 
 
National Trust. Secluded Elizabethan Manor House, home of Thomas Smallman, a Royalist Major in the Civil War. Now also a YHA youth hostel.

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