Attingham is an elegant 18th Century mansion with a deer park and beautiful interiors from the Regency period. There are costumed guides who help to bring history to life as they take you on a tour of the colourful...

Battlefield Church, or Saint Mary Magdalene was built on the famous battle ground of the Battle of Shrewsbury which took place in 1406. The church is a masterpiece of design, and holds a large collection of panelling, which contains...

Coleham Pumping Station is an important piece of industrial heritage in this region. The vast pumps have stood for much of the 20th Century. Built in 1900, for seventy years the machinery operated within this chapel like building...

The Dingle was Percy Thrower’s personal garden, which has been encapsulated inside The Quarry, although remains separate by its high hedges and fences around the perimeter. Inside the Dingle, there are many little passages, allowing you to walk around the...

Haughmond Abbey is a substantial Augustinian ruin, including spectacular stone carvings and a roofed chapter house. An introductory exhibition explains the history of the abbey, providing information about site finds and their relation to monastic life. Group discounts available.

Discover a hidden world of secret tunnels, concealed grottos, winding pathways and romantic valleys. Hawkstone Park is a captivating world of wonder, make believe and astounding natural beauty. An ideal day out for both young and old, discover...

Lilleshall Abbey offers extensive, evocative and remarkably peaceful remains of the abbey church and cloister buildings, surrounded by lawns and ancient yew trees. It was later a Civil War stronghold but much of the church still survives and it is...

Charles Darwin was born at The Mount in February 1809. Although you can’t actually enter the house, you may look around the grounds during normal working hours, as the district valuer now occupies the house. The Mount was built by...

As you enter Quarry Park, you will cross a magnificent suspension bridge, as you can see in the photograph, which is the most eye-catching part of the park. The park itself holds the Shrewsbury Flower Show and the Shrewsbury Summer...

As well as Shrewsbury Abbey being a practicing, Anglican church, it’s also filled with historical facts and evidence from the past. In the 1980s, the Abbey was restored to its original form, including a herb garden, which would’ve been used...

Shrewsbury Castle started off life as a Norman castle, owned by Roger de Montgomery. The only part which remains from the original castle is the entrance. Laura’s Tower, which was built by Sir William Paulteney offers the best vantage point...

Shrewsbury Museum was reopened in January 2001. The museum is housed in a traditional timber-framed Tudor building, and a stone Tudor dwelling. Inside the museum, you can find many artefacts from natural history and geology, local history, and archaeology. The...

Shropshire Archives is the most extensive collection of public records relating to the historic events that have occurred in Shropshire over the last few centuries. Every birth, death and marriage is recorder, as well as Census records and other...

St. Chad’s Church, overlooking the Quarry Park, is one of the largest circular naves (open space in the centre of a church) in the country. Just outside in the churchyard, you can see Ebenezer Scrooge’s “grave”, which was used in...

Located in the heart of Shrewsbury, the Town Walls Tower was built in the 14th Century and is one of the oldest surviving parts of the original defences built for the community. The National Trust purchased the tower in...

Visit the museum at Wroxeter to learn what life was like in a big Roman city. Find out what was there before the Romans arrived, and what happened when they left. What did the city look like at its peak?...