| Guild of Shropshire Tour Guides |
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| We offer high quality and knowledgeable tour guides for individuals or groups, companies, media personnel & researchers. |
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| Rays Farm Country Matters |
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| Beauty and wonder in tranquil countryside haven with over 50 owls, many breeds of deer, goats and lots more friendly, cuddly animals. Woodland walk with picnic areas and beautiful wood carvings. Tea room & gift shop. |
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| Thresholds Centre |
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| 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. |
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| Mocktree Barns Walking Holidays |
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| 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. |
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| The Edge Adventure Activities |
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| Based in rural Shropshire, The Edge offers a huge range of activities including Quad Biking / Trekking, Mountain Boarding / Grass boarding, 4x Mountain Biking, Clay Pigeon Shooting, Off Road Karting, Archery and Team Building Activities such as High Ropes, Zip Line and Orienteering |
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| Wenlock Olympian Trail |
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| Much Wenlock is where Dr. William Penny Brookes inspired the Modern Olympic Games. The trail starts and ends at the Much Wenlock Museum, near the town square in High Street. In the museum a magnificent collection of Wenlock Olympian Society artefacts are on display illustrating the significant role of Much Wenlock in the revival of the Modern Olympic Games. |
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| Hawkstone Park & Follies |
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| Woodland fantasy of caves and cliffs where paths twist and turn, rise and fall, and almost without fail reveal something unexpected around every corner: dramatic cliffs, towers monuments, tunnels and passageways. Associations with King Arthur. |
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| Lake Vyrnwy Nature Reserve |
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| Beautiful Welsh Lake with nature reserve, quiet lakeside road, cycle hire, picnic sites, tearooms, visitor centre etc |
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| Long Mynd & Carding Mill Valley |
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| Carding Mill Valley is a popular local beauty spot giving access to the Long Mynd and various walks on the Shropshire Hills. National Trust Information centre, tea room, shop and car parking |
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| Mitchell's Fold Stone Circle |
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| English Heritage: bronze-age stone circle located in a dramatic moorland setting in South Shropshire near to Bishops Castle. |
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| Much Wenlock Town Walk |
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| A guided tour of Much Wenlock |
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| Nesscliffe Counry Park & Kynaston's Cave |
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Nesscliffe
just off the A5
halfway between Shrewsbury and Oswestry SY4 1DB |
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| Nesscliffe hill is a sandstone escarpment & is now a country park with various footpaths through the woods. To the north of the hill the ramparts of an old hill fort are present. An old sandstone quarry face forms a spectacular cliff, popular for rock climbing. Cut into the cliff face is a cave reputedly the hideaway of the highwayman Humphrey Kynaston & his horse. |
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| Offa's Dyke |
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| This is the ancient frontier between England & Wales. The Dyke was built in the 8th Century by the King Offa of Mercia & was used to mark & defend his western boundary against the Welsh princes. It runs for 177 miles & is an earth bank up to 8 meters high often with a ditch alongside. There are various good circular walks that use the path. |
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| Pistyll Rhaeadr Waterfall |
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| The highest waterfall in Wales. Tea Shop and Car Parking. Two good walks including one to the top of the Waterfall. |
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| Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre |
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| 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. |
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| The Wrekin |
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The Wrekin is 1,334 ft hill located near to Telford and dominating the central Shropshire landscape. The phrase "all-around-the-Wrekin" is often used by locals to describe a long-winded route, as in "He went all-around-the Wrekin to get here". Various walks to the summit and spectacular views once you get there!!
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| Wenlock Edge |
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| 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. |
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| Ellesmere Mere Visitor Centre |
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The Mereside
Ellesmere SY12 0HD |
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Tourist Information & Visitor centre with beautiful woodland and garden walk right by the mereside.
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| Secret Hills Walking Holidays |
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| Walking holidays & tours in the South Shropshire Hills. |
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| Wheely Wonderful Cycling |
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| Our award winning cycle hire centre is situated in the beautiful Teme valley, just 5 miles west of Ludlow. You can cycle on idyllic flat lanes..right into Wales if you want! Or head into the forest to explore the off road tracks. there are plenty of teashops, pubs and castles and best of all ...hardly any cars. |
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