Out and About in Shropshire and Beyond
Where would we be without Shropshire?It's given the world:
Evolution: it's birthplace of Charles Darwin;
The Industrial Revolution: Ironbridge is a world heritage site;
The modern Olympics;
Wales: much of the boarder runs to our west
Of course: Shropshire now enjoys a timeless, rural peace -- the inspiration for J. R. R. Tolkien's 'the Shire' in The Lord of the Rings and other work.
Shropshire TV
Shropshire has been atracting significant televisionattention recently , becuse of it's historical interst, and because of its timeless rural quality, e.g. the Victorian Farm, The Victorian Pharmacy, the BBC's Escape to the Country has been filmed here at Soutlon.
Shropshire Tourism have put together a few short impresions of Shropshire on YouTube; you can view one of them below:
Soulton's own offering
Gusts can walk from the front door around several miles of footpath and track; we have a 50acre bluebell wood, rivers, the reamins of a Norman castle, and other archeology on the farm. You can learn more about our farm, and see videos of the wildlife that is nurtured here, by going to the Estate and Woodland page
History
Shropshire gave birth to the Industrial Revolution at Ironbridge, which is now a World Heritage Site; there are now ten award-winning museums there explaining those momentous deployments.
In addition, one of the National Trust most prized houses, Attingham Park, is in Shropshire, along with scores of castels, manors, country houses etc to enjoy. Shropshire is also home to one of Prince Charles' favorite gardens at Powis Castle, which is one of a large number of noted gardens.
In addition to these fortresses, Shropshire boasts a number of other historic ruins, buildings, and country houses including: Weston Park and Hawkstone Park; Stokesay Castle, Wenlock Priory, Haughmond Abbey (English Heriage); Attingham Park (National Trust). This list is far from exhaustive. There are many beautiful gardens in Shropshire too.
Activities
In addition to these attractions (more information about these is available below), many activities, including the following:
Golf
Hot air ballooning
Fishing
Pony trekking
Paintballing
Dry and indoor skiing;
4x4 off-roading
Rally driving
Clay shooting
Archery
Walking
Mountain boarding
Atmosphere
Shropshire's changeless countryside, which is a restful haven for both people and wildlife, is interspersed with charming, historic market towns. These include Wem (granted the first ever town charter in 1086), Ellesmere, Ludlow, Bridgnorth, Market Drayton, and Much Wenlock (home of the modern Olympics). Many traditional independent shops survive in these small towns. As they do in Shrewsbury, Shropshire's county town. This ancient town, birthplace of Charles Darwin, is famed for its half-timbered Tudor buildings and is idyllically situated on a hill in a loop of the River Severn.
Shropshire also has a number of individual farm attractions and all sorts of museums, including the preserved Severn Valley Steam Railway.
ShoppingIn Shrewsbury, Chester and the other market towns, a large number of boutique and independant shops continue to provide excelent, personal service.
Further Information
The Shropshire Tourism website is an extremely useful source of additional information about the attractions of Shropshire and forthcoming events in the county.
Coming Events in the Area
Below is an RSS feed from Virtual Shropshire. It updates automatically, and is provided by their external website. It will display details of coming special events, festivals etc. in the area.
