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The A49, A5, A53, A458 all make caravan & to start? SYTCHE camping Shropshire easily accessible. Meet the Victorians at Blists Hill town in Ironbridge – 12 Welshpool & Llanfair Railway £ 20 Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre £ By Rail: Shropshire is linked by a regular main line rail it’s a World Heritage Site where 10 hands-on museums Enjoy a relaxing day out in the country Open: Trains run every • Meet the Shropshire Mammoth! Open: Daily, 10am - 5pm service with trains to London, the Midlands, Wales, the travelling on a vintage Narrow Gauge weekend from Easter - October Prices: FREE ENTRY bring the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution to life. • Local lunches, frothy coffees Steam Train through the beautiful and Daily during Holidays and and Shropshire cream teas ChargesSTOKES apply to exhibition BARN South West and the North West. Banwy Valley amongst the foothills Summer months. See timetable only. 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www.actonscottmuseum.com www.rafmuseum.org/cosford T: 01562 757900 www.svr.co.uk Ludlow Spring Festival ✂ 9th – 10th May, www.ludlowspringfestival.co.uk 8 Bridgnorth Cliff Railway 16 Land of Lost Content Museum 24 Shropshire County Agricultural Show Name ...... 23rd May www.shropshirecountyshow.com Since 1892, this Open: Summer: A museum like no other – quaint, Open: February – end Address ...... feat of Victorian Mon - Sat 8am - 8pm quirky and brimful of nostalgia. of November. Daily 11am Cosford Air Show (advance tickets only this year) engineering Sun 12pm - 8pm Featured often on TV and in – 5pm (last admission ...... 14th June, www.cosfordairshow.co.uk has transported Winter: publications. Award winning. 4.15pm). Closed ...... Post Code ...... passengers up and down the Mon - Sat 8am - 6.30pm Popular culture from the Victorians Wednesdays. Shrewsbury Food Festival 111ft sandstone cliff that separates Sun 12pm - 6.30pm to the present day, collected by Prices: Adult £5, 27th – 28th June, www.shrewsburyfoodfestival.co.uk Tel ...... the two parts of Bridgnorth. Prices: Adult £1.20, social history expert Stella Mitchell. Child £2.50, Return tickets £1.20. Child £1.20 Suitable for all generations. Family tickets available Wenlock Olympian Games Email ...... (under 6’s free) Friendly café and small gift shop. 10th – 12th July, www.wenlock-olympian-society.org.uk  We would like to be able to send you information in the future. 6A, Castle Terrace, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV16 4AH Market Hall, Market Street, Craven Arms, The Eckford Sweet Pea Society of Wem Show

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www.bridgnorthcliffrailway.co.uk E: [email protected] www.lolc.org.uk ✂ Cosford Food Festival 9 17 The Judge’s Lodging £ 25th – 26th July, www.rafmuseum.org/cosford Name ...... Oswestry Show Explore the fascinating world of the Open: 1 Mar - 31 Oct, Tue Showground, Park Hall, 1st August, www.oswestryshow.co.uk Address ...... Victorian judges, their servants and - Sun & BH Mons 10am - felonious guests at this award winning, 5pm; 1 - 30 Nov, Wed - Sun Shrewsbury Folk Festival ...... totally hands-on, historic house. From 10am - 4pm; 1 - 22 Dec, the stunning judge’s apartments to Sat & Sun 10am - 4pm 28th – 31st August, www.shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk ...... Post Code ...... the gaslit servants’ quarters, take the Prices: Adult £7.50, ‘eavesdropping’ audio-tour featuring Child £3.95, Concessions Shrewsbury Flower Show Tel ...... Robert Hardy. Damp cells and vast £6.50, Family £20 14th – 15th August, www.shrewsburyflowershow.org.uk courtroom included! Winner of Britain’s Special Offer: 20% off all Email ...... Best Hidden Gem Award 2014. admissions with voucher County of Salop Steam Rally 30th – 31st August, www.shrewsburysteamrally.co.uk  We would like to be able to send you information in the future. Broad Street, Presteigne, Powys, LD8 2AD If you would prefer not to receive further information from us please tick the box. T: 01544 260650 E: [email protected] Heritage Open Days

www.judgeslodging.org.uk 10th – 13th September, www.heritageopendays.org.uk ✂ Our aim at Battlefield 1403 is to create a Ludlow Food & Drink Festival 10 happy, relaxed and popular visitor destination 18 Ludlow Castle Shropshire £ & the Welsh Borders 11th – 13th September, www.foodfestival.co.uk Name ...... where everyone feels welcome. • Finest medieval ruined castle in This family business is part of a farm that produces Open: Daily from 10am Battle of Britain Weekend Address ...... Shropshire’s foodie capital beef and lamb on the site of the battle of Shrewsbury. Mar-Dec. Weekends only RAF Museum Cosford, 12th – 13th September, www.rafmuseum.org Enjoy the history, the café, the vistor centre, the farm • Discover fascinating history of Jan & Feb. See website treachery, love & royalty ...... shop & butchery and the Battlefield Walk. Please also for full opening times • Follow in the footsteps of Kings, Fireworks Night visit our café in St Mary’s Church, Shrewsbury. Prices: Adult £5.00, ...... Post Code ...... Queens, Princes & Knights Looking for somewhere Blists Hill Victorian Town, 7th November, www.ironbridge.org.uk • Explore towers, halls & murderholes Child £2.50, Concessions £4.50, Family £13.50 Tel ...... • Tearoom renowned for afternoon teas Ludlow Medieval Christmas Fayre & home-made scones Special Offer: Season to stay in Shropshire? Email ...... • Events throughout the year – ticket available. See 28th – 29th November, www.ludlowmedievalchristmas.co.uk visit our website for dates & details website for details. Battlefield 1403  01939 210 905 Upper Battlefield OPENING Then visit: 2015 We would like to be able to send you information in the future. Castle Square, Ludlow, Shropshire SY8 1AY visitshropshire.com Please note that all dates and times are subject to change. Shrewsbury SY4 3DB TIMES If you would prefer not to receive further information from us please tick the box. MON-SAT T: 01584 873355 E: [email protected] 9.30 - 5.30 www.visitshropshire.com For a full list of events in Shropshire please visit www.battlefield1403.com SUN 10.00 - 4.00 www.ludlowcastle.com www.shropshiredaysout.co.uk