Local Area Info

SHREWSBURY

With a population of around 100,000, Shrewsbury is the county town for Shropshire, England. Set amidst glorious countryside near to the Welsh Borders, it is one of England's finest medieval market towns. But stuck in the past it is not!

The town centre is packed with timber-framed black & white buildings, steep narrow streets and alleyways, In fact it boasts over 600 listed buildings including the Castle, now a regimental museum and the world-famous Shrewsbury Abbey, home of the fictional Brother Cadfael.

Charles Darwin was born and educated in Shrewsbury and all around you will find reminders of his association with the town.

The River Severn forms a loop around the town centre offering gentle riverside walks or you can enjoy a trip on the new pleasure boat Sabrina. Next to the river you can relax in the beautiful Quarry Park, location for the annual Shrewsbury Flower Show.

The historic centre is a shopper's heaven packed with designer shops, smart new malls and an amazing range of independent retailers. Add to that a lively social night life in the bars and clubs, and a rich choice of cafes and restaurants

TELFORD

Telford, named after Thomas Telford the renowned civil engineer, Telford's gleaming buildings and hi tech businesses mark it out as a town for the future. One of the UK's fastest growing and most successful new towns - it contrasts with its historic neighbour Ironbridge the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.

At Telford’s heart, surrounded by tall glossy buildings, is the biggest and best shopping centre in all of Shopaholic Shropshire. Open seven days a week, with parking for over 4000 cars all geared up for a family day out.

Telford is geared for children - the 450 acre Telford Town Park includes Wonderland where nursery rhymes and fairy stories come to life. There's Telford Ski Centre and nearby is Hoo Farm Animal Kingdom - sheep steeplechase, a maze and tractor grand prix. The Telford Steam Railway steam and diesel rides and a model railway.

We have a super Ice Rink too and a ten-screen cinema, just a few minutes walk from the shopping malls. Cafes, restaurants and hotels allow you a chance to take the weight off your feet, and there, in the middle, leaning on his very name is Thomas Telford himself. You have to be a bit special to get an entire town named after you. The Telford International Centre is the 6th largest exhibition centre in the UK and the nearby Racquet Centre hosts many prestigious sporting events.

WELLINGTON

Wellington sits comfortably in the shade of the Wrekin, which dominates the landscape. The proximity of the town to the Wrekin means that it is a popular spot for walkers wishing to work their way to the top. Today Wellington is best know as a small town with regular, typical English, street markets. It is also home to a number of attractive buildings. With the development of the iron industry and growth in the coaching trade, prosperity came to the town, helped particularly by Thomas Telfords great road from London to Holyhead in 1835 - which incidently went through Wellington en-route.

NEWPORT

Newport is an interesting and picturesque market town with a population around 10,000. It is located on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border in the centre of a rural farming area, and excellently located for commuters, being close to the M54 and M6.

The town has a wide selection of welcoming places to stay, drink and eat. Varied types of accommodation offer the visitor a vast choice to meet their particular needs. A wide variety of restaurants and cafes are available along with town centre pubs and wine bars which offer traditional warmth and variety, the rural atmosphere of England at its best, an unspoilt market town.

Newport is an attractive and well sort after area. Local schools have an excellent reputation making this rural market town and its surrounding area a superb place to live.

MARKET DRAYTON

Renowned for its Street Market, Canal and Gingerbread Market Drayton lies on the A53, about halfway between Shrewsbury and Stoke on Trent. You will certainly feel the warm welcome of this friendly market town with its black and white timbered buildings full of history and its tasteful tearooms.

The Street market is open on a Wednesday and is bustling with bargin hunters.

Gingerbread has been baked in town for over 200 years using the same recipe of which the contents are closely regarded as a secret. Other attractions include the Shropshire Union Canal where you can take a nice relaxing canal boat trip enjoying refreshments along the way. Yet another attraction is the Swimming Centre with indoor and outdoor pools, and the picturesque villages which surround the town.

WEM

Wem has been at the centre of life in North Shropshire, a small market town with over 5000 residents.

Whether it is for work or pleasure, Wem has much to offer the resident and visitor alike. With excellent communications, a good road network, rail links and regional airports just over an hour away, Wem is the ideal choice for people wanting all the advantages of an attractive rural environment without having to travel too far.

The High Street is home to many different shops and local businesses and the weekly market takes place every Thursday in the Town Hall and Wem is also the administrative centre for the North Shropshire District Council.

WHITCHURCH

Whitchurch is a bustling market town, the oldest continually inhabited community in Shropshire.

Founded by the Romans, who called it Mediolanum - the place in the middle of the plain, Whitchurch is ideally placed for exploring Shropshire, Cheshire and North Wales. The town lies at the junction of many important roads (including the A49 – Land’s End to John O’Groats route) and is surrounded by some of the highest quality dairy land in the country.

The town is also rightly proud of its role as the centre of the Cheshire Cheese industry. This quintessential English cheese is still made locally today. Whitchurch has well respected educational facilities with high quality primary, junior and secondary schools serving the needs of the local community. Sir John Talbot’s secondary school has seen much investment recently in educational and sports facilities to benefit the children of the town. Daily buses also take children to private secondary schools in and around Chester, Ellesmere and other nearby towns.

Many visitors have found Whitchurch the ideal base for exploring the treasures of the wider area.

To the North lies the historic walled city of Chester, to the East are the world famous “Potteries”, to the South is the attractive county town of Shropshire, Shrewsbury, and to the West lies Wales with its rugged countryside

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