Places to visit

* Animals, Sealife and Nature
* Walking, Cycling and Open Spaces
* Places of Historic Interest and Gardens
* Museums and Galleries
* Railways, Buses and Boats
* Play Centres
* Adventure Parks and Family Fun
* Exploring Science
* Outdoor Pursuits
* Theatres and Cinemas
* Family Restaurants and Cafes

.Family Farms

Acton Scott Heritage Farm Acton Scott, Church Stretton, SY6 6QN. Historic working farm. Limited opening in Summer 2024 before opening fully in Spring 2025.

Battlefield 1403 Shrewsbury, SY4 3DB. Play area, ride-on tractors, café and farm shop. School holiday events and outdoor farm animals in the summer. Mon-Sat: 9:30am – 5:30pm; Sun: 10am – 4pm

Fordhall Organic Farm Tern Hill Road, Market Drayton, TF9 3PS. Farm trails, woodland play area, café and farm shop. Family-friendly events. Free entry. Tues-Sat: 9:30am – 5pm; Sun: 10am – 4pm

Home Farm Attingham Atcham, Shrewsbury, SY4 4TN. Historic farm with animals and tea rooms. Seasonal opening, check website for details and prices.

Park Hall Farm Countryside Experience Park Hall, Oswestry, SY11 4AS. Animals, tractor rides, indoor and outdoor play areas, café and four fun museums. School holiday events. Check website for opening times and prices.

Animals, Sealife and Nature

Battlefield Bird of Prey Centre Battlefield 1403, Shrewsbury, SY4 3DB. Nearly 40 birds in the collection, and falconry experiences for anyone aged 6+. Weds-Sun: 10:30am – 3:30pm; Mon-Tues: by appointment.

Frankly Farm Tours Broseley, TF12 5AU. Alpaca, sheep and mini moo experiences.

Hoo Zoo & Dinosaur World Hoo Farm, Telford, TF6 6DJ. Zoo with lemurs, meerkats and more. Hoo-rassic Park with moving dinosaurs. Check website for prices. Daily 10am – 5pm

Exotic Zoo Wildlife Park Dawley, Telford, TF4 3GZ. Small zoo with new Natural History and Dino Museum and café. Open daily 11am-4pm

Alpaca Walking at Vallets Farm Barn Monkhopton, Bridgnorth, WV16 6TF. Alpaca walking. Under 9s go free with 1 adult.

Walking, Cycling and Open Spaces

Shropshire’s Great Outdoors Useful website full of walking and cycling information and much more

Severn Gorge Countryside Trust – Family Friendly walks Four family friendly walks in Ironbridge Gorge

Severn Gorge Countryside Trust Walking Leaflets More walks in Ironbridge Gorge, for longer legs

The Bog Visitor Centre Stiperstones, Shrewsbury, SY5 0NG

Carding Mill Valley West of Church Stretton, SY6 6JG

Ellesmere Sculpture Trail

Grinshill & Corbett Wood

Haughmond Hill Newport Road, Shrewsbury

Lyth Hill Local Nature Reserve Bayston Hill, SY3 0BT

Mitchell’s Fold Stone Circle Priest Weston, Montgomery, SY15 6DE. A Bronze Age stone circle set in dramatic moorland on Stapeley Hill.

Nesscliffe Hill Country Park Nescliffe, SY4 1DG

Quarry Play Area and Splash Park Shrewsbury town centre

Springfield Mere Countryside Site Shrewsbury, SY2 6LH

Stiperstones

Telford Town Park Telford, TF3 4EP. Large town park with high ropes, adventure and disc golf, cycling and walking routes, bike hire, play areas water play and gardens.

Wenlock Edge Much Wenlock, car parks along B4371.

The Wrekin

Places of Historic Interest and Gardens

Acton Burnell Castle Acton Burnell, SY5 7PE

Attingham Park Atcham, Shrewsbury, SY4 4TP

Benthall Hall Broseley, TF12 5RX

Boscobel House and The Royal Oak Brewood, ST19 9AR. Historic house, Victorian farm, play area and tea room

Chirk Castle, Chirk, Wrexham, LL14 5AF

Cronkhill near Atcham, Shrewsbury, SY5 6JP

Ironbridge Telford, TF8 7JP

Moreton Corbet Castle Shawbury, SY4 4DW

Powis Castle and Garden Welshpool, SY21 8RF

Stokesay Castle Craven Arms, SY7 9AH.

Sunnycroft Wellington, TF1 2DR (Sat Nav TF1 2DP).

Wroxeter Roman City Wroxeter, sat nav postcode SY5 6PJ.

Wenlock Priory Bull Ring, Much Wenlock, TF13 6HS.

Weston Park Weston-under-Lizard, Shifnal, TF11 8LE.

Museums and Galleries

Blists Hill Victorian Town Legges Way, Telford TF7 5UD.

Much Wenlock Museum High Street, Much Wenlock, TF13 6HR.

Natural History Museum – Exotic Zoo Dawley, Telford, TF4 3GZ.

RAF Museum Midlands Cosford, Shifnal, TF11 8UP

Shrewsbury Castle Shrewsbury SY1 2AT

Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery Shrewsbury SY1 1LH

Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings Shrewsbury, SY1 2SZ

Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre Craven Arms, SY7 9RS

Shropshire Museums’ Collections Centre Ludlow SY8 2PG

Railways, Buses and Boats

Bridgnorth Cliff Railway Bridgnorth, WV16 4AH

Hire a Canoe Montford Bridge and The Quarry, Shrewsbury

Ironbridge Canoe Hire / Shropshire Raft Tours Coalport or Bridgnorth

Kayak, Canoe & SUP Specialist – Drummond Outdoor Frankwell, Shrewsbury

River Severn Canoes Bridgnorth

Sabrina Boat Trips Victoria Quay, Shrewsbury, SY1 1HH

Severn Valley Railway Parking at Bridgnorth, Bewdley and Kidderminster stations. Heritage railway, including a visitor centre with café, play area and holiday activities at Highley station.

The Paddle Bro’s Ellesmere, SY12 9AA and Frankwell, Shrewsbury SY3 8RD

Telford Steam Railway Horsehay, Telford TF4 2NF.

Woodseaves Miniature Railway Woodseaves, Market Drayton, TF9 2AS