Here are a few ideas for fun family days out in the Shropshire and Telford area.
If you have any additions, updates or deletions, please email [email protected]
Animals, Sealife & Nature
Acton Scott Heritage Farm Acton Scott, Church Stretton, SY6 6QN. Historic working farm. Reopening Easter 2025.
Battlefield 1403 Shrewsbury, SY4 3DB. Play area, ride-on tractors, café and farm shop. Mon-Sat: 9:30am – 5:30pm; Sun: 10am – 4pm
Battlefield Bird of Prey Centre Battlefield 1403, Shrewsbury, SY4 3DB. Winter opening times: Fri-Sun: 11am-3:30pm; Mon-Thurs: by appointment.
Exotic Zoo Wildlife Park Telford, TF4 3GZ. Zoo with new Natural History & Dino Museum. Open daily 11am-4pm
Fordhall Organic Farm Tern Hill Road, Market Drayton, TF9 3PS. Farm trails, woodland play area, café and farm shop. Free entry. Tues-Sat: 9:30am – 5pm; Sun: 10am – 4pm
Frankly Farm Tours Broseley, TF12 5AU. Alpaca, sheep and mini moo experiences.
Home Farm Attingham Atcham, Shrewsbury, SY4 4TN. Historic farm with animals and tea rooms. Seasonal opening, check website for details and prices.
Hoo Zoo & Dinosaur World Hoo Farm, Telford, TF6 6DJ. Open daily 10am-5pm
Park Hall Farm Countryside Experience Park Hall, Oswestry, SY11 4AS. Check website for opening times and prices.
Vallets Farm Barn Monkhopton, Bridgnorth, WV16 6TF. Alpaca walking. Under 9s go free with 1 adult.
Walking, Cycling & Open Spaces
Shropshire’s Great Outdoors Useful website full of walking and cycling information and much more
Severn Gorge Countryside Trust Walking Leaflets Walks in Ironbridge Gorge, for longer legs
The Bog Visitor Centre Stiperstones, Shrewsbury, SY5 0NG. Closed in winter; reopens in Spring
Carding Mill Valley West of Church Stretton, SY6 6JG
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 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
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 & gardens.
Wenlock Edge Much Wenlock, car parks along B4371
Places of Historic Interest & 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
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 & Galleries
Blists Hill Victorian Town Telford TF7 5UD
Much Wenlock Museum Much Wenlock, TF13 6HR
Natural History Museum – Exotic Zoo 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 & Boats
Bridgnorth Cliff Railway Bridgnorth, WV16 4AH
Sabrina Boat Trips Victoria Quay, Shrewsbury, SY1 1HH
Severn Valley Railway Heritage railway with parking at Bridgnorth, Bewdley and Kidderminster stations.
Shrewsbury and Ironbridge Sightseeing Bus Tour Runs April to September 2025.
Telford Steam Railway Horsehay, Telford TF4 2NF
Woodseaves Miniature Railway Woodseaves Plant Nursery, Market Drayton TF9 2AS. (Seasonal opening, please check website/Facebook before visiting.)
Play Centres
Apley Playbarn Norton TF11 9EF
Big Street Little Feet Madeley, Telford TF7 5BD
Darwin’s Den Darwin shopping centre, Shrewsbury
Dobbies Garden Centre Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury SY3 0DA
Dobbies Garden Centre Donnington TF2 8JY
Flip Out Telford TF3 4DA
Giggle Street Shrewsbury SY1 3TG
InflataNation Telford TF3 4BX
Jump In Shrewsbury SY1 4YQ
Little Rascals The Grapes, Shrewsbury, SY3 5BH.
Jungleland Trench Lock, Telford TF1 6SZ
Mad Hatters Soft Play Church Stretton SY6 6EA
Medieval Madness Shrewsbury SY1 3TG
My Little Play Place St Georges, Telford TF2 9HW
Panda-Monium Telford TF4 3EE
Percy Thrower’s Garden Centre Shrewsbury, SY2 6QW
Pirates and Princesses Adventure Zone Halesfield 17, Telford TF7 4PF
Shrewsbury Sports Village Soft Play Sundorne, Shrewsbury SY1 4RQ
Telford Ice Rink soft play Telford TF3 4JQ
Tiny Town Newport TF10 7LU
Wacky Warehouse at Two Henrys Battlefield, Shrewsbury SY4 3EQ
Wacky Warehouse at Bridge Builder Arleston, Telford TF1 2DE
Out of area role play centres:
- Adventure Street child size play town near Dudley DY3 4BB
- Apple Tree Town Newcastle ST5 7LB
- Play-tropolis Children’s Role-Play Centre Wombourne WV5 8EB
Adventure Parks & Family Fun
British Ironwork Centre Oswestry, SY11 4JH
Hawkstone Park Follies North of Shrewsbury SY4 5JY
Hollywood Bowl Harlescott SY1 3AZ
LevelUp Escapes Darwin Shopping Centre, Shrewsbury SY1 1BW
Paint & Create Apley Farm Shop, TF11 9EF
Shrewsbury Prison Shrewsbury, SY1 2HP
Shrewsbury Sports Village Sundorne, SY1 4RQ
Shropshire Disc Golf Club Telford Town Park and Mereside Shrewsbury
Splat n Splodge Pottery painting studio, Shrewsbury, SY1 4EW
Telford Ice Rink Telford town centre, TF3 4JQ
Tenpin Telford Telford, TF3 4EJ
Wonderland Telford Town Park, TF4 3NZ
Outdoor Pursuits
Border Quad trekking and Commando Paintball Middletown, SY21 8ER
The Edge Adventure Activities Centre Much Wenlock, TF13 6DB
Hire a Canoe Montford Bridge and The Quarry, Shrewsbury
Ironbridge Canoe Hire Coalport and Bridgnorth
Kayak, Canoe & SUP Specialist – Drummond Outdoor Frankwell, Shrewsbury
Long Mountain Centre pony trekking Rowley, Shrewsbury, SY5 9RY
Love2Stay Emstrey, Shrewsbury, SY5 6QS
The Paddle Bro’s Ellesmere, SY12 9AA and Frankwell, Shrewsbury SY3 8RD
Rednal Combat Paintball Oswestry SY11 4HS
Rednal Karting Oswestry SY11 4HS
River Severn Canoes Bridgnorth
Shropshire Hills Mountain Bike Centre Marshbrook, Church Stretton, SY6 6QE
Shropshire Paintball Netley, Dorrington, SY5 7JZ
Shropshire Raft Tours Bridgnorth and Coalport
Telford Snowboard and Ski Centre Madeley, Telford, TF7 5EE
Warped Sports Castle Wood, Tong, Cosford TF11 8PN
Theatres & Cinemas
Cineworld Shrewsbury Shrewsbury, SY3 7ET
Cineworld Telford Southwater, TF3 4HS
The Little Theatre Donnington Donnington, Telford TF2 8AW
Odeon Telford Telford, TF3 4NE
Old Market Hall Cinema Shrewsbury, SY1 1LH
Telford Theatre Oakengates, Telford TF2 6EP
Theatre Severn Shrewsbury, SY3 8FT
Wellington Orbit Telford, TF1 1BY
Wem Town Hall Wem, SY4 5DG
Family Restaurants & Cafés
The Birds Nest Cafe Shrewsbury Market Hall SY1 1HQ
Boardroom Gaming Cafe Wellington Telford TF1 1LU
OMH Café at Shrewsbury Museum Shrewsbury SY1 1LH
Cafe at Shropshire Aero Club Sleap Airfield SY4 3HE
Cafe On The Severn Gateway Education and Arts Centre, Shrewsbury SY1 1NB
Gratitude Café Wellington, Telford TF1 1BJ
Greenhouse Cafe Shrewsbury SY1 1SZ
In Good Hands Cafe Shrewsbury SY3 8JR
Nerdy Shrewsbury SY1 1PP
Hub Cafe The Hub, Newport TF10 7BH
Novello Lounge Telford TF3 4JG
The Oxon Priory Shelton, Shrewsbury SY3 8DL
Paws Cafe Shrewsbury SY1 1PP
The Potting Shed Cafe Roden Garden Centre, Roden, Telford TF6 6BP
River View Cafe Shrewsbury SY1 1DL
Woody’s Warren Cafe and Playbarn Park Lane Centre, Woodside, Telford TF7 5QZ
