Rail, Bus & Leisure Travel in Shropshire

Shropshire Railway Stations

Located at Shrewsbury, Telford, Wellington, Albrighton, Cosford, Shifnal, Wem, Whitchurch, Oswestry (Gobowen), Welshpool, Ludlow, Church Stretton and Craven Arms.

Public Transport Information

Local Bus and train information is available via www.travelinemidlands.co.uk

Timetables for train and bus services can also be obtained from local Tourist Information Centres,

Rural Shuttles Buses

A series of rural Shuttle Bus Services operate in Shropshire during the season, offering "green" routes to the more remote villages and attractions.

The Shropshire Hills Shuttles

These services covers the regions around Church Stretton (including the Long Mynd & Stiperstones), Clun Forest.. You can view the timetables online by visiting:
www.shropshirehillsshuttles.co.uk

The Countryside Explorer

The Countryside Explorer runs between Bridgnorth, Stottesdon and Highley. For details visit www.shropshirehillsshuttles.co.uk/countrysideexplorer.html

Enquiries about the Shuttles are now being dealt with by the SCC Customer Service Centre who can be contacted on 01743 251000 (Monday – Friday). The call centre staff will also help take wheelchair bookings and requests for Shuttles leaflets.

The Severn Valley Railway

One of Shropshire's premier attractions, the SVR operates steam trains on the beautiful Severn Valley line from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster. See web site for timetable and fares. www.svr.co.uk

Guided Tours

Specialist tours of the area can be arranged by the Guild of Shropshire Tour Guides via their web site at www.shropshiretourguides.co.uk

Cycling in Shropshire

Discover hundreds of miles of National Cycle Network routes along quiet lanes, explore traffic-free trails along old railways and waterways, follow the cycle rides from historic towns and get muddy on mountain bike tracks in wood and forests. These routes include:
 

• Mercian Way (Route 45) - Wyre Forest to Bridgnorth
• Mercian Way (Route 45) - around the Wrekin
• Mercian Way (Route 45) - Shrewsbury to Whitchurch
• Lon Cambria (Route 81) - Welshpool to Shrewsbury
• Route 81 - Shrewsbury to Wellington
• Route 81 - Wellington, Cosford, Albrighton
• Route 31 - Oswestry, Ellesmere, Whitchurch
• Route 75 - Nantwich, Market Drayton, Newport
• Market Drayton cycle rides
• Wem cycle rides
• Whitchurch cycle rides
• Ellesmere cycle rides
• Cleobury Mortimer cycle rides
• Church Stretton cycle rides
• Bishop's Castle cycle rides
• Shropshire Hills cycle rides - Craven Arms to Acton Scott, Church Stretton and Longmynd

Shropshire County Council's Transport Planning produce free cycle leaflets for all of these routes which include details of places to go along the way and useful contacts. These can be collected from local libraries, tourist information centres or contact Transport Planning on 01743 253008 or e-mail transport@shropshire-cc.gov.uk .

For more information on cycling in Shropshire you can visit the Shropshire County Council website by going to www.shropshire.gov.uk/cycling.nsf

*Cycling information kindly provided by Shropshire County Council